The custom of New Year greetings in Jinan is 3000 words, 10, each with 300 words.

Day 1: Happy New Year

Early in the morning on the first day of the new year, family visits and New Year greetings among relatives, colleagues and neighbors began. Walking in the street, acquaintances should greet the Spring Festival with a smile. Old Jinan people pay New Year greetings, and the greetings are generally "meet and get rich" and "Happy New Year". At that time, some naughty children often asked each other, "How was the New Year?" , and then slipped a "don't let the mouse bite you" and ran away with a smile.

The Spring Festival is the most lively and taboo. For example, a married girl can't go back to her family on the first day. Don't break the tableware. In case it is broken, just say "Heping (broken)". Don't drink noodles on the first day, or the trouble will last for a whole year; Women should not do housework on this day, or they will be involved for a year; Also, you can't take out the garbage from your doorstep to sweep the floor, so as not to pour out the "wealth" and sweep it out ... On the first day of the first day, from morning till night, people in the streets are bustling and laughing everywhere, and the whole city of Jinan is immersed in a peaceful and happy atmosphere.

The next day: Huimen

In Jinan dialect, the son-in-law is called "uncle". On the second day of the Lunar New Year, married daughters take their husbands back to their parents' homes one after another, which is one of the customs of the Spring Festival in Jinan. According to the old custom, the married daughter can't go back to her mother's house on the first day, otherwise she will eat her mother's house. When the daughter goes back to her parents' home to celebrate the New Year, her parents-in-law will hold a banquet to entertain "Grandpa". "Uncle" is the "honored guest" of in-laws on this day. Sit in a chair when eating and drinking, accompanied by your brother-in-law or peers. Father-in-law will propose a toast to the "children" during the dinner, but generally he will not accompany him. Married daughters will spend more time with their long-lost mothers and talk about their confidence. The accompanying children are happily playing with firecrackers and fireworks prepared by grandma and grandpa in the yard and in the street. As night fell, the slightly drunk son-in-law bid farewell to his parents-in-law and went home with his wife and children. In the old society, many families lived under the same roof for generations. For older grandfathers and daughters, their unmarried daughters, sons or grandsons will pay New Year greetings and send farewell gifts to grandfathers and grandmothers instead of their grandparents. The custom of returning to one's parents' home on the second day of the second day is still popular in Jinan.

Day 3: Digging Moon Buds

In the old days, there was a custom of "digging moon buds" on the third day of the New Year's Eve in old Jinan, but it was no longer popular. On the third night, when a crescent moon hung in the cold air, some women took their children to the yard, knelt on the futon facing the crescent moon, held a spoon of rice in their hands, dug for the moon a few times, and then drew a few times around the chin under the chin. I still murmured in my mouth: "I dug the moon buds on the third day of the first month, and the wind teeth went with the wind, and I never sent them again." Then kowtow and salute. It is said that such a year will not cause toothache. At that time, children suffered from dental caries, so this custom spread widely. This custom compares the homonym of the moon bud to the teeth, and the rice spoon to the Big Dipper (because the Big Dipper is arranged like a spoon, Jinan folks call it the "spoon star") to pray for dental diseases.

The third day is still the old custom of "well-opening day". In the early morning, people offer incense and vegetarian dishes to the well platform. On New Year's Eve, they remove the red paper that sealed the well and start to draw water, commonly known as "well-opening".

