Great Luck in the Year of the Ox
The new year is coming, good luck,
Put your troubles aside,
Every year has this time, every year has this present!
Spring Festival It is the time for wanderers to return home;
family friendly happy reunion,
And sweet, warm moments,
Turn the Chinese New Year into a happier time
Origin of Spring Festival
The Spring Festival (New Year, Chinese New Year), the Lunar New Year, the traditional "New Year's Festival", evolved from the sacrificial activities of the first year of the year in ancient times, is the most solemn traditional festival of the Chinese nation and one of the four major traditional festivals in China. The Spring Festival usually refers to the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar to the fifteenth day of the first month (the Lantern Festival). The main content of its activities is to remove the old and fabricate the new, welcome the jubilee and receive blessings, worship the gods and ancestors, and pray for a good year, with strong ethnic characteristics. It not only embodies the ideological beliefs, ideals and aspirations, life entertainment and cultural psychology of the Chinese nation, but also a carnival-style display of blessing, food and entertainment activities.
clean
The busy year is mainly based on Remove old cloth and new As the theme of the event, dusting is one of the new customs of removing old cloths. Dust-sweeping is year-end cleaning, which is called "sweeping the house" in the north and "sweeping the house" in the south. When the Spring Festival comes, every household has to clean the environment, clean all kinds of utensils, dismantle and wash bedding and curtains, sweep Liulu courtyard, brush dust and cobwebs, and dredging open canals and culverts. Everywhere is filled with a happy atmosphere of hygienic, clean and welcoming the new year.
Every Spring Festival, whether in urban or rural areas, every household should pick beautiful red spring couplets and stick them on their doors to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, adding to the festive atmosphere. Another source of Spring Festival couplets is spring stickers. The ancients often posted the word "Yichun" on the Lichun day, which gradually developed into Spring Festival couplets, expressing the Chinese working people's good wishes of warding off evil spirits and eliminating disasters, welcoming auspiciousness and happiness. It is said that this custom originated in the Song Dynasty and became popular in the Ming Dynasty.
It is one of the customs of the Spring Festival, also known as New Year's Dinner, Reunion Dinner, Reunion Dinner, etc., especially the family dinner on New Year's Eve. People who work abroad will return to their hometowns to reunite with their families on New Year's Eve, with the aim of celebrating the Lunar New Year together as a family before the new year. Traditionally, New Year's Eve dinner is eaten after ancestor worship on New Year's Eve. The New Year's Eve dinner is the highlight of the New Year's Eve every year. It is not only colorful, but also pays attention to many meanings. Before eating the New Year's Eve dinner, worship the gods and ancestors, and then start the meal after the worship ceremony. Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is a family reunion dinner, which is the most important dinner for a family at the end of the year.
open fire
In the morning, before people go out to visit relatives and friends, they will set off a hanging firecracker, which is called "opening the door". After the sound of firecrackers, the ground is smashed red like a cloud of brocade, and it is called "full house red". Folks believe that the sooner the "opening the gun battle" is set, the better, symbolizing good luck in the New Year and a bumper harvest.
Visiting the New Year during the Spring Festival is one of the traditional customs of the New Year. It is a way for people to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new and express their best wishes to each other. In the second and third year of junior high school, I began to visit relatives, see friends, and say New Year's greetings to each other.
The fiery red lanterns reflect the festive light,
Gorgeous fireworks light up the dream in my heart,
The auspicious Spring Festival couplets post the hope of the new year,
Delicious dumplings are filled with joy of reunion,
The blessings of the new year are sent to you,
Happy Chinese New Year of the Ox!