Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Traditional festivals - The origin of the Spring Festival, and illustrate the folk customs and cultural activities in different areas of China during the Spring Festival.

The origin of the Spring Festival, and illustrate the folk customs and cultural activities in different areas of China during the Spring Festival.

1, Beijing:

From the first day of junior high school, people have many reasons not to sweep the floor or draw water, for fear of sweeping away the luck of the year. No cutting, no steaming, no arguing.

You can't cut your hair, you can't say unlucky things, you can't break all kinds of things, and there is a custom of not marrying.

The most important thing in the first day of junior high school is to begin to pay New Year greetings, and the temple fair in Beijing also begins on this day. According to the custom of old Beijing, on the first day of the New Year's Day, the son-in-law should see his parents-in-law. Now it's usually the second day, and his daughter and son-in-law go back to their parents' house to pay New Year's greetings. Old Beijingers attach great importance to New Year greetings. The host family should prepare a box with all kinds of dried fruits, which is called "auspicious fruit". No matter how many people come to pay New Year greetings, the box must be filled to show respect and blessing to the guests.

The second day is the day when old Beijingers worship the God of Wealth.

The third night is the day when the mouse gets married. All Beijingers go to bed early, turn off the lights and hide their shoes in case mice take them away. Some put some rice in kang caves, ceilings and other places.

On the fourth day of the fourth year, I went to visit temple fairs and relatives.

The fifth day is called breaking the fifth day, which means breaking taboos. Those taboos mentioned in grade one can be broken.

On the sixth day, buy lamps and bowls and wait for "Shunxing".

2. Heilongjiang:

First of all, the whole family worships their ancestors, burns incense and candles, and makes extensive offerings. According to their seniority, they bowed to the three generations of gods and resigned. Later, a family dinner was held, in which the elders sat on the table and the younger generation sat on the table, which meant "the first reunion". Food and fruit must be rich, making people feel full, which indicates that they will have plenty of food and clothing and a prosperous career in the coming year.

3. Tianjin:

Labaer: Tianjin people call the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month "Labaer" and have the custom of drinking Labaer porridge. Many Tianjin people still soak garlic in vinegar on this day, which is called "Laba vinegar". "Laba vinegar" not only tastes mellow, but also does not go bad after a long time.

4. Gansu

The New Year's Dance Club Fire, which is popular in all parts of Gansu, is a comprehensive performing art with diverse genres and types, and is mostly performed in the first month of the lunar calendar. In the folk social fire performance, heroes in history, good men and filial daughters and various characters in folklore are taken as roles.