What are the origins and customs of New Year's Eve?

As a festival at the end of the year, New Year's Eve originated from the ancient custom of offering sacrifices to ancestors at the end of the year, and the day after the end of the year is a traditional festival of offering sacrifices to ancestors. The ancient book says: "Heaven and earth are the foundation of life; Ancestors are the foundation of class. " It means that heaven and earth are the foundation of life, ancestors are the foundation of our human beings, and ancestor worship is the custom of inheriting filial piety.

On New Year's Eve, there have been many customs since ancient times, such as offering sacrifices to ancestors, celebrating the 30th anniversary, having a reunion dinner, posting New Year greetings and hanging lanterns, which have been passed down to this day and lasted for a long time. Influenced by Chinese culture, New Year's Eve is also a traditional festival for overseas Chinese in countries with Chinese cultural circles and around the world.

In 2007, according to national holidays and anniversaries, New Year's Eve officially became a legal holiday in China. In 20 14, New Year's Eve was adjusted according to the State Council's decision to amend national legal holidays and anniversaries, and it was no longer a legal holiday in China.

Holiday taboo

1, the word "fu" cannot be posted backwards. The gate is a place to welcome Fu, and the word "Fu" is posted directly. Generally, the places where the word "Fu" is pasted upside down are water tanks and garbage bins. ?

2. If the door of your house faces the door of your neighbor's house, you can hang two Chinese knots on the door frame outside your house to avoid disadvantages. ?

3. Avoid pouring sewage, taking out garbage, discarding sundries, sweeping the floor, sprinkling water and urinating everywhere. It is said that if you are not careful, it will spill on the immortal, and the immortal's anger will bring disaster to people. ?

Don't turn off the light at home and keep it on all night, whether you keep your birthday or not, which means the bright future. ?

Remember to pay off the debt before the new year. If you have been in debt for the New Year, you can't come to collect debts from the first day to the fifth day.