What are the unique customs and habits of China? What are the unique customs and habits of China?

1. Setting off firecrackers Chinese folk have a saying of "opening firecrackers".

That is to say, when the New Year arrives, the first thing every household does when they open the door is to set off firecrackers to ward off the old and welcome the new with the beeping sound of firecrackers.

Firecrackers are a specialty of China, also known as "firecrackers", "firecrackers" and "firecrackers".

Nowadays, most of us think that setting off firecrackers can create a festive atmosphere and is an entertainment activity during the festival. It can bring joy and good luck to people.

With the passage of time, the application of firecrackers has become more and more widespread, and the varieties and colors have become increasingly numerous.

Liuyang in Hunan, Foshan and Dongyao in Guangdong, Yichun and Pingxiang in Jiangxi, and Wenzhou in Zhejiang are famous "hometowns of fireworks" in my country. Their firecrackers are not only sold well across the country, but also exported to other countries and regions around the world.

In addition to setting off firecrackers during the Spring Festival to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, people also set off firecrackers to celebrate every major festival and happy event, such as the Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, weddings, house construction, openings, etc.

2. New Year's Money When paying New Year's greetings during the Spring Festival, the elders should distribute the New Year's money prepared in advance to the younger ones. It is said that the New Year's money can suppress evil spirits, because "Sui" and "Evil" are homophonic, so the younger generation can spend one year in peace by receiving the New Year's money.

There are two types of New Year's money. One is made of colorful ropes threaded into a dragon shape and placed at the foot of the bed. This record is found in "Yanjing Years' Notes"; the other is the most common, which is given by parents wrapped in red paper.

Children's money.

New Year's money can be given to the younger generation in public after paying New Year's greetings, or parents can secretly put it under the child's pillow when the child is asleep on New Year's Eve.

Nowadays, the custom of elders distributing New Year's money to younger generations is still prevalent, and the amount of New Year's Eve gifts varies. These New Year's money are mostly used by children to buy books and school supplies. New fashion has given new content to New Year's money.

3. The Spring Festival dragon dance and dragon lantern dance, also called "dragon dance" and "dragon lantern dance", are my country's unique folk entertainment activities.

From the Spring Festival to the Lantern Festival, the custom of playing dragon lanterns is common in vast areas of urban and rural areas in my country.

After thousands of years of inheritance and development, dragon lantern dancing has become a folk dance with lively form, beautiful performance and romantic color.

Playing with dragon lanterns originated from people's superstition of dragons and has a history of more than 2,000 years.

In ancient times, people used dragon dances to pray for the blessing of the dragon, hoping for good weather and abundant harvests.

The custom of dragon dancing has been carried forward and promoted by overseas Chinese.

During Chinese traditional festivals and major celebrations, they will dance lions and play dragon lanterns, showing a strong oriental style.