have a snowball fight,
eat hot pot,
set off firecrackers,
cut window grilles
visit temple fairs
post Spring Festival couplets
. Take a look, Shanghai Spring Festival and New Year's custom
New Year's Day begins in the twelfth lunar month:
According to China tradition, it's already suitable to do New Year's Day when you step into the twelfth lunar month, so besides buying preserved meat and candy, there are also fruits. Among them, apples represent good luck and oranges represent reunion, so it's no harm to buy more.
It is said that the 24th of the year is the day when the gods return to heaven to report their work, among which the Kitchen God is the god in charge of human food and clothing. Therefore, people all rise the etiquette of thanking the kitchen. The offerings include raw fruit, roasted meat and some vegetarian dishes, and soup balls and maltose are even more necessary. It is said that these desserts can seal the kitchen God's mouth and prevent him from going to heaven to complain to the Jade Emperor. As for the sacrificial ceremony, after putting all the offerings on the stove, they will burn incense and worship, praying for adequate food and clothing and good health in the coming year. After that, they will burn clothes and sprinkle wine. It is best to put some soup pills on the stove, or paint maltose on the golden lacquer of the stove monument, which will have better effect.
Washing untidiness on the 28th of the year:
The 28th of the year is a good time to clean up the house. Traditionally, in China, the whole family has to help clean up on this day, taking the risk of sweeping away all the bad things and disappointments in previous years, and they should also clean themselves, including washing their hair, taking a shower and getting a haircut. It is said that this year can eliminate disasters and get rid of diseases.
Choose a good time to post the spring festival:
Every year, there is a good time to post the spring festival, which can be found by consulting Tongsheng, and there are some taboos to pay attention to when posting the spring festival. Most people like to post the word "Fu" upside down at the door, which means "Happiness is at the door". And don't post four pieces of spring, because the four words are not auspicious, it is best to post eight pieces, which means "hair" from beginning to end.
In addition, we should also pay attention to whether the word "waving spring" conflicts with the zodiac signs of our family members. For example, the "dragon" in the spirit of "dragon and horse" conflicts with people who belong to dogs, and the "horse" conflicts with people who belong to rats. If someone in our family belongs to these zodiac signs, it is best not to post this one.
New Year's Eve is the last day of the year, which has the significance of gratitude and reunion. On the afternoon of the same day, the ceremony of sending out the New Year will begin, and the sacrificial table will be opened, and five sacrifices and various Nian Nian will be arranged to worship the gods. Then, the ancestors will be worshipped to thank their ancestors and the gods for their care over the past year, and they will pray for continued peace and prosperity in the coming year.
In the evening, the whole family get together to have their New Year's Eve dinner, which is characterized by chicken, fish and vegetables. Especially when eating vegetables, you should eat them from beginning to end, which means a long time. When eating fish, you should deliberately eat some leftovers, which means that you have more than one year. After the New Year's Eve dinner, it is the time for elders to distribute lucky money. According to ancient folk customs, Li Li Li will pretend to wear them with red lines. Now, money is used instead, but the money must be even, in order to achieve good luck. On New Year's Eve, many people don't sleep and stay up until dawn. According to traditional customs, staying up is to pray for parents' longevity. At midnight, firecrackers were burned to celebrate the coming of the new year.
ancestor worship is appropriate on the first day of the first month:
ancestor worship on the first day of the first month is a very important custom. Put some red dates, candied wax gourd, peanut candy and raw fruit on the ancestral shrine, and burn incense and clothes with the family. After the ancestor worship, the activities of paying New Year greetings are started. The younger generation pays New Year greetings to their elders or relatives and friends, and congratulates each other. If relatives and friends visit to pay New Year greetings, they should greet people with a smile and say something auspicious. Don't lose your temper or say something dark on the first day of the New Year.
In addition, you should not sweep the floor or take out the garbage on the first day of the Lunar New Year. According to legend, it will send away wealth, and you should not say anything unlucky. Otherwise, you should try not to break the dishes or pots and pans. If you do accidentally break them, you should say something with good intentions, such as "breaking them safely" or "blossoming on the ground, prosperity and splendor".
Women in the second day of junior high school return to their parents' homes to pay New Year greetings:
The second day of junior high school is the time for married daughters to return to their parents' homes. Why can't they return to their parents' homes on the first day of junior high school? It is said that returning to their parents' homes on the first day of junior high school will make them poor, so everyone will not return until the second day of junior high school. In addition, you can't go back to your mother's house to pay a New Year call empty-handed. You must prepare some gifts, such as candy or fruit.
Three red mouths at the beginning of the year:
Everyone stays at home and doesn't go out for group worship, for fear of stirring up trouble.
Receiving the God of Wealth on the fourth day of the lunar calendar:
It is said that on the 24th of the lunar calendar, the gods will return to heaven, and on the fourth day of the lunar calendar, the so-called "sending God early, receiving God late", so it is not too late to send God early in the morning, while receiving God in the afternoon of the fourth day. In terms of offerings, three kinds of animals, fruits, dining tables should be ready, and incense and candles should be burned to burn gold clothes. In terms of gold clothes, "God Horse", "Armour Horse" and "Heavenly Soldiers" are all indispensable to welcome the gods back to earth.
opening day on the fifth day of the new year:
The fifth day of the new year is commonly known as "the fifth day is separated". At this time, the offerings dedicated to the gods can be put away. Business people can worship God to open a shop, and send a large number of workers to help them work smoothly, while some New Year's taboos, such as washing their hair, taking out the garbage and sweeping the floor, can be unsealed and live the same life as usual.