What are the customs of the Spring Festival in Henan?

Fried new year's goods are indispensable in all parts of Henan for the New Year. Fried meatballs, fried lotus clips and fried crispy meat are the main dishes of the Chinese New Year, and pork is indispensable almost every year. As the Chinese New Year approaches, families will cut pork in advance to prepare. Of course, high-quality pork should be chosen for the new year's speculation, and September fragrance is one of the best, which is favored by Zhengzhou citizens.

Step 2 eat stove candy

In Henan, the typical food for offering sacrifices to stoves should be the first stove candy. Kitchen candy is a kind of maltose that sticks to the mouth and teeth. The reason for offering sugar to the stove is to stick the mouth of the stove owner. Legend has it that Lord Zao is a god sent by the Jade Emperor to supervise the good and evil on earth. He has the function of communicating with people, connecting the feelings between heaven and earth, and conveying the fairyland and the world.

3. The first month of the ancient temple fair

During the ancient temple fair, various celebrations continued. Folk performances such as lion dance, dragon dance, walking on stilts and playing Hua Gun are dazzling, as are all kinds of small handicrafts and traditional times. The crowd was bustling for a long time. If friends from other places come here for the New Year, it must be very experienced.

4. Scold social fire

This is a peculiar folk custom in Sanmenxia, Henan Province, in which the fire in the cursed community in Yangping Town, lingbao city is the most typical. Because of its personality, it was also included in the intangible cultural heritage of Henan Province in 2007. The activities of cursing social fire include cursing social fire and performing social fire. The time is from the second day of the first month to the sixteenth day of the first month every year, and the scene is very lively.

5, shou sui

In our country, people have the habit of observing the New Year's Eve, commonly known as "forbearing the Year". Watching the new year begins with eating New Year's Eve dinner. This New Year's Eve dinner should be eaten slowly, starting with lighting lanterns, and some families have to eat it until late at night. According to Zonggu's records of Jingchu's age, there was a custom of New Year's Eve dinner at least in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. The custom of observing the old age not only includes the feeling of farewell and nostalgia for the fleeting time, but also expresses the good hope for the coming New Year.