Henan New Year custom

There are many Chinese New Year customs in Henan, generally speaking, from the Chinese New Year to the twelfth lunar month, almost every month. Due to the different living habits and customs in different places, the customs are different and not exactly the same. So, what are the Chinese New Year customs in Henan?

Henan folk custom 1 1, stay for 30 nights.

After New Year's Eve, the family sit together, sometimes around the fire and watch the Spring Festival Gala. The table is filled with all kinds of sweets and snacks, and then the children kowtow to the elders in turn, especially those with children at home, and then the elders give lucky money to the younger generation.

On New Year's Eve, we should "keep watch", which is called "forbearance" in Henan dialect. Who stays up long is the happiest. In this way, children are often too excited to sleep in the middle of the night, and adults fall asleep early. Then at midnight 12, we must set off a set of firecrackers as a good start to the new year.

Therefore, when the final countdown of the Spring Festival Gala and the New Year's bell are about to ring, we should hurry to find firecrackers and lighters.

There are taboos on New Year's Day.

On New Year's Day, adults generally like to get up early, and children will be pulled up when they are still sleeping in bed. Some don't need to be dragged, but hanging firecrackers will wake you up.

There is a folk proverb in Henan called "setting off firecrackers", which means that when the New Year comes, the first thing every household opens the door is to set off firecrackers. With the sound of firecrackers, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep,

Then, cook jiaozi, respect heaven, land and ancestors, and eat it for the whole family. There are many taboos on New Year's Day, such as sweeping the floor, taking out the garbage, moving scissors, making noise, etc. It is considered unlucky.

Therefore, my favorite is New Year's Day, throwing melon seeds and candy bags casually, without cleaning or talking. That's really a comfort!

3. Henan people love to squeeze temple fairs.

When I was a child, there were always many markets, watching the excitement with adults, performing various lion and dragon dances and yangko performances, and getting some snacks by the way. This is also the happiest time.

Favorite fried bean jelly

What is a temple fair? It's hard to say it clearly in one or two sentences, but as long as you go to the temple fair in Henan, you will understand it immediately.

-temple fair, first of all, there must be a temple, in which trustworthy gods are arranged; Find a good day to say hello to god, and the incense of offering sacrifices to god and ancestors is indispensable;

Temple fairs are very interesting. If you want to experience the fun of temple fairs, first of all, you must not be afraid of crowds-a temple fair without crowds is definitely not a good temple fair.

Last year, I also went to a temple fair. There are so many people! There are all kinds of delicious food and fun! And the sugar blower accidentally blew it.

4. Folk custom of "visiting relatives"

There are many rules for visiting relatives in Henan, which last for a long time and run through the whole festival. Before the first day, it is called early age, and after the sixteenth, it is called old age. The peak period is from the first day to the fifteenth day and ends after the second day of February. New Year's greetings first, then New Year's greetings, first New Year's greetings, then New Year's greetings.

Between different generations and relatives, there are also certain requirements for time. The custom of "one uncle, two uncles, three uncles and four uncles" is widely circulated among the people in Henan. When you go to your elders' home during the Spring Festival, you should bring gifts such as wine, meat and candy.

But now that the years are long, some people will discuss it. They will come to your house to entertain guests this year and change houses next year, so that everyone will not have enough to eat, and there will be a war of grabbing people.

According to the situation of relatives, the elders arranged the tables and drinks well in advance, and waited for the arrival of new year visitors at home for a given time. After the New Year, some people kowtow, others greet each other and have lunch immediately.

5. Folk traditional custom "Breaking Five"

The reason why it is called "Breaking Five" means that we can break the taboo during the Chinese New Year from now on. You must eat jiaozi and set off firecrackers when you get up early that day.

Five miles is different from customs, and ten miles becomes rules. In Pingdingshan, Xuchang, Nanyang, Baofeng and other places in Henan, firecrackers are usually set off at noon, but after five days, noodles or porridge are not allowed, and steamed bread is not allowed.

Don't pay so much attention here in Liuzhai. Anyway, it's right to get up and eat jiaozi.

6. Traditional custom stealing lamp holders

On the fifteenth day of the first month in southern Henan, there is a custom of "stealing a lamp holder to give birth to a monkey". When lighting the lamp, the children next door can quietly take away the "face lamp" that has burned out the lamp oil, commonly known as "stealing the lamp".

I remember when I was a child, we always asked my family to make some lanterns. At that time, we couldn't afford lanterns. These lanterns are all made by ourselves, steamed with flour and in the shape of animals. Then we put some oil on it, made a wick and lit it. It was a lovely animal lantern, but it was easily blown out without a lampshade, so we put it in front of our house to play by ourselves.

As a result, neighbors and children will steal lights.

In some places, you don't accept the lights you ordered that night, so you can burn as much oil as possible and light them the next day, which is called "continuing the lights". Generally, on the seventeenth day of the first month, lanterns are put away, and "noodles" or "steamed buns" should be put away to send beggars away, which is called "snake fruit".

New Year's custom in Henan. Before the spring festival

The atmosphere of the Chinese New Year begins on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, because the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month is the day for "offering sacrifices to stoves". As the name implies, it means to sacrifice to the kitchen god.

On this day, the newly invited kitchen god will be posted in the kitchen, and then sesame candy will be eaten at night. 24 to 25 are the days to go to the market to buy new year's goods.