Day 4: Setting off firecrackers

During the Spring Festival in the old calendar, firecrackers came and went. All kinds of fireworks, especially the fire tree and silver flowers, are dazzling. Firecrackers and fireworks originated from the ancient "Tingliao". "Shi Pin Ting Liao" says: "How can the night be early? The light of the court, the gentleman must stop, and the sound must be harmonious. " The so-called "court fire" is what later generations call "firecrackers". In the Song Dynasty, people invented "firecrackers" wrapped in gunpowder, which were connected in series with medicine threads to fix their shapes, called "whips". Later, there was a connection between big and small firecrackers. The small one was called "whip" and the big one was called "cannon", which were collectively called "firecrackers". In the past, children in Jinan seldom set off firecrackers. Most of them were detonated separately. Encounter silence, reluctant to throw it away. Instead, it is broken and the gunpowder is directly ignited with incense, which is called "thorn flower". Some children still put a firecracker in the broken place, let it spark first, and then explode, which is called "piercing flowers". There are many kinds of firecrackers and fireworks. People in Jinan often play colorful cannons, big Lei Zi, tap dancing, hamsters and monkeys jumping into the sky. From the "New Year's Eve" to the fifteenth day of the first month, firecrackers and fireworks were deafening, lanterns were bursting, and medicinal incense filled the room, adding infinite fun.

The fifth day: break the fifth day

On the fifth day of the first month, Jinan has the custom of "breaking five". On this day, every household will pack jiaozi, which is called "pinching five"; The family drinks and has a reunion dinner, talks about their age and avoids saying unlucky things; Children set off firecrackers, commonly known as "send the year"; This day is generally no longer a visit to relatives. Earlier, on the fifth day of Jinan, it was popular to "beat five poor officials" (also known as "collapse five poor officials"): beggars were painted red, dressed in costumes, wearing worn straw hats and no tops, dressed as "five poor officials", holding brooms, sweeping the floor from door to door and saying "send the poor". When people see this situation, they give them money, rice and food, and pretend to chase them with sticks, thinking that this can drive away poverty. In the old custom, knives and scissors are not allowed before the fifth day. All the dishes eaten before "Breaking Five" were cooked years ago, and they were heated when they were eaten. On the fifth night, every household should "send it home": wrap jiaozi, burn incense and kowtow, and get back the "Mense" ... Sending away the ancestors means that the year is over. According to legend, the fifth day is the birthday of the cow, which is a sign of good weather. This statement originated from the question-and-answer custom in the Jin Dynasty: on the first day of the first month, a chicken, a dog, a pig, a sheep, a cow, a horse and a person.

Day 6: Banquet.

In the old society, many shops began to open in Jinan. Guys come back from home after the "Chinese New Year", and it's about to start a year of hard work. On this day, the shopkeeper prepared a richer banquet for the employees. Some businessmen with economic contacts began to entertain each other in order to further contact feelings, close relationships and broaden their business. Ordinary people often invite New Year's wine with relatives and friends in the relatively leisurely first month: today you are the host, tomorrow he will treat you, and you will come and go, which is very lively. At this time, there was no red tape before the fifth day. When people meet each other, they just make a fist bow and say "farewell to old age". Every night from the sixth day to the fifteenth day, you can hear the sound of guessing boxing almost everywhere. Pedestrians on the road are mostly drinking Nianjiu, all flushed, steaming, with a proud drunkenness. The streets and alleys are filled with joyful atmosphere. The custom of celebrating New Year's Day wine has been passed down to this day.

Day 7: People won the festival.

The seventh day of the first month is the traditional "man wins the festival", which is also called "man seven days" in Jinan. Its origin is earlier than the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Double Ninth Festival, and it originated from the divination activities of the ancients. Han Dong Fang Shuo's "The Challenge Book" contains: "After eight years old, a chicken, a dog, a tapir, a sheep, a cow, a horse, a man and a valley. When the sun is sunny, the main thing is fat, and the yin is a disaster. " It can be seen that the ancients attached importance to the prosperity of six animals and the longevity of people. Celebrations and entertainment activities are held on this day. Cut and paste seven pentagonal pieces of silk or paper on the screen or screen wall, and some of them are carved into human figures with thin metal sheets and worn at the temples. People use seven kinds of vegetables to make cakes or eat "whole dishes" and give gifts to each other to congratulate them. Others hold climbing activities to avoid disasters and get lucky, symbolizing a year of prosperity and peace.

There is also a saying in Jinan that the three seven days of the first month are the day when the old, the middle and the young win.

Recall the Chinese New Year custom in old Jinan.

