Customs and habits about the Spring Festival

I. Celebrating New Year's Eve and Reunion

The 30th of the twelfth lunar month, also called New Year's Eve, refers to the last day of the twelfth lunar month, which is connected with the Spring Festival (the first day of the first month). On New Year's Eve, people will bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, which means that the old year will be removed here and the new year will be replaced next year. Northerners are used to eating jiaozi in the New Year, while the South has the custom of eating wonton in the New Year. On New Year's Eve, a table of rich New Year's dishes, the whole family get together, sit around the table and have a reunion dinner.

Second, pay New Year's greetings on New Year's Day.

In traditional customs, New Year's greetings must be made at the home of elders or neighbors, and generally they will not go far away to pay New Year's greetings. After New Year's Eve, people open the door on the first morning and congratulate each other "Happy New Year! Peace and good luck ... ". The younger generation pays New Year greetings to the elders, and the elders give lucky money to ward off evil spirits.

On the first day of the lunar new year, the custom is to set off firecrackers, celebrate the New Year, occupy the new year and gather wealth. On New Year's Day, you can't use a broom, otherwise it will sweep your luck and break your financial path.

Third, on New Year's Day, the son-in-law pays New Year's greetings and goes to her family on New Year's Day. Family members go to New Year's greetings, the host stays for dinner, and western families arrange banquets. The second day of the first month is also a New Year's greeting, but the daughter who got married on this day will take her son-in-law with her. The gifts brought by the son-in-law should be in pairs, and the bride's family can't accept them all. When she returns to her husband's house, she must take some with her.

Fourth, on the fourth day of the fourth lunar month, the fat pig arches the mouse to marry a woman.

On the third day of New Year's Day (65438+1October 27th), Fat Pig Arch. The son-in-law visits her father-in-law and daughter-in-law to return to her mother's house and presents even numbers. As the saying goes, "On New Year's Eve, mice marry women", so people will reduce their activities in the evening in order to give mice time to marry women. People will put rice, cakes or peanuts in the corner and let the mice take them away. People hope to establish a harmonious relationship with mice, so that mice can give people a peaceful year.

This folk belief mainly comes from the fact that rats often bring disasters to people in the old society. Marrying a mouse is very famous in China's traditional stories, so it often appears in various poems, paintings and performances.