The differences between the North and the South in the New Year customs are mainly manifested in the following aspects:
Dusting time: The north is generally on the 23rd of the lunar month, and some southern areas are on the 20th of the lunar month.
Chinese New Year's Eve customs: Northerners have a custom of keeping vigil on Chinese New Year's Eve, while southerners have the custom of surrounding the fireplace. In the north, on Chinese New Year's Eve, the whole family will sit around and watch the Spring Festival Gala while making dumplings, and in order to please good fortune, northerners often wrap coins, sugar, peanuts, dates, chestnuts and meat filling into dumplings. In the south, after the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, the family sat around the fire, snorted melon seeds, watched TV, and chatted while eating, telling the bittersweet and bitter bitterness of the past year.
Eating customs on the first day of junior high school:
Northerners pay attention to eating dumplings on the first day of the new year, while southerners will eat rice cakes, which means "rising every year".
Spring Festival activities: Northerners like to visit temple fairs, while southerners prefer dragon lantern dances.
Red envelope customs: The number of red envelopes in the north is small, but the amount is large; The amount of red envelopes in the south is smaller, but the number is larger.
In general, the differences between the customs of the North and the South for the New Year are mainly reflected in the dust sweeping time, the customs of Chinese New Year's Eve and the first day of the new year, the Spring Festival activities, and the red envelope customs. These differences reflect the customs and traditional cultures of different regions, and are a vivid reflection of the diversity of Chinese culture.