Opening firecrackers: On New Year’s Eve, the last thing people in Wenzhou do when they close their doors is to set off firecrackers outside the door, which is called closing firecrackers, to signal a peaceful new year. In the early morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, the first thing people in Wenzhou do after opening the door is to set off firecrackers outside the door, which is called opening the door, in order to bring good luck to the new year. When the cannon is opened and the cannon is closed, three double-shot firecrackers (commonly known as two kicks) are usually fired, but four firecrackers are usually prepared, commonly known as "bringing four and releasing three", leaving one as a reserve.
Eating rice cakes: Breakfast on the first day of the first lunar month, which is the first meal of the New Year, is usually prepared on New Year's Eve. The dishes must be served in tall bowls, with the word "high" meaning "一 There are also people who eat rice cakes, as "cake" and "gao" are homophonic, which means "every year you get better, you get better".
New Year greetings: Younger people get up early to pay New Year greetings to their parents and other elders, and then go out with gifts such as dates, longans, and lychees to pay New Year greetings. When peers pay New Year greetings, they hold hands with each other and send greetings such as "Happy New Year" and "Congratulations on getting rich" to each other. The New Year greeting activities continued until the first half of the first lunar month. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, on the morning of the first day of the first lunar month every year, the party and government leadership invited people from all walks of life to hold group greetings to reduce the tediousness of the New Year greetings.
New Year’s wine: During the Spring Festival, families serve “New Year’s wine” to entertain relatives and friends. There are no certain specifications for New Year's wine, and the time is usually between the first and fifth day of the lunar month. Ruian used to serve wine on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year to worship ancestors.
Opening the pen: On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the scholar cuts a piece of red paper and writes a poem congratulating the New Year on it, or writes the words "Open the pen in the New Year, good luck and good fortune", which is called "opening the pen".
Opening of the market: Most stores are not open during the Spring Festival. Food and daily necessities needed by residents are purchased before the festival. After the third and fourth days of the Lunar New Year, various stores opened one after another. When the market opens, red banners are hung and firecrackers are set off. In recent decades, many shops have remained open on New Year's Day for the convenience of residents, or have taken turns opening their doors to accommodate the market.
Sending Yuanbao: There are people who "send Yuanbao" in rural areas. During the Spring Festival, two people partner up, holding strings of copper coins and evergreen branches, and recite the song "Sending Yuanbao" door to door. One person reads the blessing words, and the other person should say "good". For example, "Ingots enter the Taoist altar - good!" "Gold and silver fill the room - good!" There is a proverb in Wenzhou that "giving ingots on the first day of the first lunar month means they are all good", which refers to this custom.
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, firewood is burned in every courtyard, which is called "Liaohuo Pan". Children have fun jumping on fires and setting off fireworks. Devoted men and women went to Taiping Temple in the suburbs to pray for the health of their families.