On the 26th, we began to steam Chinese New Year's goods, such as jujube cakes, steamed bread, bean bags and sugar bags. Steaming these things is not done in a day. Most of them are steamed in three days, which is 28.

Twenty-eight, stick the official horse.

In other words, we have been posting couplets here since the 28th, but there have been some changes in these years, and they have all been changed to the 29th.

Twenty-nine, rags go.

The 29th is usually about cleaning the house, cleaning the house, selling unused things and cleaning the glass.

Thirty years old, including Jiaozi.

At the age of 30, most women stay at home and pack jiaozi, while men go out to chat and play. Of course, men also include jiaozi. This is not absolute. At noon, men will go to the grave in the field, and invite the "ancestors" in the village to their homes to worship on the windowsill or behind the door.

On New Year's Eve, we will eat jiaozi, and when jiaozi is ripe, we will sacrifice and set off firecrackers. After dinner, around 9 pm, you need to confess again. It's called Dagong.

It's specially served, usually served with square meat, jujube hill (jujube hill is a kind of steamed bread with dates on it, which looks like a mountain) and vegetables.

One * * * is three, because this is to worship God. God has three ghosts and four, and only three can be used.

The work of the year before last has been completed, and the rest is the New Year and the year after next.

Second, many years later.

At four or five o'clock in the morning of the first day, all the women in the village get up early. After cooking jiaozi, they still offer sacrifices and set off firecrackers. At this time, they will not open the door.

After eating jiaozi, I opened the door, and the seniors began to "meet" and the juniors began to "kowtow". But men often send a bowl of jiaozi to the elderly who are away from home, such as grandparents or parents, and then kowtow to the elders at home to pay New Year greetings.

It's time to go to the village to pay New Year greetings to the elders. The generations in the village seem to be chaotic, but in fact they are all very orderly. There are rules to whom to pay New Year greetings.

And some families have old people, or people of the older generation, who meet at home. When people come home to pay New Year's greetings, they should prepare some cigarettes, sugar, melon seeds and wine.

The kowtowing activity will last until around eight o'clock in the morning, that is, the end of the New Year in my street. Then, young people, who have good friends in my village, will kowtow to each other's parents to pay New Year greetings.

At around nine o'clock, the family will prepare meals and wait, so there are four meals on the first day of the New Year.

On the second day, it's time to visit relatives, usually at the parents-in-law's house, that is, the children's grandmother's house.

You are not allowed to visit relatives on the third day, because the third day is Ghost Festival. On this day, everyone is idle at home, playing cards properly to entertain themselves.

On the fourth day of the fourth year, I began to visit some other relatives, such as my aunt's house, my aunt's house and so on. Friends also walked around each other on this day, so I had to leave my relatives on this day, and I wouldn't let them go after today.

Jiaozi will eat on the fifth day, because it is "breaking the fifth day". You are not allowed to visit relatives on the fifth day, because the Chinese New Year is officially over, so after eating this meal in jiaozi, those who work can go out and those who are outside can go back.

From the sixth day to the fourteenth day, this is nothing. 15 in the morning, or four or five o'clock. People will get up early and take some old things from home to burn after eating jiaozi. This is called "poor roasting" or "burning old".

At noon, men will go to a cemetery and tell the dead old people that the year is over. When they leave, they will take away their "ancestors" who invited their thirty children home.

I have to go to my children's grandmother's house on the 16th. After this visit, the Chinese New Year is officially over.

Henan New Year custom: offering sacrifices to the stove to celebrate the New Year.

On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, people will light a fire, that is, pancakes, light candles and incense in the kitchen, salute the kitchen god and pay homage to him to thank him for his hard work over the past year. Sometimes they put up couplets in the kitchen: Heaven says yes, go back to the palace for good luck.

Clean the house

On the 24th, people began to clean, cleaning every corner of the room and yard. Dirty clothes and sheets are cleaned to prepare for the new year.

25 grinding bean curd.

On the 25th, we made tofu and stored it for the New Year. Tofu means "Fu Tou". Everyone wants to have a good color.

Liu Shi clam meat

On the 26th, people began to go to the market to buy new year's goods, cigarettes, wine, fish and meat, and gradually bought them home, and the annual flavor became stronger and stronger.

Twenty-seven slaughtered chickens

On the 27th day, people are still rushing to catch the big episode, killing chickens and slaughtering sheep, and rushing to buy new year's goods.

Ershiba noodles fa

From the first day to the fifth day, you can't steam steamed bread or fry it with fire. On the 28th day, you should start to mix dough and steam enough steamed bread to eat for about a week.

Ershijiuzheng mantou

On the 29th, every household began to steam steamed buns, including garden buns, bean buns that old people and children like to eat, and vegetables or meat buns that young people like to eat. Sacrifice the dead ancestors with the best steamed bread and vegetables. It means that the younger generation will respect their ancestors and never forget the grace of nurturing and reproduction.

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On the thirtieth day, people will post Spring Festival couplets to their ancestors, post Spring Festival couplets in the morning, burn incense in front of their hometown graves, invite their ancestors home for the New Year, and then the whole family will get together for dinner to celebrate the New Year. The New Year's Eve dinner was eaten until the lights were on in the middle of the night, and some people wandered the streets all night. This is called a hundred years.