What are the traditional activities on New Year's Eve?

Traditional activities on New Year's Eve include eating New Year's Eve, putting up New Year's red stickers, setting off firecrackers, worshipping ancestors and observing the New Year.

First, have a New Year's Eve dinner.

New Year's Eve is extremely important for China people. On this day, people are ready to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, and have a family reunion dinner. Family is the cornerstone of China society, and the annual reunion dinner fully shows the mutual respect and care among family members in China, which makes the relationship between families closer.

Family reunion often comforts and satisfies the head of the family spiritually. The old people see their children and grandchildren all over the house, and the family is happy. The care and hard work of raising children in the past were not in vain. How happy this is. The younger generation can also take this opportunity to express their gratitude to their parents for their parenting.

Second, put a red year number on it.

Nian Hong is the general name of red holiday elements posted during the New Year, such as Spring Festival couplets, door gods, window grilles, New Year pictures and blessings. Posting New Year greetings (Spring Festival) is a long-standing folk custom in China, which places people's longing for a happy life and wishes for a bright future.

Third, set off firecrackers.

There is a folk saying in China that "open the door and set off firecrackers". That is, when the new year comes, the first thing for every household to open the door is to set off firecrackers to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. Firecrackers are a specialty of China, also known as "firecrackers" and "firecrackers". They were written as "blasting poles" in the Tang Dynasty and also called "paper cannons" and "firecrackers" in southern China.

If many individual firecrackers are connected in a string, they are called firecrackers, whips and whips. Setting off firecrackers can create a festive and lively atmosphere, which is a kind of entertainment in festivals and can bring happiness and good luck to people.

Fourth, ancestor worship.

In ancient times, this custom was very popular. "Heaven and earth are the foundation of life; Ancestors are the foundation of class. " It means that heaven and earth are the foundation of life, ancestors are the foundation of our human beings, and ancestor worship is the custom of inheriting filial piety. Due to different local customs and habits, the forms of ancestor worship are also different.

Five, shou sui

Keeping the new year's eve is one of the activities of the old customs, and the custom of keeping the old age has a long history. The folk custom of keeping the old age is mainly manifested in that every household is lit with New Year's fire, and the whole family gets together to keep the "New Year's fire" burning all the time, waiting for the moment to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.

On New Year's Eve, the lights were on all night. It is said that all houses light candles, especially under the bed, which is called "wasting light". It is said that after such lighting, the family's wealth will be more abundant in the coming year.

Refer to the above? Baidu encyclopedia-new year's eve