I've been back to my hometown for seven days in a blink of an eye, and tomorrow is the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, also known as the small annual leave. I am very busy every day, preparing all kinds of things for the New Year. There are many things that old people should pay attention to at home, which is much more complicated than spending the New Year in their own small home in Beijing. Buying new year's goods, visiting relatives and friends to give gifts, cleaning the house, and washing ..... Looking at the busy young people in supermarkets all over the street, the scene of the Spring Festival in old Jinan when I was a child appeared in front of me. Old Jinan's New Year custom with its own regional characteristics, like a colorful folk painting, is gradually unfolding. The unique festive atmosphere during the Chinese New Year permeates the streets and alleys of old Jinan, and also permeates thousands of households.

Spring Festival shopping

Buying new year's goods is the most important thing for every household before the Spring Festival. As soon as we entered the twelfth lunar month, businesses began to get busy. In 1950s and 1960s, there were places where the sales of new year's goods were concentrated, such as Guiyi Street, Guan Yi Street, Plymen, Jingerweisi Road and so on, which were almost crowded with stalls. I remember that during the Spring Festival, rows of shiny hemispherical brass spikes were erected on the roads around Xiangyunshau Road and Shanghai Food Store, which probably played a role in crosswalk or slowing down vehicles. It goes without saying that the bustling streets and alleys in the city, the scene of Guan Yi Street for the New Year alone is unforgettable. At that time, there were many shops in Guan Yi street, including butcher shop, dim sum shop, steamed stuffed bun shop, rice noodle shop, tea shop, pickles shop, grocery store, bamboo shop, department store, silk shop, local product shop, branch shop, kerosene shop ... all kinds of groceries were available. There are stalls selling aquatic products, gluten, chickens, ducks and eggs on both sides of Wanxin Street leading to Jinger Road, and a trip to Guan Yi Street can basically finish the shopping. In 1950s and 1960s, the consumption level was generally low. People who have been laid off for a year have to buy a few pounds of meat, weigh a few pounds of pimple skin and buy some lotus roots. People in Jinan have a special liking for hairtail, and almost every household will buy some fried food during the New Year. Families with a large population will also buy a pig's head and a few pounds of beef and mutton to treat their children. Vermicelli, vermicelli, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar are even more essential. People in Jinan have the custom of "adding chopsticks and bowls" during the Spring Festival. Besides food, they should also buy some bowls and chopsticks, hoping for a prosperous population in the coming year. Some also want to buy some commemorative items such as incense paper. According to the old man, there was a shop named "Fuxiang Building" in the south of Ximen Qiaoli Road at that time, which specialized in selling candles, candlesticks, incense sticks, incense burners and toiletries. The facade is small, but the business is booming. Every New Year's Day, businesses are often overwhelmed.

"New Year, New Year, wear new clothes and new hats. The little girl wants flowers, the little boy wants a gun and the old man wants a new felt hat. " During the Spring Festival, the Grand View Garden, People's Shopping Mall, New Market, West Market, China Shopping Mall and Silk Shop in major department stores are also busy. Some people need to make new shoes, new clothes or change sheets with the cloth tickets they usually save, some people want to buy daily necessities for the New Year, some people want to choose toys for their children for the New Year, or at least buy a new hat for their children. Bookstores that buy great men are as crowded as people who buy New Year pictures and cards. At that time, I remember that when we met, the most common question was "How about the New Year?" This shows the position of buying new year's goods in people's minds.

Send the kitchen god to heaven (December 23 or 24 of the lunar calendar)

The 23rd of the twelfth lunar month is the day when the Kitchen God ascended to heaven, and it is also called "off-year" like the whole country. In the old society, families with single-family houses in Jinan generally had a "shrine" in the dining room, which was responsible for the kitchen fire at home and was worshipped as the head of the family. Some have niches, in front of which there are incense burners and shelves for offerings. Those without niches are directly attached to the wall near the stove. Some chefs only draw one person, and some take photos with Grandma Chef Wang. There is a calendar printed on it, and there are couplets on both sides, which say "God speaks well and the lower world is safe" or "God speaks well and goes back to the house for good luck". The words "head of the family" or "peace in the four seasons" intersect. Generally speaking, the ceremony is held in the evening. First, offerings such as incense, honeydew melon and jiaozi were offered, and then the host bowed down. What you say is nothing but flattery and prayer. Then burn the kitchen god, together with the unburned incense and yellow paper, and paste the "please" kitchen god on New Year's Eve. There are no complicated ceremonies.

