The custom of New Year's Day holiday

Festival customs on New Year's Day include sweeping dust, eating jiaozi, setting off firecrackers, putting up couplets and stick grilles.

1, dust removal

Because dust has the same sound as Chen, and the New Year is a festival to welcome new weather, so sweeping dust means "getting rid of the old and not being new", which means sweeping away all unlucky or other unlucky things and making the new year full of good luck. Therefore, on the night before the New Year, almost every household has to clean the environment, clean all kinds of electrical appliances, remove and clean bedding curtains and so on.

Step 2 Eat jiaozi

Jiaozi is one of the traditional cuisines in China, which can represent different meanings in China. On New Year's Day, as a festival to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, eating jiaozi has a beautiful meaning of celebration, reunion and good luck. On the first day of the new year, eat jiaozi and have good luck.

Step 3 set off firecrackers

Nowadays, many people know that setting off firecrackers on New Year's Day is to celebrate the arrival of the New Year. But in the Han dynasty, people set off firecrackers to scare away a ghost called "Shan Sao".

4, paste couplets

Sticking Spring Festival couplets should be a unique custom on New Year's Day. Couplets are also called door pairs and couplets. Generally, neat and concise sentences are written on red paper, and some good wishes are usually written. This form is China's unique cultural wealth.

5. stick grilles

Window grilles are a famous cultural heritage in China. Window grilles are not only the custom of the New Year, but also to set off the festive atmosphere. Now the protection and development of China window grilles are very good, and there are all kinds of window grilles in the new era.