Origin of New Year's Day

It is said that when Yao and Shun were in their prime more than 4,000 years ago, when Yao was in power, he was diligent in governing the people and did many good things for the people, and was deeply loved by the people. The leader of the "tribal alliance" was passed on to his son, but to Shun, who had both moral character and ability. Shun also loved the people like Yao and did many good things for the people.

Later, people regarded the day when Emperor Shun offered sacrifices to heaven and earth and Yao as the beginning of the year, and called the first day of the first lunar month as "New Year's Day", which was the origin of "New Year's Day" in ancient times.

New Year's Day Customs

Northern customs

The winter in northern my country is cold, with short days and long nights. Starting from New Year's Day, the people in the slack season slaughtered pigs and sheep, sat cross-legged on the earthen kang, chatted about family affairs, did not work, did not go out, and did 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, pickled vegetables, and random stews. Frozen dumplings, vermicelli stewed with sauerkraut, pickled xuelihong, etc. are all must-have foods for New Year's Day.

Children in Beijing eat candied haws on New Year's Day, which symbolizes the prosperity of the new year. In terms of culture and customs: Twisting Yangko, walking on stilts, and Northeast Errenzhuan will be performed one after another at the temple fair. Tianjin cut window grilles, pasted couplets, and was overwhelmed with recreational activities. On New Year's Day, students in Shandong offer incense to the statue of Confucius to worship, in anticipation of being named on the gold list in the coming year.

Southern customs

Compared with the "vulgar" customs of New Year's Day in the north, the customs of New Year's Day in the south tend to be "elegant". In the areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, on New Year's Day, bamboo poles are tied to the grass and ignited, which is called "Qing Tian Silkworm". On New Year's Day in Shaoxing, guests will be treated with "tea bowl tea", and some olives and kumquats are added, which is called "holding ingots".

In Fujian, the Hokkien sound of "chun" is the same as "leftover". When eating on New Year's Day, flowers made of red paper are placed on the rice, commonly known as "spring rice". Spring rice is a symbol of "surplus every year". In Guangdong, on New Year's Day, the elders will reward the younger generation with red envelopes or tangerines, which is also a symbol of good luck and surplus in the coming year.

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