It is also an exciting Lantern Festival, which is an important traditional festival in the splendid culture of the Chinese nation. On the night of the Lantern Festival, people will eat Lantern Festival, guess lantern riddles, enjoy lanterns, and wish the New Year auspicious.
In order to make the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon smoother, we also have to abide by some beneficial old traditions and pray for the New Year.
I have a friend Xiao Yang, who has been working in other places for many years, and he came home for the Chinese New Year this year. Knowing that a grand Lantern Festival event would be held in his hometown, Xiao Yang was very excited.
He also went to the supermarket to buy a lot of Lantern Festival and went home, saying that he wanted to experience the atmosphere of the traditional festival with his family.
Xiao Yang's mother told him with a smile that Chinese have a lot of attention to Lantern Festival, not just eating Lantern Festival.
She reminded Xiao Yang that she must eat tangyuan on the day of the Lantern Festival, because the tangyuan is round and full, indicating that the family is happy.
Prepare peanuts, sesame seeds and other fillings to pray for a good harvest and abundant wealth.
In addition, Xiao Yang's mother also warned him not to clean the house, because it would sweep away good luck.
nor lend money to others, lest it be lost. In the evening, visit the flower market and watch the lanterns for an auspicious New Year.
A friend of mine, Cuong, told me about a similar custom.
He said that he should not cut his hair during the Chinese New Year, otherwise it will cut off the fortune of the new year.
You can't get a haircut during the Lantern Festival, otherwise it will lead to the leakage of wealth. So before the Lantern Festival, he went to the barber shop to retouch it to ensure that the hairstyle could be maintained until the festival.
Cuong also told me that his family never sweeps the floor during the Chinese New Year because sweeping the floor will sweep away good luck.
So they finished cleaning in advance, and they only needed to clean it gently on the day of the Lantern Festival.
He also joked that as long as he was greedy and lazy during the Chinese New Year, wealth would roll in.
In fact, many traditional customs contain wisdom to remind us to maintain an active attitude of celebration during the festival in order to draw good luck.
Another friend of mine, Ah Hong, also told me about her family's traditional way.
Hong said that her grandmother would make dumplings for the whole family to eat during the Lantern Festival every year.
Various fillings are added to the rice balls, and the same number of rice balls are prepared. This will make the whole family happy and happy this year. I think this traditional custom is very meaningful and worth learning and inheriting.
Traditional Chinese festivals are rich in folk culture and wisdom.
The Lantern Festival is one of the most important ones.
In order to make the New Year smoother, I will also abide by some old beneficial traditions, such as eating rice balls, not getting a haircut, and visiting the flower market. I believe that as long as the blessing of folk wisdom, everything will go well in the new year.