What is Yuan Day?

Yuanzhi is the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar. The first day of the first month is the beginning of the lunar year, month and day, which is the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar; and because it is the first day of the first solstice, so it is also known as "Yuan Shuo". The Spring Festival, commonly known as Chinese New Year, is the most important and grandest traditional festival in China.

Customs of the Spring Festival:

1, window decals

Window flowers, with more meanings of symbolism. On the 30th day of the Lunar New Year, the windows of every house are covered with red window flowers, which not only protects from evil spirits and prays for good luck, but also is full of festive celebrations.

2, posting Spring Festival couplets

Spring Festival couplets, also known as door-to-door, spring stickers, couplets, couplets, peach symbols, etc., it is neat, couplets, concise, sophisticated text depicting the background of the times, expressing the best wishes, is unique to China's form of literature. Every Spring Festival, whether in urban or rural areas, families have to select a large red Spring Festival couplets posted on the door for the festival to increase the festive atmosphere.

3, dust hanging door god

Ancient people in the New Year's Eve day drinking and eating is very delicate. On New Year's Eve, the whole family gathered to enjoy a rich New Year's Eve dinner, but in the feast and can not eat all the food, to be part of the remainder, which leaves the rice called "the old age rice. After the New Year's Eve, it is also necessary to spread the old rice to the street, which means to get rid of the old and bring in the new.