Traditional Chinese New Year Customs What are the traditional Chinese New Year customs?

The Spring Festival evolved from the ancient times of the first year of praying for the year of sacrifice, the New Year's activities centered around praying for the year of sacrifice, in order to get rid of the old and bring in the new, worshipping the gods and ancestors, to drive away evil spirits and calamities, and praying for a good year, etc., the contents of which are colorful, lively, festive and full of New Year's flavors, cohesion of the essence of the traditional culture of the Chinese civilization.

Sweeping the dust: sweeping the dust is the end of the year cleaning, the north called "sweeping the room", the south called "sweeping the house". Whenever the Spring Festival is approaching, every household has to clean the environment, wash all kinds of utensils, dismantle and wash the bedding curtains, sprinkle the courtyard, dust and brush the dust and cobwebs, dredge the nullahs and ditches.

Eating the New Year's Eve Dinner:The New Year's Eve Dinner originated from the ancient year-end rituals of worshiping the gods and ancestors and then having a reunion dinner. Lunar New Year's Eve dinner is the highlight of the year before, not only colorful, but also very concerned about the meaning. Before eating the New Year's Eve dinner, one pays homage to the gods and ancestors, and the meal is served only after the homage ceremony is completed.

New Year's Eve: New Year's Eve, that is, during the New Year's visit to friends and relatives to congratulate each other on the New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve is an important activity of the Spring Festival, is a way for people to express their good wishes to each other, go to relatives to see their friends and pay their respects to each other, congratulations and blessings, and say something like congratulations on the new year, congratulations on the fortune, congratulations, the New Year's Eve and other words.