Folk Customs of the First Day of the Lunar New Year in Chaoshan

Chaoshan New Year customs, the first day of the first month

The first day of the first month of the Lunar Calendar, known as the first day of the new year, the beginning of spring. The day side of the dawn of the sound of happy cannons, families in the hall on the big table, red plate full of Daji (that is, citrus, citrus is greater than oranges, so it is called Daji), green olives and a variety of fine sweets, lights and colors in front of the door, the elders to the elders to tea blessing. Most people eat vegetarian on this day, at least not meat for breakfast. After breakfast, adults and children with children to take Daji to friends and relatives to pay tribute to the New Year, hosts and guests to the new and positive as expected, congratulations on the wealth and happiness and other auspicious words; hosts invited guests to Daji, betel nut (the ancient custom of betel nut, today, with green olives instead of), *** Pinfucao tea, the guests on the gift of Daji congratulations to the host of good luck and good fortune, the host to Daji back, the common saying that the turn of respect for the type of change of auspicious, meaning that in return to the good wishes.

New Year's Eve, also known as "worship". On the first morning, people get up and put on new clothes, the first thing is to worship their own family, often the first generation to bless the elders, and then the elders and then the elders to the expectations of the younger generation. After breakfast, each to their own friends and relatives to pay tribute to the New Year. Chaoshan proverb says: "Have the intention to pay New Year's Day, two, no intention to pay New Year's Day, three, four." The saying is that the earlier you pay your respects, the more sincere you are. Therefore, some people get up and immediately to relatives and friends to pay tribute to the New Year to go, come back to eat.