What is the difference between the ancient customs of the Spring Festival and the present customs of the Spring Festival?

Nothing different, now the customs of the Spring Festival are handed down from ancient times, roughly the same.

1, New Year's Eve firecrackers

New Year's Eve is the night of the last day of the month of Lunar New Year every year, which is connected to the Spring Festival (the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar). The word "除" in "New Year's Eve" means "to go; to change; to alternate", and the meaning of "New Year's Eve" is "the end of the month and the end of the year", which means that people have to get rid of their old age. The meaning of "New Year's Eve" is "the end of the month and the end of the year", and people have to get rid of the old and bring in the new, which is the last night of the lunar year. Therefore, to get rid of the old and bring in the new, to eliminate disasters and pray for good luck has become the theme of all activities on New Year's Eve.

2, reunion dinner **** watchman

Folk in the New Year's Eve has the custom of watchman. The New Year's Eve vigil begins with the New Year's Eve dinner, which is eaten slowly, from the time of the lantern to the table, and some people have to eat until late at night. According to the record of "Jing Chu Yearly Records", there was a custom of having New Year's Eve dinner at least in the North and South Dynasties. The custom of observing the New Year's Eve is not only a way of saying goodbye to the years that have passed, but also a way of expressing hope for the coming New Year.

3, sticking spring couplets sticking door god

Door god, legend has it that can catch ghosts of the god tea, Yu Ji. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ying Shao's "Customs" quoted in the Book of the Yellow Emperor as saying: "In ancient times, there were two brothers, Shencha and Yubi, who lived on Dushuo Mountain. There was a peach tree on the mountain, which gave them shade. Every morning, they examined all the ghosts under this tree. If there was an evil spirit that harmed the earth, they would tie it up and feed it to tigers. Later, people painted the portraits of Shencha and Yubi on two peach wood boards and hung them on both sides of the door to drive away ghosts and evil spirits.