The custom of New Year's Eve

The customs of New Year's Eve include eating New Year's Eve, posting Spring Festival couplets and offering sacrifices to ancestors.

1, have New Year's Eve dinner

New Year's Eve is extremely important to people. On this day, people are ready to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, and have a family reunion dinner. Family is the cornerstone of society. The annual reunion dinner fully shows the mutual respect and care among family members in China, which makes the relationship between families closer.

Step 2 post Spring Festival couplets

Spring Festival couplets are also called door couplets, spring stickers, couplets, couplets, peach symbols and so on. They depict the background of the times and express good wishes with neat, dual, concise and delicate words, which are unique literary forms in China. Every Spring Festival, no matter in urban or rural areas, every household should choose a pair of bright red Spring Festival couplets and stick them on the door to add festive atmosphere to the festival.

3. ancestor worship

In ancient times, this custom was very popular. "Heaven and earth are the foundation of life; Ancestors are the foundation of mankind, that is to say, heaven and earth are the foundation of life, ancestors are the foundation of us, and ancestor worship is the custom of inheriting filial piety. Due to different local customs and habits, the forms of ancestor worship are also different.

Origin of the festival

New Year's Eve is the night to open old cloth at the end of the year, which is connected with the beginning of the year (New Year). The old year passed away this evening, and the next day was replaced by the new year, so it was customarily considered as New Year's Eve. As a festival at the end of the year, New Year's Eve originated from the ancient custom of offering sacrifices to ancestors at the end of the year, and the day after the end of the year is a traditional festival of offering sacrifices to ancestors.

The ancient book says: "Heaven and earth are the foundation of life; Ancestors are the foundation of mankind, that is to say, heaven and earth are the foundation of life, ancestors are the foundation of us, and ancestor worship is the custom of inheriting filial piety. The earliest mention of the name "New Year's Eve" in the existing literature is the Local Customs Records written in the Western Jin Dynasty and the early Zhou Dynasty. New Year's Eve is usually called New Year's Eve, but in fact, due to the lunar calendar, the date of New Year's Eve may be130 February or129 February.