(a) set off firecrackers: Chinese people in a number of important festivals and activities will have set off firecrackers. In our hometown, New Year's day is also called "the solar year. Is to set off firecrackers.

 

Eat dumplings (2) : many of the areas of northern China likes to eat dumplings when I was in holiday, in "the solar year" such an important holiday, of course, we also like to eat dumplings.

 

(3) from guangdong, relatives will send citrus, elders will give citrus. A symbol of luck and balance in the coming year said.

 

(4) in jiangsu and zhejiang area, in the long rod bundle of grass, and then burning, beating drums "tian silkworm".

 

(5) in jiangsu province in a meal, rice to put inside water chestnut, dig out when eating, called "digging wing". Tea put two olive in it was "wing tea".

 

(6) in fujian, New Year's day when having a meal on the rice made of red paper flowers, call it "spring dinner". "Spring dinner" also represents a more every year.

Happy New Year

 

On New Year's legend

 

 

In more than 4000 years ago the ancient legend rao war, yao right in diligent people do a lot of good things for the people, is popular with the masses of the people love, but because his son was not out, he didn't pass "son of heaven" the throne to his son, but rather to shun the character can have both.

 

Yao to shun said: "you in the future must hand getting the devotee, wait for after I die also can be at ease with open eyes." Shun later put mercy to flood active yu, yu also like shun his populist did a lot of good for the people, are very popular.

 

After the death of the yao people later ShunDi sacrifice to heaven and earth and emperor yao first on that day, as the day of the beginning of the year, called the homonym for "New Year's day", or "yuan", this is the ancient New Year's day.

 

All previous dynasties dynasty held on New Year's day to celebrate the pomp and circumstance qi si and other activities, such as a sacrifice to gods and ancestors, couplets hanging door, writing everyone, WuLongDeng, folk also gradually formed the deities, pilgrimage, stick Spring Festival couplets, set off firecrackers, shou sui, eat family reunion dinner, and numerous celebrations "jan" and other entertainment.

 

Jin dynasty poet XinLan had "the yuan is" poem: "the yuan is rev to section, jiaqing zhao since. Shang salty played ten thousand, small datong city." Account of the New Year's day celebration.

Who to pepper dish Dan choi, a full figure, spring breeze came on. The past unbearable heavy province. Hate to spend the long New Year. In the spring of the future may I ask first. On the evening of hate open late. JinSui flowering message. Only sorrow give wind and rain. The recent e "ganjitsu spring dinner as" - xin qiji

New Year's day happiness

Feeling warm winter,