The ancient Spring Festival is different from our modern Spring Festival, but the customs are similar. The ancient Spring Festival is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, which is what we call Laba Festival.
People in ancient times believed in feudal superstition. They drink Laba porridge on Laba Festival, and every family needs to clean their homes in order to get rid of these filth and dirt. They hope that the disease will not be in their home, and they will pray that they will live better and better in the new year, mainly because they want their home to have auspicious meaning. Only during the Republic of China will the Spring Festival be slowly changed to the thirtieth day of the twelfth lunar month.
Second, did the ancients celebrate the New Year? Worship ancestors.
One way for ancient people to celebrate the New Year is to worship their ancestors, which is what we call ancestor worship. This is also the hope that ancestors can bless the health and safety of the living.
In some places, people will worship the kitchen god, because in those days, as long as they can eat, they are all good families. Worshiping the kitchen god also hopes that people can eat enough, eat well and wear warm clothes, which is the most basic wish of people. I also hope that Kitchen God can help them avoid disasters and have a smooth and happy Spring Festival. This is actually the same as ancestor worship, and it is also the wish of ancestors to bless their children in high school.
Third, did the ancients celebrate the New Year? Post Spring Festival couplets and visit temple fairs.
In ancient times, there was a traditional way of celebrating the Spring Festival, that is, visiting temple fairs and posting Spring Festival couplets by every household to express their love for the Spring Festival.
In ancient times, many people would put a doorkeeper on their doors in the hope that the doorkeeper could help them keep safe from disasters. Visiting temple fairs is a pastime for people during the New Year. Most people will pray for the Buddha to bless themselves to live better and better, which is also the yearning for a better world. Visiting temple fairs has also spread to this day, and now many people still choose to worship Bodhisattva on the first day of the New Year.