The folk customs of the Spring Festival in Yuyao are as follows:
1. On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, children in Yuyao carry paper lanterns to shine on the corners of houses and along the fields and rivers. They hold small gongs and sing while banging: "Shine the locusts, which will herald a good year, and all the snakes and insects will die." People will use straw to burn torches in the fields to get rid of the locusts.
2. Dusting is the general cleaning in Yuyao, cleaning the home or surroundings, cleaning some utensils, etc. Yang Pengfei told reporters: "Some villages often organize villagers to carry out large-scale cleaning to clean up weeds and garbage, which means 'Clean New Year'."
3. Writing Spring Festival couplets means that Yuyao continues better Every year, the Municipal Calligraphers Association organizes a group of calligraphers to write Spring Festival couplets for citizens on a voluntary basis. In the old days, Spring Festival couplets often included blessings such as "The days will increase and people will live longer, and the spring will bring happiness to the world." Today, some Spring Festival couplets are still written. It is an auspicious sentence, but the content is more novel and full of the flavor of the times, and many people will paste the word "福" upside down.
4. Setting off firecrackers is a very ancient folk custom in Yuyao. It means "peace". New Year's Eve customs include "opening the door firecrackers" on New Year's Eve, "opening the door firecrackers" on the first day of the first lunar month, etc. In ancient times, moso bamboo was used to burn fires in the Siming Mountain area, because the bamboo joints would make a "bang bang" sound when burning. For reasons of environmental protection and safety, it is recommended to set off firecrackers as little as possible
5. Making sugar tea is the highest etiquette for entertaining guests during the Spring Festival in Yuyao. Brown sugar is usually used. Now that the conditions are better, Use white sugar. When someone comes to celebrate the New Year, the first cup of tea should be made with sugar, hoping that his New Year will be as sweet as sugar.