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All the customs of the Spring Festival.

The Spring Festival in China has a long history. In the process of inheritance and development, some relatively fixed customs have been formed, many of which have been passed down to this day, such as buying new year's goods, sweeping dust, posting new year's red, setting off firecrackers, eating New Year's Eve, dancing dragons and lions, worshipping gods and ancestors, praying for disaster relief, wandering around the gods, racing boats, temple fairs, playing gongs and drums, cursor flags and offering lanterns and wine.

Due to the limited space, I will choose five customs offices to make a detailed introduction. Interested friends come and have a look.

1. Dividends are on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, which is the start-up day. Giving out entrepreneurial profits is the first thing that Guangdong bosses should do on their first day of work after the New Year. "Li" also includes ""or "". Right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right. The word "benefiting the market" has existed since ancient times, and it was recorded as early as the Book of Changes, which means to benefit more with less. In the Yuan Dynasty, the textual research on proverbs also mentioned that "it is a good omen to seek benefits from the master", which shows that seeking benefits also means auspiciousness.

2, open the door firecrackers in the morning of the Spring Festival, open the door, first set off firecrackers, called "open the door firecrackers." After the firecrackers, the ground is broken red, which is the so-called "full house". At this time, the streets are full of anger and joy. The saying of "setting off firecrackers" has existed since ancient times. When the new year comes, the first thing for every household to open the door is to set off firecrackers to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.

3. New Year greeting is one of the ancient folk activities. In the morning of the first year of the new year, welcome the new year, worship vegetarianism and worship the "Year God". "Sui", also known as "country" and "Tai Sui", is an ancient star name and a god of folk belief. At the age of 60, with the chronology of cadres and branches of 60 Jiazi as the running cycle, there are 60 people. There are old gods on duty every year. In those days, the traditional duty was called "traditional duty", which was the master of the year and was in charge of good and bad luck in the world.

Paying New Year greetings is the oldest traditional Chinese New Year custom, which is still popular in Guangdong, especially Wuchuan. On the first day of the new year, the traditional customs of greeting the new year, offering sacrifices to God and receiving blessings have been passed down from generation to generation.

You can't turn off the lights on New Year's Eve, it's the time to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. At this time, the lights can't be turned off, because as long as the lights at home are on, then the relatives in the sky can see the way home, find the way home and reunite with their families. So this lamp is for the dead family. Of course, it is also a symbol of prosperity, which means good luck in the coming year.

On the first day of the new year, people will get up early, put on the most beautiful clothes, dress neatly, go out to visit relatives and friends and wish each other a happy new year.

Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, China people have formulated unwritten rules for New Year greetings, in a certain order: first, worship the gods of heaven and earth, then worship the true shadow of ancestors, then worship the elders of Gaotang, and finally the whole family worships each other in the order of generations. Give gifts to elders and reward children. Now, the younger generation should first pay New Year greetings to their elders and wish them health and longevity.

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