Guangdong Spring Festival Customs (Composition)

In Chaoshan area of Guangdong Province, the 24th of the twelfth lunar month is the time for the "immortals" to report their work. From that day on, every household was cleaning, packing things and bills, which was called "picking up". One or two days before New Year's Eve, every household is making all kinds of new year's goods. On New Year's Eve, you will visit the flower market and flower street. Lily, orange, chrysanthemum and peach blossom are all essential, because flowers are the most auspicious flower street, so you can have good luck and have a good year. The first day of the first lunar month is called January Day, which is the head of the New Year and the beginning of spring. At the dawn of heaven, I heard guns. On the big table in the hall of every household, red plates are filled with good luck (oranges are bigger than oranges, so they are called good luck), green olives and various exquisite sweets. Decorated with lanterns in front of the door, the younger generation wishes the older generation tea.

On this day, most families should be vegetarian, at least not eating meat for breakfast. After breakfast, adults and children go to relatives and friends' homes to pay New Year greetings with good luck, and the host and guest exchange blessings, congratulations on making a fortune and adding blessings. The host treats you with Daji, Betel nut (the ancient custom of honoring Betel nut is now changed to green olive) and * * * congou. The guest presents Daji to congratulate the host on his good luck, and the host wants to give it back with Daji, which is said to be a good wish. On the morning of New Year's Day, many lion dance classes and English song teams beat gongs and drums to pay New Year greetings to every household in every village, and the host set off firecrackers to welcome them.

On the second and third days of junior high school, rural towns organized many cultural activities to celebrate the Spring Festival. In addition to putting up a theater shed to perform Chaozhou Opera, Mountain Opera and Shadow Play, there are also gongs and drums, tigers and lions, English singers and dragon dancers marching in the villages along the street. Giving lucky money is an important part of Chaoshan Spring Festival custom. The elders should give money to the younger generation, and those who can earn money should also send money to the elders. Money can't be sent directly to wait for a while, but it should be packed in a profit bag or a red paper bag. This is commonly known as "pressing the abdomen and waist", which means that from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, the pockets will be full of reality and wealth.

On the surface of the "Little Three Gorges" in Zhaoqing section of Xijiang River in northwest Guangdong, there are still some "boatmen" who take boats as their home. Some of these fishermen have lived on boats for generations. Most of them cook on the boat and most of them burn firewood. Fishermen also like to grow sweet potatoes, rape, onions and garlic seedlings. Subsidize their lives in the open space on the river bank. During the Chinese New Year, fishermen like to paste "Smooth sailing" on the bow, "All goes well" and "Peace through the year" on the cabin, and "red money" printed with unique money paper-cut patterns. In addition, they will set off firecrackers at the bow, worship their ancestors first, and worship the gods on the shore to bless peace and happiness.