What are the traditional activities on New Year's Day

On New Year's Day, there are traditional activities such as Yangge, honoring ghosts and gods, and worshipping ancestors.

1, twisting rice-planting song

Twisting rice-planting song is a representative dance of the Han folk in the north of China, is one of the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list of the project. Its predecessor is a kind of singing activity when farmers planted rice seedlings, originated from agricultural production labor. Shaanbei region has a long history of rice-planting custom, according to legend, the Northern Song Dynasty has been Shaanbei rice-planting dance, the original Yang song, when the word is more Yang, spring song to music.

2, dragon and lion dance

It is a traditional Chinese folk custom, also known as playing dragon lanterns, dragon lantern dance. The dragon is an ancient totem, and legend has it that the dragon can move clouds and rain, eliminate disasters and bring down blessings, symbolizing auspiciousness, so it has become a custom throughout the country to pray for peace and a good harvest by dancing with the dragon. From the Spring Festival to the Lantern Festival, many places have the custom of dragon dance.

3, ancestor worship

Ancestor worship is a traditional custom, due to the different rituals and customs of different places, the form of ancestor worship also varies. People have a tradition of paying careful attention to their ancestors, and they never forget to pay tribute to them during the holidays. At the same time, some places also offer sacrifices to the gods and spirits of heaven and earth, the offerings are mainly three animals and rice, three tea and five wine.

4, firecrackers

When there is no gunpowder and paper, the ancient people will use fire to burn bamboo, so that the bursting sound, in order to expel the plague. This is a folk legend, but it reflects the ancient Chinese people's desire for peace and prosperity. Firecrackers say on the various historical periods are different, the title from the firecrackers, popping rod, cannonballs and braided cannons all the way to the firecrackers.

5, on stilts

Stilts is one of the traditional folk activities of the Han Chinese people, commonly known as bondage foot, also known as stilts, stilts, tie high feet, walk high legs.