A little story about the customs of Chinese Spring Festival
The spring Festival is coming soon! The festivel is considereded the most important one for Chinese people. It is on the first day of lunar year. It is also the day of reunion among family members. During these days, people would say "happy new year! or wish you make fortune! to each other. They would also visit their relatives and friends. Children would be given "red packets". Children would have more to eat and play than usual.Playing firecrackers is also a popular game for children.
1、 "Night even two years old, five points two days", the New Year's eve, the family reunion together, eat the New Year's eve dinner, lit a candle or oil lamp, sitting around the fire chat, waiting for the old year and the new moment, an all-night vigil, a symbol of all evil plague disease according to run away, looking forward to the New Year good luck. This custom gradually prevailed, to the early tang dynasty, tang taizong li shimin wrote a "shousui" poem: "cold quit winter snow, warm into the spring breeze. To this day, people are used to staying up on New Year's eve to welcome the New Year.
2、Chinese folk have "open the door firecracker" legend. In the New Year, every family opened the door the first thing is to set off firecrackers, firecrackers sound out of the old to welcome the new. Firecrackers also known as "firecrackers", "firecrackers", "firecrackers". It has a long history of more than two thousand years. People believe that firecrackers can create a festive atmosphere, is a holiday entertainment, it can bring people joy and good luck.
I wish you all:GONG XI FA CAI!:)))