What are the customs in Fujian?

1, Fuzhou people especially like red, and think red represents good luck. Generally, a small piece of red paper will be posted at the time of sacrifice and sacrifice.

During the China New Year, Fuzhou families will prepare enough oranges to show "happiness" and "good luck". Fuzhou people especially like a kind of orange with bright red color, called "Fu Orange", although it is a bit sour. When the guests arrive, serve oranges and melon seeds first. In addition to lucky money, adults will also give two oranges to children who come to visit the New Year.

In Fuzhou, long noodles are an essential food in the Chinese New Year diet. Long noodles, also called longevity noodles. On the first day of the first month, Fuzhou people must eat long and thin noodles for the first meal, which means "peace through the years".

In western Fujian, chicken is an important dish for Hakkas in the New Year. According to Hakka custom, the chicken head should be given to the elderly, the chicken wings should be given to men who go out to work, and the chicken legs are generally reserved for children who study.

5. Hakkas regard everything that happens at the Chinese New Year dinner table as "good luck", for example, spilling wine on the table is regarded as making a fortune, breaking bowls is regarded as adding vegetables, and dropping chopsticks is regarded as having food to eat.

6. In southern Fujian, such as Quanzhou, mustard must be on the Chinese New Year table. Mustard is also called "long dish" in Minnan dialect; Others put "leek" on the dining table, which is homophonic with "long time", meaning longevity.

7. Radish buns made of radish and flour are also essential for Pingtan and Minnan people on the Chinese New Year table. They call radishes "vegetable heads", which means "good color heads". When eating vegetables, you usually don't have to cut them with a knife. Wash the whole vegetable and cook it by roots. I wish my parents and elders a long life.

8. Old Fuzhou people also have the custom of sending lanterns. "Send lanterns" means "send Ding", because Fuzhou dialect is homophonic with Ding. Therefore, Fuzhou is famous for the custom of sending lanterns during the Lantern Festival, which means that many descendants are blessed. It is also an important custom of Fuzhou people for grandma to send lanterns and flower masks to her grandchildren.

9. In northern Fujian and eastern Fujian, yellow glutinous rice must be made during the New Year. This is a cake made of steamed and chopped glutinous rice. It is necessary for local people to offer sacrifices and repent.

10, Putian people's congress doesn't go out to see guests on the second day of the new year. Besides New Year's Eve, they also had a wonderful time on the fourth day of the first month.