Old to this and divided
Tomorrow there will be a new year
Chinese New Year's Eve
It is the time junction between the old and the new
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Chinese New Year's Eve as a traditional festival in China, there are many customs that have been passed down to this day, let's take a look at it together
Chinese New Year's Eve customs
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Paste Spring League
Chunlian depicts the background of the times with neat, dual, concise and exquisite words, expresses good wishes, and is a unique literary form of the mainland. Every Spring Festival, whether in urban or rural areas, every household should select a pair of big red Spring Festival and paste it on the door to add a festive atmosphere to the festival.
Window flowers
People also like to paste various paper cuts on the windows, because it is mostly pasted on the windows, so it is called "window flower". Window flowers not only set off the festive atmosphere, but also combine decoration, appreciation and practicality. As a beautiful symbol of auspiciousness, window flowers decorate the festival with prosperity.
Stickers for blessings
The word "Fu" refers to blessings and good fortune, and pins people's yearning for a happy life and wishes for a better future. At the same time as pasting the Spring Festival, people will also paste large and small "Fu" characters in areas such as doors, walls, and lintels. In order to more fully reflect this yearning and wishing, some people simply paste the word "fu" upside down, indicating that "happiness has arrived" and "blessing has arrived."
Light firecrackers
At the beginning of the new year, the first thing every household does when it opens its doors is to set off firecrackers and use firecrackers to remove the old and welcome the new. Firecrackers are a Chinese specialty, also known as "firecrackers". Its origin is very early, and it has a history of more than 2,000 years. Firecrackers can create a festive and lively atmosphere, is a kind of entertainment activities of festivals, and can bring joy and auspiciousness to people. (Note: Small partners must set off fireworks in a safe and civilized manner according to law!) ）
ancestor worship
Due to the different customs of different places, the forms of ancestor worship are also different, some go to the field to worship the ancestral tombs, some go to the ancestral shrine to worship the ancestors, and most of them place the ancestral tablets in the main hall in turn at home, display offerings, and then worshippers kneel in the order of the elder and the young. Han people worship their ancestors, mostly making "hard dishes" such as big fish and meat, and serving them in high bowls, which has the meaning of bell ringing.
Dinner
Chinese New Year's Eve meal, also known as "reunion dinner", the annual reunion dinner reflects the mutual respect and mutual love of the chinese national family members, and is also the most lively and happy time for every household during the Spring Festival. The big Chinese New Year's Eve, the rich New Year dishes are laid out on a table, the family is reunited, and the family sits around the table and talks about the heavens, which is how happy it is.
Eat dumplings
The custom of eating dumplings during the Spring Festival was already in the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the north, dumplings are generally wrapped before 24:00 in the evening of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and eaten until midnight, which is the beginning of the first day of the first lunar month, eating dumplings takes the meaning of "more years of intercourse", "zi" for "zi shi", handed over to "dumplings" harmonic sound, there is "festive reunion" and "auspicious and ruyi" meaning. Moreover, the dumplings that Chinese New Year's Eve the evening package cannot be cooked at once, and the remaining dumplings Chinese New Year's Eve eaten in the first day take a good omen of "auspicious celebration and surplus".
Keep the age
After eating Chinese New Year's Eve meal, there is a custom of Chinese New Year's Eve keeping the age. Keeping the new year is the custom of not sleeping on the last night of the old year and staying up late to welcome the arrival of the new year, commonly known as "staying up for the year". The whole family gathered together, sat around the stove, talked about old stories, talked about good wishes, and pinned their hopes on the new year, so they stayed up all night. The "shou" of keeping the age means that there is nostalgia for the old age that is about to pass away, and there is also the intention of hope for the upcoming new year.
As the saying goes, "If you have money, go home for the New Year"
Out of support for epidemic prevention
Many people choose to celebrate the New Year on the spot
Today
Remember to call your family and report that you are safe
As long as the hearts are together
No matter where you are
You can feel the warmth and love of home
In this time of resignation and renewal
Don't forget that there are many people
To keep the peace of one party and protect the reunion of ten thousand families
Still sticking to the post
The Bells of the New Year are about to ring
Let's embrace a new future together
Encourage each other and move forward courageously
In the new year, everyone has to live better
Chinese New Year's Eve today
Best wishes and family
The Year of the Tiger is auspicious, happy and healthy
Source: Integrated Network