Chinese New Year's Eve, that is, the old year is now the eve of the year, and it is connected with the beginning and end of the year (New Year). The next day is the New Year, and Chinese New Year's Eve is the night of the New Year.
Sticking Spring Festival is a traditional custom on Chinese New Year's Eve. A form adopted by people in order to increase the festive atmosphere and express good wishes. The Spring Festival couplets depict the background and culture of the times in neat, dual, concise and exquisite words and forms, and express good wishes and prayers.
Chinese New Year's Eve, as a year-end festival, originated from ancient times, and is a traditional ancestor worship festival on the day of the end of the year. There are clouds in ancient books:"Heaven and earth are the foundation of life; The ancestors are also the foundation of the kind"。Heaven and earth are the foundation of life, ancestors are the origin of human beings, and ancestor worship is the folk culture of inheriting filial piety.
Through the form of ancestor worship, it is used to express respect and gratitude to the deceased ancestors, and pray for the ancestors to bless the family with peace and prosperity. Before noon on Chinese New Year's Eve, people will pour fine wine, put rich dishes and fruits on the tablet of their ancestors in front of the family ancestral hall, put on the table of rich dishes and fruits, light incense candles, and the patriarch or elder will lead the children and grandchildren of the family to bow and bow.
This traditional ancestor worship ceremony, through incense, kneeling, and solemn sacrifice ceremonies, expresses the reverence and longing for the ancestors, and the emotion of "chasing the distance in the end". Moreover, ancestor worship also has the meaning of educating children to respect their elders and be filial to their ancestors. Ancestor worship is the top priority on Chinese New Year's Eve.
Setting off firecrackers is a traditional custom on Chinese New Year's Eve, and people welcome the arrival of the New Year by setting off firecrackers. As the saying goes, "The sound of firecrackers drives away evil spirits." It also symbolizes the removal of the old and the welcome of the new". The sound of firecrackers represents the removal of the old and the welcome of the new, indicating that the new year is about to begin, and firecrackers are lit to pray for peace.
Eating Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is also a traditional custom on Chinese New Year's Eve, and it is the most joyful and pleasant time for families on Chinese New Year's Eve. Sumptuous delicacies are placed on a table, and the family gathers around the table. There are cold pots, hot dishes and snacks on the table. Southerners often have Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, often with rice cakes or rice cakes. Northerners are accustomed to eating dumplings, which means "changing the age of the old and the new".
On Chinese New Year's Eve, having a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is also a reunion dinner. Family is the cornerstone of Chinese society, and the annual Chinese New Year's Eve dinner reflects the mutual respect and love of family members of the Chinese nation, making the relationship between the family more harmonious and close.
The tradition of Chinese New Year's Eve also includes the observance of the New Year, which is the reunion of the family on Chinese New Year's Eve to spend an auspicious and peaceful night together. Therefore, many places also call Chinese New Year's Eve "auspicious night". At night, there are a variety of foods, such as apples and large pot choi, which means peace and security. On this night, the whole family should say auspicious words, rejoice, harmony, and reunion, which is the biggest theme of Chinese New Year's Eve. The meaning of keeping the New Year is reunion and peace, family members gather together, share the beauty before dawn, and pray for peace and happiness in the new year. This cultural practice has been passed down to the present day for thousands of years.