What are the New Year customs of Chaoshan people?

The customs of Chaoshan people for the New Year are as follows:

1, stickers, Spring Festival couplets

At the beginning of the new year, the first thing is to paste the door gods and couplets. On New Year's Eve, every household goes to the streets to buy Spring Festival couplets, and elegant people also spread paper and splash ink to make spring, decorating the inside and outside of the portal.

Step 2 have a reunion dinner

New Year's Eve is approaching after all the houses in every household are completely decorated. Therefore, housewives are busy preparing the most abundant and meaningful reunion dinner in a year.

Step 3 give lucky money

Giving lucky money is an important part of Chaoshan Spring Festival custom. Money can't be sent directly to wait for a while, but should be put in a profit bag or wrapped in red paper. This is commonly known as "pressing the abdomen and waist", which means that from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, the pockets will be full of reality and wealth.

4, Chinese New Year, send "Daji"

New Year greetings, also known as "worship". On the first day of junior high school, after people get up and put on new clothes, the first thing they do is to worship God at home. It is often the younger generation who wishes the elders first, and then the elders give their expectations to the younger generation. As the Chaoshan saying goes, "the first day and the second day have the meaning of New Year's greetings, and the third day and the fourth day have no intention of New Year's greetings." It is said that the sooner you pay a New Year call, the more you can see its sincerity.

5. Chunsheng (choose a gift box)

During the Spring Festival, another distinctive folk activity in Chaoshan is "Cuan Chunsheng" (in spring, three or four layers of bamboo baskets with covers are usually used in pairs, so it is also called "Cuan Chunsheng").

Step 6 eat seven treasures

Eating Qibao soup is an old custom in Chaoshan area. It is said that eating Qibao soup on the seventh day of the first month can exorcise evil spirits for one year and cure diseases. Qibao soup mainly uses seven kinds of vegetables such as mustard, cabbage, spring vegetables, leeks, celery, garlic and thick-petalled vegetables for good luck. Among them, celery and onion are smart, garlic is good at calculating, and mustard makes people live longer.