What do old Kunming people pay attention to in the New Year?

Sugarcane also symbolizes the promotion step by step and the sweetness of the New Year from beginning to end, and pine branches symbolize the peace of the New Year.

Before the Spring Festival, sugar cane piled up in the farmer's market and New Year's Street in Kunming. After comparison and choice, people will buy two to take away. There should be a little root at the end of the sugarcane, and the long green leaves on it should not be removed.

At twelve o'clock on New Year's Eve, the roots of sugarcane should be placed behind the door, with the leaves facing down, which means "turning over the top", which means getting taller every year. Two sugar cane represent yes-men, and sugar cane symbolizes rising step by step and sweetness all the year round.

According to the old man, the old Kunming people are actually very particular about the New Year, but with the changes of the times, people have simplified many procedures, so it seems that the New Year is not so lively. It is the custom of old Kunming people to plant pine trees in front of the door. In the past, every family had to dig a pine tree from the mountain and plant it in front of the door. Under the tree, people made a bag out of pine wool and put incense on it to pray for good luck and family happiness in the coming year.

In rural areas, during the Spring Festival, some families not only plant "pine and cypress" in front of their doors, but also sprinkle loose hair on the floor of their homes to make the room full of fresh breath. When eating New Year's Eve, pine needles were scattered on the ground, and pine branches were inserted in the yard and in front of the door. This is called "Song Peng", which symbolizes happiness and peace in the New Year. This custom is unique to Yunnan.

This is the worship of pine trees by Yi brothers. The custom of planting pine trees by the Yi people spread to the Han people during the Chinese New Year. For thousands of years, this symbol of great integration and unity of the Chinese nation has been handed down from generation to generation in Yunnan.

Eating long vegetables is one of the most important roles of the old Kunming New Year's Eve dinner, and it is also a deep memory of my childhood. It means to eat it for a long time. The long dish of Kunming people is to cook a large pot of vegetables, which can't be eaten until the fifteenth day of the first month on New Year's Eve.

Long vegetables should be thoroughly cooked one by one, usually garlic sprouts, vegetables and the like. Bait blocks are also a must-eat food for Kunming people in the New Year. Stir-fried with old bacon, old pickles, green peas and sweet soy sauce is the taste of hometown. In addition, eight-treasure rice and braised fish are essential.

It is said that the first day of the first month is the birthday of a broom, so you can't use a broom on this day, otherwise it will ruin your fortune, attract a "broom star" and cause bad luck. If you must sweep the floor, you must sweep it from the outside to the inside. Don't throw water on the garbage on this day, for fear of breaking the money.

In many places in Yunnan, there is also the custom of cleaning on New Year's Eve. On New Year's Day, don't move the broom, don't take out the garbage, and prepare a big barrel of waste water to avoid spilling it outside that day.