Ten Customs of Spring Festival in South China

1, paste couplets, paste the door god. This is a part of the traditional culture of China. Spring Festival couplets are usually posted in the south during the Spring Festival to express good wishes for the new year.

2, lion dance and dragon dance. During the Spring Festival, lion and dragon dances will be held in the southern region, which means praying for good weather, peace and health.

3. Have a reunion dinner. During the Spring Festival, families get together for a reunion dinner, which is usually the richest meal in a year, symbolizing family reunion and prosperity in the coming year.

4. Send lucky money. The elders send lucky money to the younger generation, hoping that the new year will be safe and smooth.

5. Pay New Year greetings and send oranges. During the Spring Festival, people will pay New Year greetings to each other, express their blessings and respect, and at the same time, they will send oranges as a symbol of good luck.

6. Eat rice cakes and glutinous rice balls. On the morning of the Spring Festival, southern families usually eat rice cakes and glutinous rice balls, which symbolize reunion and good luck.

7. Eat New Year's Eve dinner. Especially those who go out for business, they will pay special attention to eating New Year's Eve dinner during the Spring Festival, usually eating barbecue, which symbolizes health and prosperity.

8. Eat doughnuts. Candles are a favorite food for children. Its unique shape means that people are prosperous and endless.

9. Clean the dust. Before the Spring Festival, families in the south will have a thorough cleaning to welcome the New Year in a clean and tidy environment.

10, door painting. Door paintings usually contain designs to ward off evil spirits, such as the images of Qin and Weichi Gong, which means that the new year is safe.