Saowu bathing

"After twenty-three, it is getting faster every day." Enter the "busy year" stage after the off-year Cleaning the house, washing clothes, having a haircut, taking a bath and other cleaning activities are the first things that every household should do. When sweeping the house, cover the things that can be moved out with newspapers and sheets, take away the old New Year pictures, and take a new broom or feather duster to sweep away all the dust and cobwebs accumulated in the past year, even in the corner. The room with New Year pictures is full of New Year's atmosphere. After cleaning the house, wash the sheets and clothes at home together. In addition, wash all the pots and pans. When cleaning and washing are ready, there will be a personal "cleaning" at home. Years ago, bathhouses and barbershops were crowded every day. For the convenience of customers, the bathhouse is open all night a few days before New Year's Eve, and the barber shop closes very late. Even so, people queuing in bathhouses like Mingxinchi Hot Spring Pool are often filled with two or three long benches, and it takes more than an hour to wash them once. Sitting on the bench, you will hear the waiter keep shouting: "Many people make the room very narrow (reading Zhe Yi Yin Ping), let the guests in front (reading Kai Yin Ping) let the guests behind!" "Wash and get dressed!" In the barber shop, either the number plate is issued or the barber calls the number according to the serial number written by the customer on the blackboard. Because there is a saying in old Jinan that "my uncle died in the first month", men should shave their heads and get a haircut before the Spring Festival.

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2007-28 is the busiest and most tiring time for the whole family, among which steaming steamed bread is the most time-consuming and tiring. Besides steaming big round steamed buns, we also steam some jujube rolls, bean buns, yellow rice cakes and big steamed buns. At that time, most of these things had to be steamed at home for fear of not having enough to eat during the New Year. I still remember the fancy pasta made in those days: using scissors to obliquely cut the sharp corners on the oval dough, cut out a small mouth, and put two mung beans on my head as eyes. Steamed is a living little hedgehog. The top of the big steamed bread should be decorated with red paint. If someone's steamed bread blooms, it will be even more proud, symbolizing that the whole year is full of happiness and smiles!

Like steamed buns, frying new year's goods is something that every household should do. The new year's goods fried by Jinan people are mainly lotus root boxes, and the white lotus root in Beiyuan is the best raw material for frying lotus root boxes. Fried lotus root box is golden in color, tender outside and crisp inside, and delicious, which is the favorite of Jinan people. In addition to frying lotus root boxes, we should also fry mung bean balls, hemp leaves, loose meat and finally hairtail. After frying hairtail, put the tofu cut into small pieces into the oil pan to absorb the fishy smell. Fried tofu is called bean curd bubble, which will be put in stew later.

Stewed pickles are a salty and pleasant food for Jinan people. Cut the radish with pimple skin and lotus root handle left when frying the lotus root box into small dices, stir-fry and add soaked peanuts, soybeans and aniseed to stew together. The smell of stewed pickles can travel far away. At that time, pickles made of soaked green soybeans, peanuts and almonds were also used. These two popular pickles can be eaten with meals or as side dishes.

Crackling crispy pots and stewing pig's head meat were common holiday delicacies at that time. The crispy pot has a wide range of raw materials, including Chinese cabbage, scallops, kelp, peanuts, chicken, duck and fish. Vegetarian dishes can be enriched and thrifty at will, and the proportion of sweet and sour soy sauce can be adjusted according to preferences to bring out different flavors.

