What are the traditional customs of Chinese New Year in the north?

1, shou sui: also known as shou sui huo, Zhao Nian, etc. It has a long history. The Han people in China have the habit of observing the New Year's Eve, commonly known as "forbearing the Year". On New Year's Eve before New Year's Eve, folk activities are mainly manifested in keeping the New Year by lighting a fire, that is, every household lights up and lights candles, and the whole family gets together to welcome the New Year.

2. Setting off firecrackers: It 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.

3. Sticking Spring Festival couplets: also known as "spring stickers", "door pairs" and "couplets", it is a red festive element "Year Red" pasted during the New Year.

4. Happy New Year: This is a traditional folk custom in China, and it is a way for people to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new and express their best wishes to each other.

5, eat jiaozi: popular in the northern region, generally eat meat stuffing on New Year's Eve, eat vegetarian stuffing on New Year's Day.

6, breaking the fifth: the fifth day of the first lunar month, commonly known as breaking the fifth. On this day, there is a custom called "driving the five poor" (poor in intelligence, poor in learning, poor in literature, poor in life and poor in friendship). Get up at dawn, set off firecrackers and clean up, expressing the good wishes of the working people in China for good luck.