What are the customs of the Spring Festival in Chongqing?

1, dust:

Because according to folklore because of the "dust" and "Chen" consonant, the New Year dust sweeping has the meaning of "in addition to the old and the new", its intention is to To sweep out all the poor luck, bad luck, this custom is the desire to send people to break the old and new and the old to welcome the new prayers, our country in the era of Yao and Shun on the Spring Festival dust custom.

2, paste the Spring Festival couplets:

before the joy of doing health, New Year's Day post Spring Festival couplets, Spring Festival couplets are very neat, couplets, very delicate and concise text expresses the good wishes to describe, Spring Festival is also China's unique literature, in foreign countries is not, Spring Festival this custom originated in the Song Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty when the prevalence of the festive season to increase the atmosphere of festivities, almost every household to select a big red couplets to paste on the doors of the door. The custom originated in the Song Dynasty, and was prevalent during the Ming Dynasty, adding to the festive atmosphere of the holidays.

3, the New Year's Eve

The night of the New Year's Eve, many people will play until after midnight or overnight. At 12:00 midnight on New Year's Eve, the family will step on all the small balloons prepared in advance, making a sound similar to firecrackers, which is used to signify the resignation of the old and the welcoming of the new.

4, say auspicious words

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Chongqing people do not go out to keep at home. Chen Xuelian, a reporter for the Chongqing Evening News, said that on the first day of the Lunar New Year the family can't sweep the floor or dump garbage, which will sweep away the family's wealth. That day can not take a nap, the local people become "moldy sleep", is a year of bad luck means. Of course, this day, adults and children must say good luck, not to say the words of mourning, to herald the next year of good luck.

5, the New Year

The second day of the New Year began to pay homage to the New Year, locally known as the "go people household", meaning that to visit friends and relatives at home. Chongqing people also like to eat after the second day of the "rotating meal", that is to rotate between relatives to eat, a family responsible for the day's meals. Usually, after dinner, we play cards and chat while playing cards.