The current customs of the Spring Festival (traditional customs, celebration methods, customs and culture)

1. Introduction

The Spring Festival is one of the most important traditional festivals in China. It carries rich traditional customs, celebration methods and customary culture. In this festive festival, people warmly celebrate the arrival of the New Year and at the same time inherit the traditional customs for thousands of years. Let us learn about the current Spring Festival customs.

2. Traditional customs

1. Posting Spring Festival couplets: Posting Spring Festival couplets is one of the important customs of the Spring Festival. People paste couplets with auspicious meanings on their doors to pray for good luck and good luck in the new year.

2. Staying up late on New Year's Eve: Staying up late on New Year's Eve means staying awake until the first day of the New Year. People believe that staying up late can drive away bad luck and usher in good luck.

3. Ancestor worship: During the Spring Festival, people will worship their ancestors and pray for blessings to express respect and gratitude to their ancestors.

4. New Year greetings: New Year greetings are an important activity during the Spring Festival. People visit relatives and friends to wish each other a happy New Year, good health, and a successful career.

3. Celebration methods

1. Dragon and lion dance: Dragon and lion dance is one of the most distinctive performances during the Spring Festival. People dress in dragon and lion costumes and dance with images of dragons and lions to ward off evil spirits and pray for blessings.

2. Setting off fireworks and firecrackers: Setting off fireworks and firecrackers is one of the traditional celebration methods during the Spring Festival. People set off fireworks and firecrackers on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day to drive away evil spirits and welcome the New Year.

3. Visit the temple fair: The temple fair is one of the traditional activities during the Spring Festival. People can taste various delicacies, watch performances, buy new year's goods, etc. at the temple fair.

4. Appreciating lanterns: During the Spring Festival, people will appreciate lanterns. Lantern exhibitions will be held in various places, and people can appreciate all kinds of exquisite lantern art.

4. Customs and Culture

1. New Year pictures: New Year pictures are one of the traditional art forms during the Spring Festival. People will paste New Year pictures in their homes to pray for good luck and good luck in the New Year.

2. Spring couplets: Spring couplets are one of the essential decorations during the Spring Festival. People will paste couplets with auspicious meanings on their doors to pray for good luck and good luck in the new year.

3. Paper-cutting: Paper-cutting is one of the traditional handicrafts during the Spring Festival. People will use red paper to cut out various auspicious patterns, such as blessing characters, magpies, etc., to add to the festive atmosphere of the festival.

4. Lion and dragon dance: Lion and dragon dance is one of the most distinctive performances during the Spring Festival. People dress in dragon and lion costumes and dance with the images of dragons and lions to ward off evil spirits and pray for blessings.

5. Conclusion

Now the customs of the Spring Festival include rich traditional customs, celebration methods and customary culture. Through traditional customs such as posting Spring Festival couplets, staying up late on the New Year's Eve, worshiping ancestors, and paying New Year greetings, people express their blessings for the New Year and respect for their ancestors. Celebrations include dragon and lion dances, setting off fireworks, visiting temple fairs, and admiring lanterns.Adds to the festive atmosphere of the festival. Customs and culture such as New Year pictures, Spring Festival couplets, paper-cutting, lion and dragon dances demonstrate the unique charm of traditional Chinese art. The Spring Festival is a traditional festival of the Chinese nation and a treasure of Chinese culture. I hope we can inherit and carry forward these traditional customs so that the cultural value of the Spring Festival can be inherited and carried forward. Let us welcome the arrival of the New Year together and wish everyone a happy New Year and all the best!