What is the custom of January 1st?

January Festival refers to the Spring Festival, and its customs are extremely rich and varied, including lion dancing, floating colors, dragon dancing, worshipping gods, temple fairs, flower viewing lanterns, playing gongs and drums, flying flags, burning fireworks, praying for blessings, dancing spring dance, walking on stilts, roller boats and yangko dancing. Different regions have different customs, which are mixed with various folk customs, forming some relatively fixed customs, many of which are still handed down today.

The Spring Festival has a long history, which evolved from praying for the New Year at the beginning of the year in ancient times. Everything is based on heaven, and people are based on ancestors, praying for the elderly, respecting the ancestors of heaven, and returning to the original. The origin of the Spring Festival contains profound cultural connotations, and it carries rich historical and cultural connotations in its inheritance and development. During the Spring Festival, various activities will be held all over the country to celebrate the Spring Festival, which has strong local characteristics.

The festival origin of the Spring Festival

In the traditional farming society, beginning of spring, the first year of the year, is of great significance, and a large number of festivals and customs related to it have been derived. Although festivals and festivals have been separated since then due to the promotion of the system of the combination of Yin and Yang in the historical development, many festivals and folk customs have remained. The Spring Festival evolved from the ritual of praying for the New Year at the beginning of the year. In ancient times, spring returned to the earth and everything revived.

Hold sacrificial activities, report the kindness of gods and ancestors in heaven and earth, drive away evil spirits, and pray for happiness in the new year. Although the situation of ancient sacrificial ceremonies is unknown, we can still find some ancient custom relics from later festivals. For example, during the New Year's Day and the New Year in some areas of Lingnan, there are grand activities such as offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors, exorcising evil spirits, accepting blessings and saving the nation, which shows the clues of the first year of ancient times.