What are the customs of the Spring Festival in Beijing?
1, write Spring Festival couplets: Spring Festival couplets, also known as "spring stickers" and "door pairs". It depicts a beautiful image with neat, concise and exquisite words. During the Spring Festival, no matter in urban or rural areas, every household should choose a pair of red Spring Festival couplets and stick them on the door to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, so as to increase the festive atmosphere of the festival.
2, New Year's Eve Shounian: Shounian, for the elderly, there is a feeling that the years are flying, and there is a feeling of cherishing the years. For teenagers, there is a feeling of budding and exuberance, and a feeling of striving for progress. Guarding the old age embodies the beautiful vision of family reunion, reminiscing about family ties, saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new.
3. Lucky money: In the old days, after the ancestors were sacrificed and the ceremony to greet the gods was held, the whole family would "resign" together. The younger generation would kowtow to their elders and wish them a long life, happiness and prosperity. The elders would give them red envelopes, that is, "lucky money", which means "praying for the future", placing their good wishes for their children's growth and hoping that they would grow up healthily.
4. Cut window grilles: Cutting window grilles is one of many customs. There are all kinds of animal and plant stories on the window grilles, such as magpies climbing plums and swallows wearing peaches and willows, which are various and pleasing to the eye, and decorate the festival with joy.
5. Happy New Year: "Happy New Year" and "Happy New Year to you". On the first day of the first month, when people meet, they will exchange such New Year wishes with each other. There are three kinds of traditional New Year greetings: one is New Year greetings. Minors should pay New Year greetings to their elders. The second is to bow and scrape. Generally speaking, the younger generation uses it to pay New Year greetings to their elders, commonly known as "Bai Ji". The third is boxing. Most of them are New Year greetings between peers.