What are the unique customs in Guangdong during the Spring Festival?

Unique customs include offering thanks to the stove, putting oil in the pot, buying new year's goods, washing dirty clothes, having a reunion dinner, walking in the flower street, fasting for one day, putting incense on the head, visiting the ancestral temple and eating New Year's Eve dinner.

1, Xie Zao is one of the most traditional Chinese New Year customs. On the night of the 23rd or 24th of the twelfth lunar month, commonly known as New Year's Eve, the chef reported to the Jade Emperor in the sky. He has been busy for a whole year, keeping the fire in the kitchen alive and eating safely. People give him a farewell dinner to show their gratitude, which is called thanking him early.

2. "Cooking with oil" is a traditional custom of Guangfu people during the Spring Festival. People usually scramble eggs and oil angle. "oil angle" is said to be "angular" in the vernacular, which means to be outstanding in the coming year, and also means to "fry the blessings" and pray for happy events in the new year.

3. deal with new year's goods. With the changes of the times, the traditional handmade new year's goods are gradually replaced by the dazzling array of goods in supermarkets, and the family-made new year's goods are becoming less and less, and the traditional habits are gradually weakening. But there are still many Cantonese people who insist on making their own New Year's goods, making fried dumplings and frying oil angle.

4, "28 years old, sloppy washing", at the age of 28, the incense burner, room and everything except the toilet at home should be cleaned again to wash away bad luck. At the same time, people will put on new clothes and wash their feet to welcome the New Year with a new look.

The reunion dinner can be said to be the most important meal in a year. Wanderers who are working hard outside have tried their best to get home for this meal. There are usually some well-meaning dishes on the reunion dinner, such as fish that means more than a year, pig hands that make a fortune and so on.

6. "On New Year's Eve, on Flower Street, spring flowers filled the street. This red flower is very fresh, and that yellow flower is very big and full of flowers. Grandma laughs, dad is happy, and people are happy. " Many people will go to Flower Street after the New Year's Eve. They are not interested in shopping, but they are trying to make a good start.

7, the first day of lunch must be eaten quickly, with vermicelli, yuba, Nostoc flagelliforme, mushrooms and so on. Cook a pot of "arhat Zhai", this year's vegetarian dishes will be eaten on this day, and then you can eat big fish and big meat.

8. Incense on the head, often in the middle of New Year's Eve, many believers gather in major temples, waiting for the New Year bell to ring, striving for "incense on the head" and praying for the New Year.

9. Foshan ancestral temple dances lions to welcome the Spring Festival. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, many towns and villages will hold lion dance celebrations. The wonderful lion dance performance and lively atmosphere have a strong New Year atmosphere.

10, on the morning of New Year's Day, every household has to eat "New Year's Eve". There must be a "raw chicken" (male cock) at the beginning of the New Year's Eve, which means "alive". After the "New Year's Eve", married women take their husbands and children home, usually with fried dumplings, oil angle and rice cakes.