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What does Changsha do on the first day of the Spring Festival?

New year customs in Changsha 1. The first day, the first day, the second day, the third day and the fourth day, worship the neighborhood.

"The first day, the first day, the first day, the second day, the third day and the fourth day" is the schedule that most Changsha people still follow during the Spring Festival. During the Spring Festival, every household in Changsha is clean and equipped with many items to decorate the atmosphere of the Spring Festival, waiting for the arrival of guests. For example, plum blossoms are inserted in vases or rice barrels to welcome the Spring Festival, and the so-called "eyebrows" of homophonic people are beaming. The picture in the New Year custom painting is that magpies stand on plum branches, making life more elegant ... Now Changsha people generally make a fortune and make money during the New Year.

Changsha New Year Customs II. Old Changsha people's New Year hospitality;

Sweet wine longan jujube egg persimmon jujube egg soup is the best new year's goods in old Changsha.

In the past, when visiting relatives and friends in Changsha, they were often invited to eat snacks. More politely, serve them a bowl of sweet wine, longan jujube eggs or persimmon jujube eggs. This Yuanbao soup makes the host and guests show their dignity and is the best way to entertain guests ... Now, Yuanbao soup has disappeared in Changsha. Nowadays, betel nut has become a unique popular new year's goods in Hunan, and almost every household will prepare betel nut to entertain guests.

Changsha New Year Customs III. No matter where you are, the custom of Chinese New Year is to have lucky money: let the children have sweet honey on their mouths and watch the fire around the stove on New Year's Eve.

There is a saying in Changsha: "Adults look forward to the fields and children look forward to the New Year". Children have new clothes and hats to wear in the New Year, and they also get lucky money. Lucky money is a reward for children's Spring Festival blessings and peace. We should also let children's mouths "touch honey" on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, let them learn to say "sweet words" of blessing generously and sincerely, love to please their mouths, and try their best to make their mouths touch honey.

On New Year's Eve, adults and children in Changsha usually celebrate their birthdays. In fact, keeping their birthdays is "sleeping". The child is really going to sleep, not sleeping, but digging a pit, as if he could dig a golden pit in this way.

Changsha New Year Customs IV. Close the financial door on New Year's Eve and open the financial door on the first day: the financial Buddha enters the door and makes money all year round.

During the Spring Festival, ordinary people's pursuit of a better life, on the one hand, hopes to have a deep affection, on the other hand, hopes to make money. To this day, the people in Changsha still have the custom of celebrating the New Year: after having a reunion dinner on New Year's Eve, they are forbidden to go out and leave their treasures at home. On the first day of New Year's Eve, they "closed the door" in advance, and people outside were not allowed to go out. Uninvited guests will rip off the god of wealth. When they meet creditors in the street on the first day of the New Year's Day, they can only congratulate each other. Never mention debt collection, otherwise they will be laughed at behind their backs and become unreasonable because of rudeness.

Changsha's new year customs 5. On New Year's Day, I caught up with the temple fair.

On the first day of the first month, Changsha people often travel in the direction of the Western God recorded in the old calendar to catch up with the temple fair, which is called a day trip. Many people start traveling on New Year's Eve or the early morning of New Year's Day. There are about three destinations: Nanyue, Shaoshan and kaifu temple outside the north gate of Changsha. In Changsha, the Spring Festival temple fair culture of Pozi Street Fire Palace is quite good. You can go and have a look if you are interested.