The most troublesome and arduous thing in stewing pig's head meat is to burn the pig's hair with a red-hot hook. Wrinkles in eye sockets, ears and nose are the most difficult to remove. The red hook burns on the pig's head, giving off a suffocating smell of coking protein. If you are not careful, you will burn the hand of the other pig. But the tempting smell of stewed pig's head meat is irresistible.

On New Year's Eve or when guests come to our house, we will fry the goods once, oil them last time, scoop a bowl (dishes were seldom used at that time in old Jinan), have a bowl of sauerkraut and various crisp vegetables, cut a pig's ear, cut a mouth and fry several dishes. A table of vegetables is enough for people to eat.

Lanterns, fireworks and firecrackers

During the Spring Festival, children are most happy to play with lanterns, watch fireworks and set off firecrackers (Jinan people call them firecrackers or firecrackers). Chinese New Year lanterns (called Denglou in Jinan) are not only decorations, but also toys in children's hands. At that time, five-pointed star lanterns were hung on the doors of martyrs' families, and bought or tied lanterns were hung in the yard without martyrs' families. "Hanging a red light in front of every house" was a beautiful landscape during the Spring Festival.

In addition to children's toy lanterns such as fish lanterns and rabbit lanterns that can be dragged, there are also palace lanterns and gauze lanterns based on families. People who can't afford it will tie some unique paper lanterns at home, including pentagonal lanterns, lanterns made of six square frames, which look like bronze hammers on the stage of Beijing opera, and lanterns with long cylinders. At night, children will hit lanterns with candles into the street and find a dark place to compare whose lanterns are the brightest and most beautiful.

Firecrackers are a necessity for the Chinese New Year, so every family should buy a few, which will be hung on the fifth watch of the year, that is, "bang bang". Firecrackers were very cheap at that time. Although the 100-head small red firecrackers only cost 10 cents, the children are reluctant to put them all at once after buying them, and often put them one by one after unpacking. What I liked best at that time was the sound of "kicking two feet". Firecrackers hold the top of the "second push" with two fingers, and when they are lit, they hear a bang "second push" going straight to the clouds, followed by a loud noise in the sky. So far, hearing the sound of "dong", "da" and "kicking" will remind me of Chinese New Year when I was a child.

Stick couplets and bless.

Under the root of the year, posting couplets and praying for blessings is also an important activity. In addition to the gate, couplets should also be posted at the door of the house. In the past, the flat door of old Jinan was a wooden door with a door bolt (Jinan people called it a door bolt). Not only the door frame was pasted, but also a pair of rectangular couplets the size of a goalkeeper was pasted on the upper part of the door. The word "Fu" is usually posted on the screen wall at the entrance of the gate. As soon as the Spring Festival couplets are posted, the prosperous Chinese New Year atmosphere is even stronger.

Family hall please.

30th is the most important day of the year. Families will go home for reunion on this day, and some families will invite their deceased ancestors and relatives home for the New Year. In the afternoon of New Year's Eve, an altar and incense table will be set up. Families with ancestral tablets should be established according to their generations. Stick red bull wax on the candlestick, and put some colored paper strips and spinach leaves on the offering, whether it is chicken, duck, fish or snacks. Fasten the beautifully embroidered tablecloth and chair cover, and put a futon in front of the table. Those families who don't have a memorial tablet usually fold one with yellow paper, fix it on the bun with chopsticks, and use the right to write the name as a memorial tablet. At dusk, the male elders in the family hold the yellow watch paper of the incense burner to punt, take their families to the intersection or the open space in front of the door to put the boat in the southwest, burn paper and kowtow, and call on relatives to lead their deceased relatives home for the New Year.

Family reunion dinner on New Year's Eve

In the evening, firecrackers came and went in the street, and the noise continued. After inviting my family home, the family began to eat New Year's Eve dinner. As I said before, fried lotus root boxes, fried fish, fried loose meat and crispy lotus root fish and chicken were served a few days ago. Some families want to cook steamed pork, stir-fried moo Shu pork and make some cold dishes. It's hard to see what is usually unpalatable. This evening, the children can put down their stomachs and eat enough. People who have a bad life at home cut a cabbage and put a few spoonfuls of stew, then put some fried meatballs and frozen tofu in a big pot and cook them in a bowl for everyone to eat.

