What are the folk customs in Northeast China?

Eat jiaozi and coins for good luck, eat frozen pears after New Year's Eve, have a longevity lamp at 30 o'clock, and don't sweep the floor on the second day.

1, Eating jiaozi with Coins Good Luck: Eating jiaozi in the New Year is the custom of northerners. People in Northeast China have the habit of keeping watch on New Year's Eve. You must eat jiaozi on New Year's Eve. Many jiaozi bags only contain a few coins (nowadays people pay attention to hygiene, so they use peanuts or other nuts instead. ), whoever eats this kind of jiaozi indicates good luck in the new year.

2, eat frozen pears after the New Year's Eve: Due to the cold weather in the northeast, some fruits taste different after freezing. The most common are iced pears and frozen persimmons. It is known that the purest is frozen autumn pear. There is a kind of pear in the north called Qiuli, which is sour and astringent when it is just picked, so people pick it and put it directly under the tree and cover it with a layer of leaves. The frozen autumn pear tastes sweet and sour, and the juice is rich. Frozen pears should be thawed in water before eating. Eating this pear after New Year's Eve can relieve hangover and boredom.

3. Longevity lamp at 30 o'clock on New Year's Eve: Northeasters want to live a long life lamp at New Year's Eve, and it will be on tonight. From New Year's Eve to the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month, every household should hang red lanterns. At night, don't turn off the lights, which means longevity and endless incense.

4. Don't sweep the floor on New Year's Day: In the northeast, elderly people have a saying that they don't sweep the floor on New Year's Day, just because they don't want to sweep away their good luck and fortune. So we can only wait until the third day to sweep the floor.