Traditions and customs of the Spring Festival

The traditional customs of the Spring Festival are: stick grilles, setting off firecrackers, giving out red envelopes, hanging New Year pictures and wearing new clothes.

1, stick grilles

Stick grilles is an ancient traditional festival custom. During the Spring Festival, people in many places in China like to stick various paper-cut window grilles on their windows. Paper-cutting is a very popular folk art, which has been deeply loved by people for thousands of years. Because it is often pasted on windows, people generally call it "window grilles".

Step 2 set off firecrackers

Setting off firecrackers is a traditional folk custom in China. At midnight, the New Year bell rang and firecrackers shook China.

Step 3 give out red envelopes

Sending "red envelopes" is the custom of Chinese New Year. China people like red because it symbolizes vitality, happiness and good luck. The money in a red envelope is just to make children happy. Its main meaning is in red paper, because it symbolizes good luck.

Step 4 hang new year pictures

Hanging New Year pictures is a unique custom during the Spring Festival in China. Popular all over the country. On New Year's Day, hang New Year pictures on the door or wall. Judging from the evolution of ancient door-sticking gods, it was originally for exorcism, and later it became a lively atmosphere to set off the New Year and express people's festive mood.

Step 5 wear new clothes

Wear new clothes, traditional folk culture. On the first day, people have to wear new clothes, which also means sending the old and welcoming the new. In the old society, the rich gentry and rich households wore woolen satin; Even the coarse and old clothes worn by poor households are neat and clean, which is different from ordinary days and welcomes the auspicious day of the new year.