How to write New Year's Day
The contents of the New Year's Day are as follows:
Ancient New Year's Day customs
Food is the most important thing for the people. In ancient China, after the harvest of crops was completed, after a year of work People will prepare rich food to welcome spring, that is, "when all the grains are ripe, there will be nian", commonly known as "nian". In the Song Dynasty, there are records of setting off firecrackers, going to annual gatherings, and having reunion dinners.
Lu Yuanming of the Northern Song Dynasty mentioned in "Miscellaneous Notes of the Years": "On New Year's Day, people in the capital eat more cakes, so-called Nian Fu, or the like." It shows that the people of Bianliang at that time would prepare noodles and the like. Food comes to celebrate the new year. New Year's Day customs gradually formed.
New Year’s Day customs in the north
The weather in northern my country is cold in winter, with short days and long nights. Starting from New Year's Day, people in the off-farm days kill pigs and sheep, sit cross-legged on earthen Kangs, chat about household matters, do not work or go out, and it does not end until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Due to the cold weather, the New Year's Day diet in Northeast China mainly consists of frozen products, pickles, and stews. Foods such as frozen dumplings, sauerkraut stewed vermicelli, pickled potherb, etc. are all must-have foods on New Year’s Day.
Children in Beijing eat candied haws on a stick during the New Year, which symbolizes a prosperous new year. In terms of culture and customs: yangko dancing, stilt walking, and Northeastern duo dancing will all be performed one after another at temple fairs. Tianjin is cutting window grilles, pasting couplets, and has a plethora of cultural and entertainment activities. On New Year's Day, students in Shandong burn incense and worship the statue of Confucius in anticipation of being named on the gold medal list in the coming year.
New Year’s Day customs in the South
Compared with the “vulgar” New Year’s Day customs in the North, New Year’s Day customs in the South tend to be “elegant”. In Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, bamboo poles are tied to the grass and burned on New Year's Day, which is called "Qingtian Silkworm". On New Year's Day in Shaoxing, "chawan tea" is served to entertain guests, and some even add olives and kumquats, which is called "holding ingots".
In Fujian, the Min pronunciation of "spring" is the same as "left". When eating on New Year's Day, flowers made of red paper are placed on the rice, which is commonly known as "spring rice". Spring rice is a symbol of "more than enough every year". In Guangdong, when paying New Year greetings on New Year's Day, the elders will reward the younger ones with red envelopes or oranges, which are also symbols of good luck and good fortune in the coming year.