What traditional customs does your family have during the Chinese New Year?

Thank you for the compliment! I am happy to share with you my family’s traditional New Year customs. In our family, Chinese New Year is a very important holiday, and we have a series of traditional customs to celebrate this special moment.

First of all, Spring Festival couplets are one of the must-have items for our family during the New Year. We will post couplets on New Year's Eve. The couplets usually have auspicious words written on them, which means that everything will go well and good luck will come in the new year. Posting Spring Festival couplets is to bring joy and good luck to the family.

Secondly, the New Year’s Eve dinner is the most important meal in our family during the New Year. We will get together as a family and enjoy a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner. The dishes of the New Year's Eve dinner usually include various delicacies such as fish, chicken, and meat. Each dish has its own special meaning. For example, fish represents abundance every year, chicken represents good luck, etc. We will sit together as a family and enjoy delicious food together, which also expresses the unity and happiness among family members.

On New Year's Eve, we will set off firecrackers to drive away evil spirits and welcome the new year. The sound of setting off firecrackers is very noisy, but it also means to drive away evil spirits and welcome good luck in the New Year.

In addition to the above traditional customs, we also pay New Year greetings to our elders, which is an expression of respect and gratitude. We will put on new clothes and neatly visit our elders to extend New Year blessings and greetings to them. Elders will give us lucky money, which is a kind of blessing and encouragement, as well as concern and expectation for our growth.

In addition, we will also play some traditional games and activities, such as fighting landlords, playing mahjong, etc. These activities not only increase communication and entertainment among relatives and friends, but also add to the festive atmosphere.

In general, my family’s traditional New Year customs include posting Spring Festival couplets, New Year’s Eve dinner, setting off firecrackers, New Year greetings and traditional games. These customs not only represent blessings and expectations for the New Year, but also inherit the family's culture and values. The Chinese New Year is a time of reunion, joy and peace for us. We will use these traditional customs to celebrate and welcome the arrival of the new year.