What are the customs of celebrating the Spring Festival in Chongqing?

Because according to the folk saying, because "dust" and "Chen" are homophonic, so sweeping dust in the Spring Festival means "getting rid of the old and not getting new", and its original intention is to sweep away all unlucky and bad luck. This custom entrusts people with the desire to break the old and establish the new, and to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. In the Yao and Shun era, China had the custom of sweeping dust during the Spring Festival.

2. Post Spring Festival couplets:

Years ago, people were happy to do sanitation and put up Spring Festival couplets during the New Year. Spring Festival couplets use neat, dual and exquisite words to express good wishes. Spring Festival couplets are also unique literature in China, which is not available abroad. The custom of Spring Festival couplets originated in the Song Dynasty and prevailed in the Ming Dynasty, adding a festive atmosphere to the festival. Almost every household should choose a pair of red Spring Festival couplets and stick them on the door.

Step 3: keep your age

On New Year's Eve, many people will play until after midnight or all night. At midnight on New Year's Eve, 12, the family will empty all the balloons prepared in advance and make a sound like firecrackers to show farewell to the old year and welcome the new year.

Step 4 say auspicious words

On New Year's Day, Chongqing people stay at home instead of going out. Chen Xuelian, a reporter from Chongqing Evening News, said that on the first day of New Year's Day, don't sweep the floor and take out the garbage at home, it will sweep away the wealth at home. When they couldn't take a nap that day, the locals became "moldy sleep", which means a bad year. Of course, on this day, adults and children should say auspicious words, not discouraging words, which indicates good luck in the coming year.

5. Happy New Year

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, locals call it a "traveler", which means visiting relatives and friends. Chongqing people also like to eat "meals by turns" after the second day of junior high school, that is, relatives take turns to eat, and one family is responsible for the meals for one day. Usually we play cards after dinner, and everyone plays cards and chats.