I go back to my hometown every year for the Chinese New Year, and I would like to talk to my friends about the customs of the Chinese New Year there.
Basically, go home on the 23rd of the lunar month every year, clean the house first, remove the dust of the old year, and prepare for the new year. Wait until about 25 of the lunar month, start steaming steamed buns, steamed buns, meat buns and vegetarian buns have to be steamed, some have granddaughters, grandchildren will steam some flower rolls and jujube steamed buns, and when they come, granddaughters give flower rolls, grandchildren give jujube steamed buns. In addition, under normal circumstances, the next year is the peak season for marriage, and those who can get married will basically end the day before the year, which is festive! Is it the same with friends?
When it came to Chinese New Year's Eve, after eating early in the morning, I began to post the Spring Festival, and after pasting, I could not go to other houses to borrow things, which is a rule known from childhood to adulthood. In the afternoon, you need to go to the ancestral grave to burn paper and set off fireworks, this step is called inviting God: that is, inviting the deceased old man to go home for the New Year. Note that it takes three years to pass the rules, and within three years, you need to grave early in the morning of the first day of the new year. This custom will definitely not be the same in some places, what is your custom there?
Then it's Chinese New Year's Eve Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, a fire whip, and then the TV is usually turned on, and the family starts playing cards for a while after the family has eaten. Basically, I don't rest until 12 o'clock! What are the rules, friends?
Then on the first morning of the new year, I will generally get up at half past five, let go of the door cannon, open the door earlier, and some don't sleep at all, and start to let go of the door cannon at three o'clock in the morning! At six o'clock in the morning on the first day of the new year, dumplings are eaten (also called flat food), and a fire whip is put at this time. Then I went to pay New Year's greetings with my father, uncle, and brothers (I can't get up too late, it's too late for others to laugh at) and it was only about 8 o'clock after running a lap, and there was nothing to do on this day.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, go to relatives, and those with more relatives will go to the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. This custom is estimated to be the same throughout the country. Even if the next year is over, those who go to work will generally go to work on the sixth and eighth days of the first year, and there are seven out of the hometown and eight no return rules, but now I basically don't look at it much, basically two homes, one in the city and one in the countryside!
What are the customs of the Chinese New Year there friends? Welcome to share it with you.