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What are the customs of New Year in Guangxi

Customs of the Spring Festival in Guangxi include: putting up Spring Festival couplets, paying homage to the New Year, eating dumplings, paying the New Year's money, and setting off fireworks.

1, sticking Spring Festival couplets

Every Spring Festival, no matter in the city or in the countryside, every family has to pick the beautiful red Spring Festival couplets pasted on the door, to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, and to increase the festive atmosphere.

2, New Year's greetings

New Year's greetings are not just a few words of good luck, a few words of politeness can be, that is, you have to worship the real thing. Simply put, it is kowtowing, which is not a joke, is really kowtowing.

3, eat dumplings

Dumplings, also known as dumplings, is a staple food and local snacks in northern China, but also the New Year's food. There is a folk song that says, "When it's cold, eat dumplings to celebrate the New Year." Dumplings are often boiled in water and filled with dough.

4, New Year's money

The Spring Festival during the New Year's Eve, the elders will be prepared in advance of the New Year's money to be distributed to the younger generation, it is said that the New Year's money can suppress the evil spirits, the younger generation to get the New Year's money will be able to spend a year in peace and security.

5, fireworks

This behavior is to drive away a kind of monster called Nian. When the clock strikes midnight, the New Year's bell rings, and the sound of firecrackers shakes the sky over the entire Chinese land.