What are the customs in Ningbo for the New Year?
2. Keeping old: On New Year's Eve, the family waits for the arrival of the new year together, and keeps old while eating New Year's Eve, which means wishing the family peace, health and good luck.
3. Setting off fireworks: On the first day of the New Year, people will set off firecrackers, fireworks and firecrackers to drive away evil spirits and welcome the festive Spring Festival.
4. Sticking Spring Festival couplets: Sticking Spring Festival couplets is an important part of China's traditional Spring Festival culture. In Ningbo, people will stick couplets on doors or windows to symbolize beauty and pray for happiness.
5. Sweep the dust: Before New Year's Eve, people will sweep the dust and rubbish inside and outside the house, indicating that the old things will not go and the new things will not come.
6. Wear new clothes: On this important day of the New Year, people always like to wear new clothes, which means a happy and lively atmosphere and the arrival of the New Year.
7. Lantern: All the streets and alleys are covered with all kinds of lanterns. People can enjoy beautiful lanterns during the Lantern Festival during the Spring Festival to promote the festive atmosphere.
8. Eat rice cakes: During the Spring Festival, people will eat rice cakes, which symbolizes "high promotion" every year.
9. Asking for a visa for luck: In Ningbo, people will go to temples to ask for a visa and ask about their fortune and future, hoping to get an answer and a better fate.
10. Dragon boat race: During the Lantern Festival, people will hold dragon boat races in rivers, lakes and seas, which symbolizes strength, courage and team spirit.
1 1. Bao jiaozi: Eating jiaozi is one of the traditional foods in the Spring Festival and an important holiday activity. People will package jiaozi with their families to enhance their interaction and affection.
12. Give out red envelopes: During the Spring Festival, elders will give out red envelopes to their younger generation, which contain a certain amount of money to show their concern and blessing to the younger generation.
13. Watch the Spring Festival Gala: On New Year's Eve, people all over the country will watch CCTV's annual Spring Festival Gala, which has become an important tradition of the Spring Festival in China.
14. Cook jiaozi: During the Lantern Festival, people will eat jiaozi, which symbolizes reunion and family ties.
15. Watch the opera of picking Wei: The opera of picking Wei is one of the most popular folk operas in eastern Zhejiang. It is often performed during the Spring Festival, and people can watch and appreciate this local culture and art..