Folk customs during the Spring Festival

1, twelfth lunar month-melon paste: twelfth lunar month, also known as off-year, is the day when people worship the kitchen. There is a folk custom that men don't Yue Bai and women don't sacrifice stoves.

2. twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month-sweeping the house: after the kitchen festival, it will be officially opened to prepare for the New Year. On the cleaning day, that is, the twelfth lunar month, the so-called cleaning is the year-end cleaning. Every household cleans the cobwebs, raises dust and cleans them up. In addition, pay attention to wearing masks, hats and glasses when cleaning. Change clothes in time after sweeping the dust.

3. The twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month-receiving the Jade Emperor (grinding tofu brain): According to the old custom, the kitchen god went to the afterlife (the thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month), and the Jade Emperor himself went down to the underworld on the twelfth lunar month to inspect the good and evil on earth and decide the fortunes of the next year, so every family offered sacrifices, which is called receiving the Jade Emperor.

4, twelfth lunar month-killing pigs and cutting meat: twelfth lunar month refers to the common name of December of the Chinese lunar calendar (also known as twelfth lunar month); One of the customs of the Han nationality during the Spring Festival. On this day, we will cut the annual meat and prepare to buy new year's goods.

5, the twelfth lunar month-killing chickens: the common name on the eve of the twelfth lunar month. This is a traditional custom of the Han nationality during the Spring Festival. The folk proverb of the Han nationality says that the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, killing chickens to catch up with big episodes.

6, twelfth lunar month-facial hair: twelfth lunar month Han folk songs have twelfth lunar month, facial hair and twelfth lunar month are decorated with cakes and steamed bread. The traditional folk customs of the Han nationality have reached the twelfth lunar month. Whether it's mixing noodles or making buns, every household should prepare the staple food for the New Year.

7, twelfth lunar month-steamed buns: New Year's Eve the day before the twelfth lunar month, called New Year's Eve, is a Han folk culture. On this day, there will be a banquet at home and people will visit each other to celebrate the New Year. Burning incense outdoors is called Tianxiang, which usually takes three days.

9. Stay on the 30th of the twelfth lunar month: The 30th of the twelfth lunar month, also known as New Year's Eve, is one of the traditional festivals in China. The twelfth lunar month is connected with the Spring Festival (the first day of the first month) every year. The main traditional folk customs on this day are ancestor worship, putting up doors, setting off firecrackers, giving lucky money, eating New Year's Eve dinner and giving gifts to the God of Wealth.

10, the first day of the first month: In traditional customs, it is necessary for elders or neighbors to pay New Year greetings on the first day of the first month, and generally they will not go far away to pay New Year greetings. Folklore experts told reporters that it is actually directly related to New Year's Eve.

1 1, the second day of the first month: the second day of the first month is also a New Year call, but prostitutes who get married on this day are going with their son-in-law. Among them, there are many rules for newlyweds to go home. For example, bring gifts in pairs. The bride's family can't accept it all, and she has to take some back when she goes back to her husband's house.

12, the third day of the first month: In traditional customs, the third day of the first month is considered as the day when mice marry their daughters, so they should rest early at night and don't disturb mice to marry their daughters. There are many mice that won't let me live a good day, and I will make them feel bad for a whole year. If I disturb the mouse to marry his daughter, the mouse will harm this family.

13, the fourth day of the first month: the fourth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar is a day to worship the god of wealth. In the past, the boss wanted to fire a person. He didn't ask him to worship God this day, and he knew it well. He packed his things and left. There is also a legend that it is not advisable to travel far because you have to check your household registration on this day.

14, the fifth day of the first month: the fifth day, also called the fifth day, is a big day for businessmen, praying for a wide range of financial resources in a year, and welcoming the god of wealth is this day. On this day, the store will open and the whip will be released.

15, the sixth day of the first month: the god of wealth just entered the door on the fifth day, and the poor god will be sent away on the sixth day. On the day of sending the poor god, you should clean up your home, sweep out the garbage and throw away all the useless rags. Besides, you should also drink a vegetarian soup, which is made of seven kinds of vegetables, such as spinach and green vegetables.

16, the seventh day of the first month: also known as People's Victory Day, People's Celebration Day, Population Day, People's Seventh Day, etc. It is said that Nu Wa created chickens, dogs, pigs, cows, horses and other animals at the beginning of creation, and then created people on the seventh day, so this day is the birthday of mankind.

17, the eighth day of the first month: Folk-made lanterns are burned and sacrificed on the eighth day of the first month. As the lower limit of the stars, it is called Shunxing, also known as offering and receiving stars. Some people say that the eighth day is Xiaomi's birthday. If the weather is fine this day, there will be a bumper harvest of rice on Sunday.

18, the ninth day of the first month: the ninth day of the first month is a day, commonly known as Tiangong Sheng. It is said that this day is the birthday of the Jade Emperor. The main customs are offering sacrifices to the jade emperor and Taoist temple to heaven. In some places, when the weather is fine, women will prepare incense sticks and fast bowls and put them in the open space of the courtyard lane to worship the sky and pray for God's blessing.