The night on the last day of the Lunar New Year, that is, the night before the Spring Festival, is also called the 30th of the twelfth lunar month. Except for the old cloth, it is new. The last day of the year is called "New Year's Eve" and that night is called "New Year's Eve". People often stay up all night on New Year's Eve, which is called keeping watch. Su Shi has "Shousui": "Children can't sleep, and they are happy at night." New Year's Eve is one of the most important traditional festivals in China. On New Year's Eve, we should not only clean the house and the outside, but also put up door gods, Spring Festival couplets, New Year pictures and door stickers. People put on new clothes with festive colors and patterns.
According to Lu Chunqiu Ji, the ancients used drums to drive away the "plague god" on the day before the New Year, which is the origin of the "New Year's Eve" festival. It is said that the name "New Year's Eve" was first mentioned in historical books such as "Local Customs" written in the Western Jin Dynasty and early Zhou Dynasty.
In addition, New Year's Eve is called "China New Year" in Taiwan Province Province. On this afternoon, people offered sacrifices in front of the shrine in the hall. In the evening, the family burned incense and bowed down, and then said goodbye to their elders. Then there is "around the stove", that is, eating a big New Year's Eve dinner. The family is sitting around a table, which is full of vegetables, and there is a brazier under the table. "Around the stove" brought a warm atmosphere to New Year's Eve. Wanderers who are far away from home, no matter how busy they are, will go home for reunion unless they have to. After the New Year's Eve, light a wax torch to celebrate the New Year. Daughter-in-law can't go to bed early in order to prolong the life of her elders. It is said that the longer you sit, the longer your elders will live. This is a sign of filial piety.