English version of Spring Festival customs

The customs of the Spring Festival are as follows:

1, twelfth lunar month: sweeping dust.

On1February 24th of the lunar calendar, every household should carry out a thorough cleaning and sweep away old things to prepare for the coming year.

On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, every household will carry out a general cleaning to remove dust, which indicates that the old will be removed and the new will be ushered in.

2, twelfth lunar month: push the mill to make tofu.

People turn the mill to make tofu on February 25th of the lunar calendar/kloc-0, because it is said that the Jade Emperor will come down to taste the bean curd residue and experience a simple life.

On the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, people visit grinding bean curd, because it is said that the Jade Emperor will come to earth on this day to taste the bean curd dregs and appreciate the sufferings of the world.

3. Twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month: Kill pigs and cut annual meat.

There is a saying among the people: "Kill the pig to get the meat, and prepare for the New Year's Eve". Lunar calendar1February 26th.

There is a saying in China: "Kill the pig and cut the meat." The 26th of the twelfth lunar month is the day to kill pigs and cut meat for the New Year.

4. Twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month: Killing chickens for listing.

People kill chickens on1February 27th of the lunar calendar and go to the market to buy food for the Spring Festival. As the Lunar New Year approaches, China people prepare the ingredients and food needed for the New Year's Eve dinner. Chicken is an indispensable dish.

The twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month is the day when people kill chickens and go to the market to buy new year's goods. With the arrival of the Lunar New Year, China people began to prepare the ingredients for the New Year reunion dinner, and chicken is an essential dish.

5. Twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month: engraved with peach symbols

After people cleaned their houses and began to prepare food, they began to decorate their houses, creating a happy and festive atmosphere on the 28th day of1February in the lunar calendar. Decorations include Spring Festival couplets, New Year pictures, door god posters and paper-cuts.

After cleaning and buying food, people begin to decorate their houses on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month to create a festive atmosphere. Various decorations include Spring Festival couplets, New Year pictures, door stickers and paper-cuts.

6. Twenty-nine of the twelfth lunar month: ancestor worship.

On the 29th day of the lunar calendar1February, people visit the graves of their ancestors to commemorate them. It is said that the Spring Festival originated in Shang Dynasty (BC 1600-BC100), and it originated from people's sacrifices to gods and ancestors at the end of the old year and the beginning of the new year.

On the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, people set out to sweep graves to worship their ancestors. It is said that the Spring Festival began in the Shang Dynasty (BC 1600 to BC 1 100), and people offered sacrifices to gods and ancestors when they bid farewell to the old year and ushered in the new year.

7. New Year's Eve: New Year's Eve

On the 30th day of1February in the lunar calendar, people in China should stay up late.

On the thirtieth day of the twelfth lunar month, people stay up late to celebrate the New Year.