Festival customs in chaozhou people

Jucai, it is said that the first day of the first month is the birthday of broom. You can't use a broom on this day, otherwise it will sweep away luck, break money, attract "broom stars" and bring 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. Today, many places still have the custom of cleaning up New Year's Eve. On the first day of New Year's Day, there was no broom or garbage, and a large barrel of wastewater was prepared to avoid splashing outside that day.

2, burning door god paper

Burn the gatekeeper paper. On the third day of the old days, pine and cypress branches were burned together with the door-god stationery hung on the festival to show that the new year had passed and it was time to start business again. As the saying goes, "if you burn the janitor's paper, one will seek physiology." People think that Xiaomi was born on the third day of the first month, which is a day to pray for the New Year.

Step 3 take a five-minute break

The fifth day of the first month is commonly known as the fifth day. Many taboos can be broken after folklore tells them on this day. According to the old custom, you should eat "dumplings" for five days, which is called "boiled cakes" in the north. Now some families only eat it for three or two days, and some eat it every other day. However, there is no one who does not eat. This is true from the royal residence to the small houses in the streets, even for entertaining guests.

Step 4 wash fulu

In traditional folk customs, intensive bathing and washing clothes are needed in these two days to get rid of the bad luck of the year and prepare for the Spring Festival next year. There is a saying in Beijing that "twenty-seven washes the sick, twenty-eight washes the sloppy". Taking a bath on the 26th of the twelfth lunar month is "washing Fulu".

5. Little New Year's Eve

The day before New Year's Eve is called "New Year's Eve", and people call it "Don't be old" when greeting each other. Burning incense outdoors is called "Tianxiang", which usually takes three days. Celebrating the New Year is also called "adjusting the annual meeting".