What are the auspicious customs?

More popular customs during the Spring Festival:

1, sweeping dust: "On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, dust sweeps the house". According to folk sayings, as "dust" and "Chen" are homophonic, sweeping dust in the Spring Festival means "getting rid of the old and not getting new", and its original intention is to sweep away all unlucky and bad luck.

2. Every year on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, every household should offer sacrifices to the Kitchen God and put maltose on his mouth, so that the Kitchen God can't speak ill of him.

3, stick the door. At first, the janitor carved mahogany into a human shape and hung it next to people. Later, it was painted as a janitor and posted on the door. The early guardians were Shen Tu and Lei Yu, two legendary brothers in charge of ghosts. Later, it was changed to other words. For the safety of the family.

Post Spring Festival couplets, window grilles, blessings and New Year pictures. The word "Fu" at the gate is pasted upside down, meaning "Fu is here" and "Fu is here".

4, eat New Year's Eve: In the past, it was mostly Lunar New Year's Eve. There must be meatballs and whole fish on the table, which means reunion for more than a year. In some places, fish just "watch the fish" and don't eat fish.

5. Keeping the Year: Keeping the Year on New Year's Eve is one of the most important activities, or staying up all night, at least until the first day. Fireworks: set off from the new year to the turn of the old year. The purpose is to drive away this monster named Nian, lest it hurt people and animals.

6, New Year's greetings: From the first day of the first month to the elders, pay New Year's greetings to each other. Of course, they are all auspicious words.

7. You can't sweep the floor on the first day of the first month, and you can't draw water to take out the garbage, so as not to break the money. Some places say it's broom's birthday.

8. Give lucky money. In some places, the elders will send it to the younger generation after eating the New Year's Eve dinner. Or parents put their children under their pillows after they fall asleep at night. Of course, I hope to get rich.