Sacrifice to heaven, land and ancestors

At midnight, that is, the New Year's Eve has passed, and those exquisite families will worship heaven and earth in front of the incense table located on the east side of the main entrance. Then burn incense in front of the screen wall and behind the gate to offer sacrifices to the gods. Finally, go to the main room and kowtow to the ancestors in turn before the ancestral tablets.

Pay New Year greetings to elders.

The tallest elder in the family sat on the chairs on both sides of the altar to receive the New Year greetings from the younger generation and distributed red envelopes. When the younger generation kowtows, they should face the altar and give the title of "Happy New Year" to whoever they want. This is also the happiest moment for children, and people who receive a lump of eighty cents are extremely happy. Candles flickered in the room, cigarettes filled the air, and there was a little mystery in the celebration. Firecrackers were ringing outside the door, and a happy and peaceful atmosphere hung over New Year's Eve.

Chinese dumpling

After the Lunar New Year's Eve, most children set off firecrackers in the streets, and adults at home began to pack jiaozi (Jinan people call it steamed stuffed bun). There are two kinds of jiaozi: vegetarian stuffing and meat stuffing. Vegetarian stuffing is usually carrot, vermicelli and chopped tofu. The meat is cabbage and pork. When a jiaozi leather bag is finished, cover it with yellow paper, and then press three incense sticks. The old man said that he would not be taken away by rats. Jiaozi must be a vegetarian this morning. The old man said that vegetarian jiaozi could make this year dull.

stay up late or all night on New Year's Eve

Old Jinan has the custom of observing the age. Usually, children go to sleep when they should, and those delicate old people and housewives who are full of energy unconsciously chat around the stove with tea and melon seeds. At the fifth watch, firecrackers in jiaozi ushered in the New Year.

In flickering candlelight, lingering fragrance, burning paper and exploding firecrackers, the "annual flavor" of old Jinan still exists. Half a century has passed, but it still remains in the memory of the old Jinan people, which makes people feel nostalgic and nostalgic.

How did Jinan people celebrate the New Year in the old society, and the New Year custom in old Jinan.

How did Jinan people celebrate the New Year in ancient times?

New Year's Eve

Put up door gods and couplets, and put up New Year stickers on the walls or doors of your home. In the afternoon or dusk, in the middle of the hall, a family hall will be set up, Chen Fang will provide fruit, and we will burn paper at street corners or graves where our ancestors are buried. After dark, set off firecrackers to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new year, and burn Atractylodes lancea. After that, a banquet was held and the family got together for a reunion dinner. The dishes at the banquet should include fish, chicken, tofu, cabbage and spinach. At the banquet, chatting around the stove, waiting for the arrival of the new year. At midnight, eat jiaozi.

New Year's Day

At dawn, incense sticks are lit, and sacrifices (offerings) are arranged to worship the heavens and the earth and ancestors, and family members pay New Year greetings to each other. At this time, the younger generation should kowtow to the elders and wish them health and longevity. The elders give the younger generation lucky money. After dawn, well-dressed neighbors happily wished each other a happy New Year. Avoid sweeping the floor and taking out the garbage. During the three days from grade one to grade three, we will also visit various shrines. Friends and relatives also entertain each other, which makes them feel happy.

Yesterday was the second day of New Year's Day. As we all know, the married daughter has to go back to her parents' home and her husband has to go with her, so it is commonly known as Wedding Day. So, when did this custom begin in history? During the Spring Festival, people have to wear new clothes, enjoy lanterns, solve riddles on the lanterns and set off firecrackers ... Are there any folk activities related to the Spring Festival in ancient times? "Nian" has a long history in China, so how did people in ancient Jinan spend the Spring Festival? The reporter interviewed Zhu Peifeng, deputy director of the Municipal Archives Bureau yesterday.

