202 1 When is the Chinese New Year this year?
The first day of the first lunar month is the Spring Festival, commonly known as "Chinese New Year". The Spring Festival is the first day of the Lunar New Year, which is the most solemn traditional festival of the Chinese nation. It has a history of more than 4,000 years and has been rising since the Yu Shun period. The Spring Festival of 20021year falls on Friday, February 12, the first day of the first month of the Year of the Ox. At the same time, the Spring Festival is also a legal holiday in China. Whenever this festival comes, there will be three days of legal rest. With this adjustment, there will be a seven-day holiday during the Spring Festival in 20021year.
202 1 what are the customs for the new year?
Be sure to worship Tai Sui.
Paying New Year's greetings is one of the traditional activities. Welcome the new year in the morning on the first day of the New Year, and worship the "God of the Year". "Sui", also known as "Sheti" and "Tai Sui", is a famous name in ancient times. Tai sui is also a god of folk beliefs. There are 60 people who are 60 years old, and a 60-year-old god is on duty every year. Tai sui, who was on duty that year, was called "Tai sui". Tai sui was the master of the year and was in charge of the good and bad fortune of the world this year.
I still have to eat jiaozi during the Spring Festival.
China people have a soft spot for jiaozi. jiaozi is not only a symbol of China cuisine, but also a homonym with "jiaozi", which can bring good luck. The Spring Festival is also a time for family reunion. It is also an essential custom to keep old age and wish each other happiness in the New Year, which can promote the affection between relatives.
Eat dumplings
Clean the room to ward off bad luck
It means sweeping away dust, because "dust" is homophonic with "dust". In the Spring Festival, except Chen Buxin, all bad luck and bad luck need to be swept away, so as to realize good luck and wealth in the coming year. This is the expected custom of the Spring Festival.
Stick up Spring Festival couplets and cut window grilles for good luck.
Sticking Spring Festival couplets and cutting window grilles have always been preserved Spring Festival customs. The use of beautiful language in couplets is not only the inheritance of culture, but also people's expectation for a better future.
Why should we celebrate the New Year?
Regarding the origin of the custom of paying New Year greetings, it is said that there was a monster in ancient times with a unicorn on its head and a mouth like a blood basin. People call it "Year". On the evening of December 30 in the lunar calendar, it jumps out of the mountain to hunt people. People have to prepare some meat and put it outside the door, then close the door and hide at home. It was not until the first morning, when Nian left after a full meal, that people opened the door to congratulate each other on not being eaten by Nian. So the wind of New Year's greetings spread like this.
Make a new year call
What is the custom of observing the age?
Keeping the old year is the custom of staying up late to welcome the new year on the last night of the old year. Also known as New Year's Eve, the common name is "endure the year". In ancient times, observing the age has two meanings: the old man's observing the age means "resigning from the old", which means cherishing time; Young people keep their age in order to prolong the life of their parents. Since the Han Dynasty, the time for the alternation of the old and new years is generally at midnight. On New Year's Eve, men, women and children will be brightly lit and gather together to watch the New Year. Therefore, observing age is one of the customs of the Spring Festival.
Shounian was first recorded in the Western Jin Dynasty, when people lit candles or oil lamps to keep vigil all night. In Japan, Viet Nam, Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries, influenced by China, there is a saying of keeping watch on New Year's Eve. Keeping old age on New Year's Eve is the most important custom, which was recorded in Wei and Jin Dynasties. On New Year's Eve, the descendants of China people still attach great importance to staying up late with their families, getting together for drinking and sharing family happiness, which is a custom. After the cock crows for the first time, the new year begins. Men, women and children wear holiday clothes. First, they celebrate the New Year's birthdays for their elders, and then they visit relatives and friends to congratulate each other. At this time, the land of China shines everywhere. From the first day to the fifteenth day of the first month, people have been immersed in a festive atmosphere of joy, peace and civilization.