1. Open the door and firecrackers
On the morning of the Spring Festival, when the door opens, firecrackers are set off first, which is called "opening the door and firecrackers." After the sound of firecrackers, the ground was filled with red, as bright as clouds and brocade, which was called "Full of Red". At this time, the streets were full of auspiciousness and joy. The saying "open the door and firecrackers" has been around since ancient times. When the New Year arrives, the first thing every household does when they open the door is to set off firecrackers to ward off the old and welcome the new with the beeping sound of firecrackers.
2. Fasting Day
Worship God in the morning and set off firecrackers. On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, vegetarian dishes are used to worship the Tai Sui God. Breakfast must be vegetarian, including vermicelli, yuba, nostoc, mushrooms, etc. All the vegetarian dishes that should be eaten this year are eaten in this morning, so that later on, you can eat a lot of fish and meat.
3. New Year greetings
New Year greetings are a way of visiting relatives and friends to congratulate each other on the New Year. New Year greetings are an important activity during the Spring Festival and are a way for people to express their best wishes to each other. It is a way to visit relatives and friends, pay New Year greetings to each other, express blessings, and say congratulations on new happiness, prosperity, congratulations, and a happy New Year. The significance of New Year greetings is to visit and communicate with relatives and friends, congratulate each other on the New Year, and express feelings for relatives and friends as well as best wishes for life in the new year.
4. Opening of the market
It is an old custom that during the Spring Festival, all shops of all sizes will be closed from the beginning of the new year, and the market will open on the fifth day of the first lunar month. It is customary to regard the fifth day of the first lunar month as the holy day of wealth. It is believed that choosing this day to open the market will definitely attract wealth.
5. Gathering Wealth
According to folklore, the first day of the first lunar month is the birthday of the broom. You cannot use a broom on this day, otherwise it will sweep away luck, lose money, and attract the "broom star", which will cause serious problems. Bad luck. If you must sweep the floor, you must sweep from the outside to the inside. It is also not allowed to pour water or take out garbage outside on this day, for fear of losing money. This custom is still preserved in many places today. Cleaning is done on New Year's Eve. On New Year's Day, no brooms are taken out, no garbage is taken out, and a large bucket is prepared to hold wastewater. No spilling is allowed on that day.