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For every Chinese, the Spring Festival is definitely the most solemn and lively traditional festival of the year, do you know what are the traditional Chinese New Year customs? After understanding, let's lead the children to pass on those traditions that have gradually been forgotten!
1. Sweep the dust. As early as the Yaoshun era, there was already a custom of sweeping dust during the Spring Festival in China. Because"Dust"with"Chen"homophony, so the New Year sweeping has given a new meaning, there is"Except for Chen Buxin"meaning. On the eve of the Spring Festival, every household will be cleaned, which has the implication of sweeping away all the bad luck and bad luck.
2. Paste Spring Festival couplets.
Spring Festival couplets are also called"Couplet"It is an important symbol of the Spring Festival, when people paste the Spring Festival couplets at their doorsteps, blessings and door gods to increase the festive atmosphere, it means that the Spring Festival has officially kicked off.
3. Worship ancestors. The worship of ancestors has a long history in China, and during the Spring Festival, ancestor worship ceremonies are held in many places, which is not only an important symbol of filial piety, but also a virtue of respecting the elderly.
4. Set off firecrackers.
The custom of setting off firecrackers has a history of more than 2,000 years in China, and the legend is that it is to drive away the beasts of the year, symbolizing the exorcism of evil spirits.
5. Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.
Also called reunion dinner, the whole family gathers to eat, there are usually fish, meat, vegetables and other delicacies for auspiciousness, meaning that there is more than every year, the family is happy, this meal is the most sumptuous and important dinner at the end of the year.
6. New Year's money.
After the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, the elders will distribute the money prepared in advance to the juniors, representing the good wishes of the elders to the children. It is said that the New Year's money can suppress the evil spirit, and the younger generation can spend the year peacefully when they get the New Year's money.
7. Keep the year. On Chinese New Year's Eve, every house will be lit up all night to ward off evil spirits, and then the family will stay up all night together to welcome the arrival of the Lunar New Year.
8. New Year's greetings. New Year's greetings are activities to show the new atmosphere and enhance feelings, and it is a way for people to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new and express good wishes to each other. Put on new clothes to visit relatives and friends, greet each other, congratulate each other, say some words such as Wishing you prosperity, congratulations on prosperity, good New Year, etc., and convey the warmth of family and friendship to each other.
9. Eat dumplings, glutinous rice balls, and rice cakes.
In most parts of the north, there is a custom of eating dumplings in the morning during the Spring Festival, and a coin is often put in the dumplings. In Huai'an, Jiangsu, there is a custom of eating dumplings in the morning, and in Kaifeng, Henan, both dumplings and dumplings are eaten on the day of the Spring Festival.
10. Dragon dance and lion dance.
The dragon is a legendary auspicious animal, which is said to be able to call wind and rain in the sky and pray for blessings and disasters on earth. As early as the Han Dynasty, there was an activity of dancing dragons to pray for rain.
The customs will be different from place to place, so let's share your local special Chinese New Year activities!
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