What is the custom of the first day of the lunar new year?

On New Year's Day, there are some customs, such as setting up a light shed, holding a fire sacrifice, "Ding Dian" Day, hiding scissors and collecting old shoes.

1, light shed

Folk commonly known as the "Twelve Lamp Sheds" means that the Lantern Festival is coming. From this day on, village managers will gather skilled craftsmen and young adults to prepare lanterns and make all kinds of preparations for the Lantern Festival.

2. Fire sacrifice

At dusk, people lit cypress branches in front of their homes, and the smoke was filled with a fragrance. A family sat around the fire, and the children walked up and down the street, baking hundreds of fires, and they were not sick, and they were safe for one year.

3. Ding Dian Day

In addition to congratulations, the custom of Dian Ding also expresses the clan's recognition of the newborn male. All the men will light it once, and wake up the lion to congratulate according to the custom. The host will set off two firecrackers to greet them, and take out wedding candy, oranges and profits to thank the lion-waking team.

Step 4 hide scissors

After breakfast, all the daughters-in-law and girls in the village should hide their commonly used scissors in drawers and under mattresses, and tie them up with red ropes or HongLing for fear that the children will get them to play.

Step 5 collect old shoes

Children from every household carry baskets to collect old shoes from door to door, and villagers are also willing to send evil shoes. Usually, the children's old shoes are burned into the shape of a mouse hole, which symbolizes that every household is "a nest of stewed mice".