Yunnan Spring Festival custom

During the Spring Festival in Yunnan, there are customs such as putting up couplets, carrying water, having a reunion dinner, lighting bonfires, dancing and eating red yeast fish. On New Year's Eve, everyone will take their own couplets and stick them in the yard, in the room, on the stove, and sit around with their families for a reunion dinner. On the morning after New Year's Eve, women will go to the river to grab water, which means good luck.

What are the customs of Yunnan Spring Festival?

1, paste couplets

Yunnan has the custom of posting couplets during the Spring Festival, and the style of couplets in Yunnan is unique. In addition to traditional couplets, there are various patterns cut out with red paper, which can be pasted on doorframes, stoves, doorways, courtyards, barns and other places to create a festive atmosphere.

Step 2 transport water

Yunnan has the custom of carrying water during the Spring Festival. On the first morning of the new year, every woman in every household will go to the river to fetch water with buckets, and the woman with water on her head will be regarded as the hardest-working and happiest person in the new year.

Step 3 have a reunion dinner

Yunnan has the custom of having a reunion dinner during the Spring Festival. On New Year's Eve, every family will stay in their own yard and have a reunion dinner with their families. I hope that the family will be safe and smooth in the new year and everything will go well. Some ethnic minorities will also form a circle in the yard and dance traditional dances to celebrate the New Year.