What are the special customs in Ningbo?

Post Spring Festival couplets:

The colorful and meaningful "Blessing of Spring" is a passing phrase: "Thousands of new peaches are exchanged for old peaches", "The golden monkey and the jade rabbit are spring colors, and the oriole plays strange sounds".

"Everything is self-satisfied when it is quiet, and people are happy when it is time" ... The fiery Spring Festival couplets written by Shen, Gong Ruxin, Shen and others are instantly hung on the patio porch. According to the rules of the old foundation, Spring Festival couplets are hung at the gate on New Year's Eve.

Door opener:

The door of the mansion slowly opened, and the children dressed in red and green came out surrounded by the squire and grandmother, and the door opened with a bang. Adults congratulate each other on the New Year. Before the big red paper-cut in the Year of the Monkey, children holding lanterns, kicking badminton and eating candied haws spread smiling faces.

Shooting is the first signal to celebrate the Spring Festival, especially in rural areas. It means that the host still maintains the diligent habit of opening the door to work on New Year's Day.

Worship the ancestors and celebrate the New Year:

It is really necessary to pay homage to the New Year. Grandparents worship their ancestors, while younger generations worship their elders. A table full of sesame seeds, sesame candy, melon seeds, peanuts, red dates, longan, oranges and apples are all snacks for children, and they are called "hand-picked fruits". The minor mistress can get money after the worship ceremony, so this is a happy moment for the children.