Open the door and set off firecrackers
On the morning of the Spring Festival, opening the door brings good luck. First, set off firecrackers, which is called “opening the door firecrackers”. Placing three pieces is called “consecutive triple element”; Place four coins called ‘Fulu Shouxi’; Placing five items is called ‘Five Blessings at the Door’; After setting off six firecrackers called ‘Liu Liu Dashun’, the ground was covered in shattered red, shining like a cloud of brocade, known as’ Full Hall Red ‘. At this moment, the streets were filled with auspiciousness and joy. Everyone greets each other and says’ Good New Year ‘, and the new year begins.
worship Gods
At the same time, the first day of the first lunar month is also a day for worshipping gods. Friends with religious beliefs can go to the temple to burn incense and pray for blessings to ensure a smooth and safe year. On the first day of the first lunar month, Guangzhou residents will worship their ancestors and gods in the early morning, get up to burn incense and set off firecrackers, which means “seizing spring”. On the first day of the lunar new year, people in Haikou also pay special attention to worshipping gods and ancestors. They first prepare wine and tea, and prepare food such as chicken, chicken blood, squid, pork, etc. The chicken blood should be placed on the chicken’s body. After offering three sticks of incense to the ancestors, we can start worshiping them. After the ancestral worship, a prosperous new year begins.
Eating vegetarian food
After eating big fish and meat in their thirties, the whole family had their first meal on the first day of the lunar new year, but they had to eat vegetarian food. Zhai “sounds the same as” disaster “, and eating Zhai also means” eating disaster “,” eating up “all kinds of disasters in the new year, and wishing the family peace and safety. On the first day of the lunar new year, we eat fast for lunch. We cook a pot of “Buddha’s delight” with vermicelli, Rolls of dried bean milk creams, nostoc flagelliforme, mushrooms, etc., which means that all the vegetables we should eat this year will be eaten on this day, and then we can have plenty of meat and fish to pray for the success of the coming year. Therefore, there is a saying that “Eating fast on the first day of the lunar new year is better than eating a year of fast”.
Drinking Tusu liquor
Tusu liquor is a medicinal liquor. In ancient customs, on the first day of the lunar new year, the whole family drank Tu Su wine to dispel negative energy. In ancient times, the method of drinking Tusu wine was very unique. Most people start drinking from the elderly; But drinking Tusu wine is exactly the opposite, starting from the youngest age. As young people grow up day by day, they drink first to congratulate, while older people drink later to retain them.
Eating rice cake
It is a Chinese tradition to eat rice cakes on the first day of the New Year, which means “every step is high”. The style of rice cake includes square shaped yellow and white rice cakes, symbolizing gold and silver, and symbolizing the meaning of getting rich in the new year.
Eat dumplings
Eating dumplings on New Year’s Eve and the first day of the lunar new year is a custom among northerners, but now many southerners have also joined the tradition of eating dumplings. Eating dumplings on New Year’s Eve means “having good luck in the coming year”, while eating dumplings on the first day of the Lunar New Year is for good luck throughout the year.
Eat rice dumpling
The breakfast of rice dumpling on the New Year’s Day must be more special. It means that everything is going well and the whole family is happy. On New Year’s Day, rice dumpling is not called “rice dumpling”, but “Yuanbao”. Eating rice dumpling is not called “eating rice dumpling”, but “getting Yuanbao”. Because in my hometown, I often refer to “making trouble” as “making rice dumpling”.
