What are the customs during the Spring Festival?

Setting off firecrackers is a traditional folk custom in China with a history of more than 2,000 years. According to legend, it was to drive away a monster named Nian. At midnight, the New Year bell rang and firecrackers shook the whole sky of China. In this "three yuan" moment of "year yuan, month yuan, time yuan", some places still set up "flourishing fire" in the yard to show that Wang Qi is flying.

2. Dragon dance

As early as the Han Dynasty, there were dragon dances and prayers for rain. At that time, the four seasons prayed for rain. spring dance Qinglong danced red dragon or yellow dragon in summer, white dragon in autumn and black dragon in winter. During the dragon dance, gongs and drums were loud, firecrackers were ringing, and the scene was very warm. Every action has a name, such as "Two Dragons Playing with Beads", "Two Dragons Out of the Water", "Huanglong Crossing the River", "White Dragon Out of the Cave", "Silver Dragon Crossing the River", "Golden Dragon Crossing the Sea" and "Searching for the Moon in the Sea".

3, lion dance

The classic movements of lion-playing activities are: the lion jumps on the high platform, the lion crosses the wooden bridge and the lion somersaults. There are mainly four kinds of lion dances: Kirin lion, Kezai lion and Waijiang lion. The singing areas mainly include Western Qin Opera, Bai Zi Opera and Chaozhou Opera. The first day and the second day are the most lively. The lion dance team danced from door to door, arrived at the door, said "Congratulations" and began to play until the host took out the red envelope.

Step 4 visit the temple fair

Temple Fair is also called "Temple Fair", "Shi Miao" or "Festival". The early temple fair was just a grand ritual activity. With the development of economy and the need of people's communication, temple fairs are gradually integrated into market trading activities while maintaining sacrificial activities. With the demand of people, colorful activities are added to the temple fair. Therefore, visiting temple fairs in the New Year has become an indispensable entertainment activity for people.

5, playing top

An ancient traditional folk game, in which a cone-shaped object is constantly whipped with a whip to make it rotate on a smooth ground. It has a long history. A small ceramic gyro was unearthed at Yangshao Cultural Site in Yin Xi Village, Xiaxian County, Shanxi Province (about five or six thousand years ago). Gyroscopes are made of pottery, wood, bamboo and stone, and most of them are made of wood. The wooden gyro is conical, with a small top and a large bottom, and nails or steel balls are often added to the cone end.