Customs of Spring Festival in Tang Dynasty

Although there was no concept of "Spring Festival" in the Tang Dynasty, they had already celebrated "New Year's Eve".

People in the Tang Dynasty should pay more attention to the Spring Festival than modern people. Because there were many feudal customs in ancient feudal society, especially during the Spring Festival, emperors, concubines and ordinary people living in the palace would live a busy year according to the established customs and habits.

1. Eat "Reunion Dinner" and "Shounian"

2. Drive away the plague and offer sacrifices to ancestors

(1) Drive away the plague

In feudal society, because people are superstitious, the custom of playing tricks on the gods will also appear in the New Year. For example, during the Spring Festival in the Tang Dynasty, there was a superstitious "exorcism" ceremony, which was then called "Nuo". This is actually a traditional exorcism ceremony.

(2) Sacrificing ancestors

During the Spring Festival in the Tang Dynasty, people will hold a grand "ancestor worship" ceremony. Whether it is the palace gardens or the Li people, several cases of incense burners will be placed on New Year's Eve, and various sacrifices will be placed for sacrifice. Then light a few incense sticks and bow down and kowtow seriously.