What are the folk customs of Xi 'an Spring Festival?

People in the Yellow Land attach great importance to festivals. They always go out happily during festivals, but the most important thing is the Spring Festival. The Spring Festival in Xi 'an is very lively, and the yellow land is bustling. People who have worked hard for a year pin all their joy and hope on the Spring Festival. So, what are the Spring Festival folk customs in Xi 'an?

1, eat jiaozi

In China folklore, eating "jiaozi" on New Year's Eve is an important feast that no food can replace. Jiaozi is also called jiaozi or Joule. In order to get rid of the bad luck for one year, people from afar will go back to their hometown and have a winter holiday in jiaozi with their families to show a happy home.

2. Visit the temple fair in Datang West Market.

Xi 'an Datang West City Temple Fair was one of the largest temple fairs in China during the prosperous Tang Dynasty. After a thousand years' interruption, it finally meets the general public again, combining Chinese and western tastes, and it has become a cultural feast during the Spring Festival in Xi 'an.

3, the blessing of eating-steamed flowers in the New Year

Steamed steamed bread for the New Year is one of the folk customs in northern China. According to the custom, from the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month to the 15th day of the first lunar month, every household began to steam steamed buns, turning ordinary wheat-flour steamed buns into handicrafts. The locals regard them as a celebration-the unique staple food "Hua Mo" in Shaanxi.

4. Sacrifice the fire of society

Folk social fire comes from the worship of ancient land and fire. Society, land god; The ancestor of fire, fire, is the legendary Vulcan. With the development of society, the ritual of social fire has gradually added entertainment elements and become a large-scale and rich folk entertainment activity.

5.Xi 'an City Wall Lantern Festival

Xi 'an City Wall Lantern Festival is an internationally renowned and first-class folk cultural activity in China during the Spring Festival with Xi characteristics. The general public and Chinese and foreign tourists can not only appreciate the local folk culture, enjoy grand festivals, but also participate in interesting interactive games.

6. Youdu City God Temple Association

During the Temple Fair of the City God Temple in Andu City, the ancient band of the City God Temple in Andu City will perform the ancient music of Chang 'an on the stage in front of the main hall, and the gongs and drums teams from various regions in Andu will come to play drums. At the temple fair, various vendors made it the favorite "authentic" temple fair of Xi people.

7. The Spring Festival Folk Culture Temple Fair in Datang City, the city that never sleeps

On the eve of the Spring Festival, rabbits, carp, lanterns, the god of wealth and other Spring Festival elements will dress up the city that never sleeps in Datang, creating a rich festive atmosphere. From the first day of the Lunar New Year to the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, wonderful activities such as opera parade, social fire performance, dragon and lion dance, welcoming the god of wealth, and folk stunt performances will provide the citizens and tourists with the purest and most lively cultural experience.

8. The Wild Goose Pagoda prayed for Zhong Ming's five continents.

"Starting from one yuan, everything is new; Bells and drums ring and preach the gospel; Big Wild Goose Pagoda, wood gives birth to light; Kenji, send peace. " It is an ancient cultural tradition in China to ring bells to pray for blessings in the New Year. Yanta morning bell, everyone gathered together and rang the bell of 108 to bless the people of the whole province. The nine rings are repeated in succession, gathering expectations, expressing love, conveying blessings, saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new.