Chinese New Year Customs and Culture (from the 24th day of the Lunar New Year to the Lantern Festival)

Sweeping the house on the 24th day of the Lunar New Year After the Zao Festival, preparations for the New Year officially begin. Dust sweeping day, that is, the 24th day of the Lunar New Year, the so-called "dust sweeping" is the end of the year cleaning, household cleaning cobwebs dust, cleaning. In addition, cleaning, pay attention to wear masks, hats and glasses. Sweeping dust in a timely manner after changing clothes.

Lunar New Year's Eve 25-Jade Emperor (grinding tofu) old custom is that after the God of the Stove went to heaven (Lunar New Year's Eve 23), the Jade Emperor himself came down on Lunar New Year's Eve 25 to investigate the good and bad on earth and to determine the coming year's misfortunes and misfortunes, so every family sacrifices to pray for blessings, known as "receiving the Jade Emperor". The Han Chinese folk activities on this day mainly include receiving the Jade Emperor, taking pictures of the silkworms in the fields, the Thousand Lanterns Festival, and catching up with the chaotic year. And this day to live, speech should be careful, and strive for good performance, in order to win the heart of the Jade Emperor, descending blessings in the coming year.

Lunar New Year's Eve 26 - killing pigs and cutting meat Lunar New Year's Eve 26 refers to the Chinese lunar year December (also known as Lunar New Year) 26 commonly known; one of the Han Chinese New Year customs. On this day, they will cut the New Year's meat and start shopping for New Year's goods.

Lunar New Year's Eve: Killing the New Year's Chicken

Lunar New Year's Eve is commonly known as Lunar New Year's Eve. It is a traditional Han Chinese Spring Festival custom, the Han Chinese folk proverb says, "Lunar New Year's Eve, kill the chicken to catch the big market".

Lunar New Year's Eve - Putting the noodle hair Lunar New Year's Eve of the Han Chinese folk song "Lunar New Year's Eve, put the noodle hair", "Lunar New Year's Eve, playing cake steamed buns stick flower flower". Han Chinese folk customs and traditions to the Lunar calendar on the twenty-eighth day of the Lunar New Year whether it is to send the noodle or make a bun, each family to start preparing the staple food for the New Year.

Lunar New Year's Eve on the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, called the small New Year's Eve, Han Chinese folk culture. On this day, the family set up a banquet, people visit each other called Farewell. Burning incense outdoors, called Tian Xiang, usually for three days.

Lunar New Year's Day 30 - stay up all night

The first day of the Lunar New Year to pay homage to the first day of the Lunar New Year kowtow to pay homage to the New Year. After eating dumplings at dawn, the younger generation kowtows to the elders in the family first, and then starts to walk the streets to pay homage to the elders of the same clan. If the younger generation is a child, or a newlywed daughter-in-law, the elders are required to give a few New Year's money.

The second day of the Lunar New Year is the second day of the Lunar New Year. Married daughters should be accompanied by their husbands back to the bride's home for New Year's Eve, the gift should be a double for good luck. At the same time, before dinner to rush back to the in-laws. Usually also take a family photo record.

Catch five poor at the beginning of the year Catch five poor at the beginning of the year. On the day of the "fifth day of the new year", cleaning and firecrackers are set off to blast out all the unlucky things. It represents people's good wishes for the New Year.

The Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the Lunar New Year The Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the Lunar New Year. On this day, every family prepares a bowl of Yuanxiao or dumplings, and prepares a lantern for their children to play on the street.

The temple fair on the 16th day of the Lunar New Year Basically, after the temple fair, the whole year is over.