1, dust sweeping: on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, dust sweeps the house. According to folk sayings, dust and Chen are homophonic, and sweeping dust in the Spring Festival means getting rid of the old and getting rid of the new. Its original intention is to sweep away all bad luck and bad luck.
2. Sacrifice to the Kitchen God: Every year on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, every household has to sacrifice to the Kitchen God. Put maltose on the kitchen god's mouth so that he won't speak ill of him.
3. gatekeeper: at first, the gatekeeper carved the peach into a human shape and hung it next to people. Later, it was painted as a gatekeeper and posted on the door. The early guardians were Shen Tu and Lei Yu, two legendary brothers in charge of ghosts. Later, they were changed into other roles to ensure the safety of their families.
4, paste Spring Festival couplets: window grilles, blessings, New Year pictures. The word "Fu" at the gate is pasted upside down, indicating that Fu has arrived, Fu has arrived.
Other festivals
1, enjoy the moon in Mid-Autumn Festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival has customs such as offering sacrifices to the moon, enjoying the moon, eating moon cakes, enjoying osmanthus and drinking osmanthus wine. Since ancient times, and spread to this day, it lasts for a long time. The Mid-Autumn Festival takes the full moon as the symbol of reunion, and misses home as the sustenance. Missing relatives and praying for a bumper harvest and happiness is a colorful and precious cultural heritage.
2. Chongyang ascends the mountain
There is a custom of climbing mountains on the Double Ninth Festival. In September, the sky is crisp. In this season, overlooking and climbing can achieve the purpose of relaxation, and the custom of eating Chongyang cake is linked with climbing. Gaohe cake is homophonic. As a holiday food, it was originally to celebrate the harvest of autumn grain and taste new grain. Later, people had the auspicious meaning of climbing high and eating cakes step by step.