What are the customs and traditions of the Spring Festival in Hunan?

Xiangtan has many Chinese New Year customs, which are old and simple. From the first day to the fifteenth day of the first month, dragon lanterns can be seen everywhere in rural areas and towns.

The dragon lantern must be connected first. That is to say, invitations are sent from door to door, and those who receive the invitations enter the house in turn to dance dragon lanterns to congratulate them. After receiving the dragon, the dragon dance began. The dragon bulges, churns and jumps, and has the potential of walking on clouds. When you are happy, the lights are Youlong, which makes people dizzying.

Dragon-dancing lanterns are popular in central Hunan, and they inherit many witchcraft and Chu customs, such as "catching dragons", "collecting water" and "hanging red", which all express people's good wishes for happiness and well-being in the coming year.

Step 2 send betel nuts to guests

On New Year's Eve, a maple (or pine, chestnut, etc. ) It is burning in the stoves of every household in rural Changsha, which is called "the old vegetable". On the first day of the lunar new year, every family gets up with a crow, men, women and children put on new clothes, and the oldest male host burns incense and opens the door to set off firecrackers. This is called "paying sky-high prices" or making money.

When guests come to Changsha to pay New Year greetings, they should set off firecrackers to welcome them. After taking a seat, send two betel nuts, called Yuanbao, and wish them a fortune.

3. Close the door and have a reunion dinner.

In addition to killing chickens and ducks, setting off firecrackers and posting Spring Festival couplets, Yueyang also eats "reunion dinner" on the thirtieth day of the twelfth lunar month, which is very rich.

Yueyang people attach great importance to the reunion dinner. People who go out are rushing home, and their families wait and wait. When having a reunion dinner, the door should be closed to prevent the treasure from running away. Setting off a firecracker after a meal means that people have finished their New Year's Eve dinner and can walk around.

4, eat incense and drink spicy elbow

Hunan people are keen on setting off firecrackers. It is said that this is because Liuyang firecrackers are one of Hunan's specialties. When founding ceremony set off Liuyang firecrackers. Based on this, the Spring Festival in Hunan is simply deafening in the whole city.

It is auspicious to eat New Year's Eve, that is, to reflect the gratifying harvest of the family in the past year and work hard for the coming year. Therefore, the bigger the dishes on the dining table, the richer and more auspicious, especially in areas where traditional customs and habits are well preserved, such as southern Hunan.

The pepper pot is full of fire.

Cold dishes and cooked food can't get rid of the word "spicy": stir-fry bacon, sausage, jiaozi and preserved beef with red pepper and chopped pepper, mix preserved fish and pig's ears with coriander and pepper, and add a few dishes-there must be dishes, which means that the whole family is harmonious in the new year and the business is thriving. This is a full table, and Hunan people's New Year's Eve dinner is almost ready.