Zhu Peifeng said that in ancient times, the Spring Festival was regarded as the biggest and most important festival in a year because it was the beginning of a year. It is still considered as the most important traditional festival. According to local records such as Licheng County Records compiled during the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, the "New Year" of Jinan people in ancient times was such a scene: when people entered the twelfth lunar month, they began to be busy cleaning houses, repairing walls, painting walls and buying "new year's goods" such as food, clothes and utensils for the New Year. These activities are called "busy years". After the "off-year" on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, the Spring Festival is coming, and people are more prepared. Many people choose to hold their children's wedding this month, which adds a busy and festive atmosphere to the festival. "On New Year's Eve (30 years old), every household puts up new door gods and couplets at their doorsteps, and puts up New Year stickers on the walls or doors of their houses." Zhu Peifeng told reporters that the custom of sticking doors is intended to ward off evil spirits and keep the family safe. At first, the warriors caught by the goalkeeper were Shen Tu and Lei Yu. After the Tang Dynasty, he was replaced by Qin Qiong, the general who won the world with Emperor Taizong and Li Shimin, and Weichi Gong, another brave general and Shanxi native. The content of the couplet entrusts the master's beautiful pursuit and expectation of life, such as "loyalty and faithfulness are handed down from generation to generation", "scholarly family is always in spring, and good people are more happy" and so on. The contents of spring posts are mostly auspicious words, such as "Happy Birthday", "Good Harvest", "Prosperity of Six Livestock" or quatrains in five or seven words. Sticking sesame stalks on the wall, or spreading sesame stalks all over the courtyard, means "sesame blossoms are rising day by day", hoping that the living standard will be higher and the quality of life will be better year by year; Hanging copper coins on a rope means getting rich. In the afternoon or at dusk, a family hall will be set up in the middle of the hall. Chen Fang will offer fruits and burn paper at the street corner or in front of the grave where her ancestors are buried to welcome the deceased ancestors home for the New Year.

Zhu Peifeng said that after dark, one is to set off firecrackers to bid farewell to the old year, hoping to exorcise ghosts and evil spirits; The second is to burn Atractylodes lancea, also called "burning". Atractylodes lancea is a perennial herb, and its rhizome has a strong aroma. After drying, it can be used as medicine, and has the effects of eliminating dampness, invigorating spleen, removing dirt and turbidity, expelling wind and cold, and improving eyesight. If there is no rhizome of Atractylodes lancea, it can also be replaced by tree knot and technical grass. By burning Atractylodes lancea, I hope to drive away the plague, help the yang, and hope that my family will be healthy and prosperous. In Zhangqiu area, people will light a "Zhao Tiancan" or "Zhao Ting Hall" in front of the door. After that, the family hosted a banquet and got together for a reunion dinner. The dishes on the banquet should have fish, which means "more than one year"; There are chicken, tofu, cabbage, spinach and so on. And their homophones are "Ji", "Du Fu", "Baifu" and "Allocating the Rich". After the banquet, chatting around the stove and waiting for the arrival of the New Year is called "Shounian". At midnight, eating jiaozi (called "steamed stuffed bun" by Jinan people) means "making friends" and saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new. On this night, don't talk loudly or say unlucky things. If you accidentally break something, say "Peace through the years". NUh+& amp； M

"Avoid sweeping the floor and taking out the garbage on New Year's Eve and the first day, so as not to sweep away wealth and good fortune." Zhu Peifeng said that at the dawn of the first day, incense sticks are lit, sacrifices are placed, heaven and earth and ancestors are worshipped, and family members pay New Year greetings to each other. At this time, the younger generation should kowtow to the elders and wish them health and longevity. The elders give the younger generation lucky money. After dawn, well-dressed neighbors happily wished each other a happy New Year. During the three days from grade one to grade three, we will also visit various shrines; Friends and relatives also entertain each other, which makes them feel happy. Zhu Peifeng told reporters that people now know that the Chinese New Year will not really end until the 15th day of the first month. In ancient times, whether the fifteenth day of the first month was also the end of the Spring Festival was not recorded in the relevant chronicles.