Putian has the custom of sweeping and patrolling during the Spring Festival. All the furniture in the house will be moved out and the house will be thoroughly cleaned. During the Lantern Festival, there will be a Lantern Festival in Putian, which starts from the sixth day of the first month and ends on the 29th of the first month. In addition, Putian will eat glutinous rice balls on the solstice in winter, noodles on the Dragon Boat Festival and noodles on the first day of New Year's Day.

What are the customs in Putian?

1, Chinese New Year custom

Putian has the custom of sweeping and patrolling during the Spring Festival. Every year from the 26th to 28th of the twelfth lunar month, every household will move all the furniture and utensils to be scrubbed outside, remove the dust, dry them in the sun, clean the indoor floor, walls and ceiling, and finally move the furniture home.

2. Eating habits

Putian has the saying that there are dumplings on the solstice in winter and noodles on the Dragon Boat Festival, so when the solstice in winter comes, every family will use the long night to make and eat dumplings, which is meaningful for reunion, and on the Dragon Boat Festival, they will eat a bowl of noodles. In addition, there is a folk proverb in Putian that noodles last for a year, so we will eat a bowl of noodles during the New Year.

3. Lantern Festival custom

The Lantern Festival in Putian is the longest festival in China, starting from the sixth day of the first month and ending on the 29th of the first month. Moreover, during the Lantern Festival, Putian people will hold various activities to celebrate the arrival of the Lantern Festival.