The origin of Spring Festival custom

The origin of the custom of the Spring Festival is generally believed that the Spring Festival originated from the activities of offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors at the end of the Yin and Shang Dynasties in China. Legend has it that there was a custom of celebrating the New Year as early as the Yao and Shun Dynasties, and now it is also an important festival in China.

Extended reading:

The Spring Festival in a broad sense refers to the period from New Year's Eve to Lantern Festival. In a narrow sense, the Spring Festival refers to the first day of the first month.

Strictly speaking, the Spring Festival only refers to the first day of the first month. However, due to the Spring Festival holiday, it is ok for people to regard the period from New Year's Eve to Lantern Festival as the Spring Festival. The Spring Festival, that is, the Lunar New Year, is the beginning of a year and also the traditional Spring Festival in China. Commonly known as Spring Festival, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve and so on. It is also called Chinese New Year, celebrating the New Year and celebrating the New Year, which is the biggest festival in China.

The customs of the Spring Festival

1, Happy New Year

On the first day of the Spring Festival, that is, the first day of the New Year's Day, people everywhere have the habit of visiting the New Year. Paying New Year greetings is a way for people to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, and to express their best wishes to each other. On the first day of the new year, people will dress up neatly, visit relatives and friends, and wish each other good luck in the coming year.

2, lucky money

This is an activity to celebrate the New Year, and there is also the custom of giving children lucky money when celebrating the New Year, which means good luck.

Step 3 pick up the god of wealth

During the Spring Festival, there are activities to exorcise ghosts, so it is inevitable that there will be activities to worship and meet God. During the Spring Festival, various activities of offering sacrifices to gods are a kind of spiritual comfort. For example, every year except the fifth day of the first month is the day to meet the god of wealth. On this day, at 0: 00, open doors and windows, set off firecrackers, set off fireworks, greet the god of wealth, and worship according to the ceremony. May the new year be full of financial resources.

Step 4 set off firecrackers

During the Spring Festival, every household will set off firecrackers to create a festive atmosphere, which is a very common entertainment to welcome the New Year. But because setting off firecrackers will have a certain impact on the air, it is still necessary to set off firecrackers less.