New Year's Eve in 2022 is 65438+1October 3 1 in 2022, which coincides with revenge on the 21st day of the twelfth lunar month. New Year's Eve is the last day of the Chinese New Year, also known as New Year's Eve, Year's Eve, and so on. According to the news released by the State Council, the Spring Festival in 2022 will be off for seven days, and expressway will be free for seven days.
New Year's Eve is connected with the Spring Festival (the first day of the first month). The word "except" in "New Year's Eve" means "going, changing and alternating", and New Year's Eve means "the month is poor and the old year is exhausted". People should bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. Here, they will bid farewell to the old and change to the new year next year. At this time, it is also the best time for children to understand the traditional Spring Festival and receive traditional education.
What are the customs of New Year's Eve?
1, post Spring Festival couplets. Spring Festival couplets are also called door couplets, spring stickers, couplets, couplets and peach symbols. They depict the background of the times and express good wishes with neat, dual, concise and delicate words, which are unique literary forms in China. Every Spring Festival, no matter in urban or rural areas, every household should choose a pair of bright red Spring Festival couplets and stick them on the door to add festive atmosphere to the festival.
2. New Year's Eve. New Year's Eve is extremely important for China people. On this day, people are ready to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, and have a family reunion dinner. Family is the cornerstone of China society, and the annual reunion dinner fully shows the mutual respect and care among family members in China, which makes the relationship between families closer.
3. keep the age. Keeping the new year's eve is one of the activities of the old customs, and the custom of keeping the old age has a long history. The folk custom of keeping the old age is mainly manifested in that every household is lit with New Year's fire, and the whole family gets together to keep the "New Year's fire" burning all the time, waiting for the moment to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.
4, paste the year red. Nian Hong is the general name of red holiday elements posted during the New Year, such as Spring Festival couplets, door gods, window grilles, New Year pictures and blessings. Posting New Year greetings (Spring Festival) is a long-standing folk custom in China, which places people's longing for a happy life and wishes for a bright future.
5. Ancestor worship. In ancient times, this custom was very popular. Due to different local customs and habits, the forms of ancestor worship are also different. Some go to the wild to sweep graves, and some go to the ancestral temple to worship their ancestors. Most of them put their ancestral tablets in the main hall in turn at home to show their worship, and then worshippers worship them in order of age.