What are the customs of New Year in Jiangsu?

Jiangsu's New Year customs include sending stoves, working overtime, pressing the annual plate, celebrating the spirit and burning scriptures.

1, Nanjing: cookware delivery

Every year before the Spring Festival, the old Nanjing citizens send stoves, royal or official, on the 23rd and 24th lunar months. This is the so-called "three people and four people". After the delivery, every household will invite Kitchen God again, that is, stick the portrait of Kitchen God on the chimney and turn it over on New Year's Eve to show that it will invite Kitchen God again. Nanjing people believe that the kitchen god helps the people to do good things in the West.

2. Xuzhou: Playing overtime

Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, from the beginning of the twelfth lunar month (twelfth lunar month), every township in Xuzhou had to assign special personnel to work overtime. When hitting people, in addition to beating gongs and drums to indicate the time, you should also shout at the same time: "be careful with candles and watch the door;" The firewood box should be clear and the water tank should be full. "It is intended to remind people to pay attention to fire prevention and theft prevention. In Xuzhou, beggars stood out with wooden signs on their shoulders and government notices posted on them, walking up and down the street, shouting "fire prevention and theft prevention" and other aphorisms.

3. Changzhou: Nianban

Unlike modern people who are used to giving lucky money at the beginning of the year, Changzhou people in the old days began to "give lucky money" on New Year's Eve. Before going to bed on New Year's Eve, the old people at home will make an "annual plate" for the younger generation, which contains melon seeds, longevity fruit, sugar and lucky money. The younger generation should put the plate on the pillow and grab it after waking up on the first day of the new year.

4. Suzhou: Xi Shenfang

If Suzhou people want to go out on New Year's Day, they should burn incense in temples such as the City God Temple and the Land Lord according to the direction specified in the Gregorian calendar, which is the so-called "Happy God Square". It takes ten temples to stop, which is called "ten temples burning incense". Suzhou people like to put a few cooked water chestnuts in the New Year's Eve dinner, which is called "digging gold ingots". When making tea, they put two or three green olives in it, which is called "drinking gold ingot tea". In a word, they can say "Congratulations on getting rich".

5. Nantong: Dust removal after burning.

Nantong people usually worship their ancestors during the Spring Festival, which is called "burning classics". There should be four offerings of fish, meat, eggs and tofu on the table, plus a bowl full of rice, wine glasses and chopsticks. In addition, the people of Nantong should carry out a "general cleaning" before the Spring Festival, which is called "dust removal". This is not only an ancient custom that spreads widely, but also a good hygiene habit worth promoting.