Traditional Chinese New Year Customs

Lunar month 23 (February 8), commonly known as the "small year", legend has it that this day is the day of "Zao Wang Wang to heaven".

Lunar New Year's Eve (February 9), dusting and sweeping the house, this day is the customary day of sweeping.

Lunar New Year's Eve (February 10), pushing the mill to make tofu. Legend has it that the Jade Emperor would visit the world and eat the tofu dregs as a sign of purity.

Lunar month 26 (February 11), killing pigs and cutting annual meat, people can only eat meat in the annual festival.

Lunar New Year's Day 27 (February 12), the slaughter of New Year's chickens, catching the big market, the Spring Festival needs are in the process of purchasing goods.

Lunar New Year's Eve (February 13th), steamed buns and steamed cake with flowers. The ancient people used mahogany as a wood to ward off evil spirits, which was later replaced by red paper.

Lunar New Year's Eve 29 (February 14), the graves of the ancestors on the big offerings. The worship of ancestors has a long history in China.

Lunar New Year's Day 30 (February 15), a night of even two years, five nights divided into two days. The cold leaves the winter snow, and the warmth brings in the spring breeze.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year (February 16), the golden rooster announces the dawn. The younger generation pays New Year's greetings to their elders, who give them New Year's money to suppress evil spirits.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year (February 17), the Golden Rooster announces spring. Families and relatives go to pay their respects to the New Year, with the eastern family staying for dinner and the western family lining up for a banquet.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year (February 18th), the fat pig arches over the door. Son-in-laws visit their husbands-in-law and daughters-in-law go back to their mothers' homes and bring double gifts.

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year (February 19), the three goats open the door. Master Zao is going to check the household accounts and welcome Zao Shen back to the folklore.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year (February 20), the Burgundy Ox plows the spring. Five ways to receive the God of Fortune, east, west, south, north and center, wealth five ways.

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year (February 21), the horse is successful. Drain the wine and worship the middle of the street. Ten thousand households and thousands of doors to see, no one does not send poor.

On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year (February 22), people live a long life. We will spread pancakes and eat seven treasures soup to settle our bodies and minds and recuperate.

On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year (Feb. 23), life is released for blessings. On the day when the stars come down to the world, make small lamps to burn and offer them, an inch of time is an inch of gold.

The ninth day of the Lunar New Year (February 24), the Jade Emperor's birthday. It is the highest god in the universe, and people will hold ceremonies to celebrate.

The tenth day of the Lunar New Year (February 25), offering stones in thanksgiving. There is heaven and then there is earth, and people and animals house rice and wheat and all grains are born on the earth.

On the eleventh day of the first month (February 26), offerings to Zigu. Women who are y oppressed worship her as the protector of weak women.

On the twelfth day of the first month (February 27), lantern huts are built. The Lantern Festival is approaching and preparations for Lantern viewing begin.

The thirteenth day of the first month (February 28), under the stove lighting lanterns. The Lantern Festival, since the thirteenth day of the Lantern Festival, all the lanes and bridges, are woven bamboo Zhang Lantern.

The fourteenth day of the first month (March 1), the birth of Linshui Niangniang, also known as "Shuntian Holy Mother". It is a goddess who saves women in difficult labor.

The 15th day of the first month (March 2, Lantern Festival), the night light field silkworms (God). Observe the color to judge the year's abundance and failure, later evolved into the Lantern Festival to observe the lanterns.