Why do you have to stay up late on New Year’s Eve?

Because it is necessary to stay up all night long, the traditional way of staying up all night is to stay up all night until dawn the next day.

Now generally speaking, you can go to bed after 12 o'clock during the watch time.

Staying up late on the New Year's Eve starts with eating the New Year's Eve dinner and staying up all night to welcome the arrival of the New Year.

This New Year's Eve dinner should be eaten slowly, starting from the time when the lanterns are turned on. Some people have to eat until late at night.

The custom of keeping the year old includes not only a feeling of nostalgia for the passing years, but also a good hope for the coming New Year.

Since the Han Dynasty, the transition time between the new and the old year has generally been at midnight.

In ancient times, keeping the year old had two meanings. One was keeping the year old for the elderly, which meant "bidding farewell to the old year", which meant cherishing time; while the young people keeping the year old was to keep the time with their parents and elders, and to extend their lives for their parents and elders.

Therefore, staying up late means nostalgia for the passing of the old year and full of hope for the coming new year.

The folk custom of staying up late on New Year's Eve is mainly manifested in keeping lights on all night long on New Year's Eve.

In keeping up with the New Year's Eve on New Year's Eve, in addition to the New Year's Eve, there is also the custom of "burning lanterns to illuminate the New Year's Eve", that is, lighting lanterns and candles all over the New Year's Eve.

On New Year's Eve, all houses are lit with candles, and candles are specially lit under the bed. This is called "illuminating waste". It is said that after lighting like this, the family's wealth will be enriched in the coming year.