1, listen to incense
There is a custom of "listening to incense" on the fifteenth day of the first month. In ancient times, girls who wanted to get a good wife first burned incense in front of the gods at home, told their worries, prayed to the gods for direction and listened to incense. Then, according to the instructions, they remembered the first sentence they overheard on the road, and then threw it at home to judge the quality of divination.
2. stick grilles
Stick grilles is an ancient traditional festival custom. During the Spring Festival, people in many places in China like to stick various paper-cut window grilles on their windows. Paper-cutting is a very popular folk art, which has been loved by people for thousands of years. Because it is often pasted on windows, people generally call it "window grilles". Window grilles are rich in content and have a wide range of themes, as well as myths and legends, drama stories and other themes.
Step 3 sacrifice
Sacrificing a stove is also called sending a stove, because it is said that the next day, the Kitchen King Bodhisattva will report to the Jade Emperor about the "work" of the Kitchen King Bodhisattva and what she has seen and heard in the past year, such as whether food is dumped at home or not, whether fireworks are not cherished and so on.
4. Pick up the God of Wealth
Receiving the God of Wealth is an ancient traditional festival custom in China. Because China folklore says that the fifth day of the first month is the birthday of the God of Wealth, after the first day of the first month, the next most important activity is to welcome the God of Wealth. On the night before God of Wealth's birthday, every household will hold a banquet to celebrate God of Wealth. In China, there are many differences in the custom of "receiving the God of Wealth". In some places, the god of wealth is received on the first day of the first month, while in other places, it is received on the fourth and fifth days of the first month.
5. Post Spring Festival couplets
Also known as "spring stickers", "door pairs" and "couplets", it is a red festive element "Year Red" posted during the New Year. It depicts a beautiful image and expresses good wishes with neat, concise and exquisite words. It is a unique literary form in China and an important custom in China New Year. When people post New Year greetings (Spring Festival couplets and blessings, etc.). ) put it at their doorstep, which means the official start of the Spring Festival.