1. Bacon is called "bacon" because it is generally preserved in the twelfth lunar month. In the south of China, bacon is a must-have item for every household during the Spring Festival. Bacon is mainly divided into Sichuan, Guangdong and Hunan schools. Sichuan flavor is spicy and fragrant, with hemp tongue feeling and ruddy appearance; Guangdong tastes sweet, its color is smooth and transparent, its fragrance is mellow, and it has a slight bouquet. Hunan flavor is fat but not greasy, smoked and salty, delicious and full of fireworks ... steaming bacon is the "taste of the year" in the hearts of countless people. Eating bacon means a salty and colorful life in the coming year!
2. Set off firecrackers "firecrackers are one year old, and the spring breeze enters Tu Su from send warm". As early as 2,000 years ago, China had the custom of setting off firecrackers in the New Year. When there was no gunpowder and paper at first, the ancients used fire to make bamboo burst and rattle, that is, "firecrackers." For China people, setting off firecrackers is to drive away evil spirits and pray for peace. People hope to welcome the new year in the noisy firecrackers, and hope that the new year will be auspicious and smooth. Nowadays, the custom of setting off fireworks and firecrackers in the Spring Festival is also widely spread all over the country.
3. Sticking Spring Festival couplets, also known as "Spring Sticks", "Door Couplets" and "Couplets", is a unique literary form in China and an important symbol for China people to celebrate the Spring Festival. When people paste couplets and blessings at the door, it means the official start of the Spring Festival. Every Spring Festival, no matter in urban or rural areas, every household should take off beautiful red couplets and stick them on the doors to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, thus increasing the festive atmosphere.
4. Lion Dance, also known as "Lion Dance", "Lion Lantern", "Lion Dance" and "Lion Dance", is one of the folk dances of all ethnic groups in China and is often performed in festivals and festive activities. Lions are auspicious animals in the eyes of China people, symbolizing good luck, thus placing people's good wishes for eliminating disasters and seeking good luck in lion dance activities. Lion dance is an excellent national traditional art in China. People always use it for entertainment every Lantern Festival or assembly celebration. Lion art has now become a necessary program for the Spring Festival holiday and incense walking in China.
5, lucky money lucky money, also known as lucky money ("special" is unlucky, the ancients used this custom to indicate that there should be no unlucky things in the coming year). After dinner in 2008, the elders should distribute the lucky money prepared in advance to the younger generation. It is said that lucky money can kill evil spirits, and the younger generation can spend a year safely with it. Lucky money has the meaning of exorcising evil spirits and keeping peace in folk culture. The original intention of lucky money is to suppress evil and drive away evil. Because people think that children are easy to be invisible, they use lucky money to suppress evil spirits. On the morning of the first day of the first month, the younger generation will pay New Year greetings to the elders, and the elders will give them lucky money.
The above is my understanding of the customs of the Spring Festival. What else do you know, my friend?