What was the ancient New Year in China like? Are there any places in China where ancient customs are preserved?

The ancient China New Year is much more interesting than the modern China New Year. Most of our customs are simplified from ancient times.

The ancient New Year in China probably began on the first day of the twelfth lunar month. On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, people will offer sacrifices to the kitchen god and buy candy for their children. On the thirtieth day of the twelfth lunar month, every household should put up couplets, and the door gods are the ones who put up couplets. We modern people may all like to put two words on the door, but ancient people are couplet door gods.

? Firecrackers will be set off the day after the door gods post them, just like modern people. Every household will set off firecrackers on that day. As for when three meals might be served in ancient times, modern people only choose one meal because everyone is too troublesome.

? On New Year's Eve, children and grandchildren kowtow to their elders to collect lucky money, just like modern people. But in ancient times, guests didn't have to enter the house to pay New Year's greetings, and they didn't let guests enter the house directly when they paid New Year's greetings like us.

? They may wait at the door for half a year, give you a gift, and then send a thank-you note and you can go. But now people don't have small courtyards in every household like the ancients, so this custom must have changed a lot.

? On the second day of the second day, all the daughters will go back to their hometown, take their son-in-law to have dinner at home and celebrate the Lantern Festival, just like modern people.

In fact, the ancient Chinese New Year is very similar to the modern Chinese New Year. Modern people just simplify many complicated steps. We haven't completely forgotten the general customs, but people living in cities have lost a lot of flavor.

? After all, when I was young, my family was not too rich. There are bungalows and small yards at home, so I know exactly what kind of custom it is to live in bungalows in the New Year and what kind of feeling it is. It's really special to live in a bungalow for the New Year.