No New Year’s Eve in 2022? Why not New Year’s Eve?
2022 will have New Year’s Eve, although we call the New Year’s Eve the 30th day of the new year, but the lunar year does not necessarily have the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, and sometimes only the 20th day The ninth day, and New Year’s Eve refers to the last day of the lunar year, so when the lunar year only falls on the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, it is also New Year’s Eve.
New Year’s Eve Festival Introduction
The last day of "Sui" is called "Sui Chu", and that night is called "New Year’s Eve".It is connected with the end of the new year, which is called "the end of the year and the end of the year".Because New Year’s Eve usually falls on the 29th or 30th day of the 12th lunar month, it is also called New Year’s Eve.On the day of the New Year, the people pay special attention to it.Every household is busy or cleaning the house, removing the old and new, decorating the lanterns, welcoming the ancestors home for the New Year, and offering rice cakes, three kinds of food, three teas and five wines to worship.In 2007, New Year’s Eve officially became a legal holiday in China according to the "National Holidays and Memorial Day Holiday Measures".In 2014, New Year’s Eve was adjusted in accordance with the State Council’s decision to revise the "Measures for National Holidays and Commemorative Days Holidays" and was no longer a statutory holiday in China.
The origin of the festival of New Year’s Eve
The earliest mention of the name "New Year’s Eve" in the existing literature is the local landscape record "Fengtu Ji" written by Zhou in the Western Jin Dynasty.Later, the day before New Year’s Eve is called the small division, that is, the small New Year’s Eve; the New Year’s Eve is the big division, that is, the New Year’s Eve.In addition, according to "Lu Shi Chunqiu Ji Dong Ji", the ancients used the drumming method to expel the "epidemic ghost" on the day before the new year.It is said that this is also one of the customs of the "New Year’s Eve" festival at that time.
Festival customs on New Year’s Eve
1.New Year’s Eve Dinner
Eating New Year’s Eve is the most lively and happy time for every family during the New Year’s Eve.On New Year’s Eve, a table is filled with sumptuous New Year’s dishes.The whole family gathers around the table and eats together.There are large dishes, cold pots, hot stir-fries and dim sum on the table.Generally, two things are indispensable, one is hot pot and the other is fish.The hot pot is boiled, steaming, warm and sultry, indicating that it is prosperous; the homophonic sound of "fish" and "yu" is a symbol of "auspiciousness and abundance", and also means "every year has more".There are also radishes commonly known as Caitou, wishing good luck; lobster, fried fish and other fried foods, wishing for a prosperous family luck like "fire cooking oil".
2.New Year’s Red
New Year’s Red is the collective name for the red festive elements pasted during the Chinese New Year, such as Spring Festival couplets, door gods, window grilles, New Year pictures, and blessing characters.It is a long-standing folk custom in China to stick the New Year’s red (Hui Chun) in the Chinese New Year, which expresses people’s yearning for a happy life and wishes for a better future.
3.Keeping the New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve is one of the customary activities, and the custom of keeping the year old has a long history.The folk custom of keeping the New Year is mainly manifested in that all houses ignite the fire of the New Year, and the family gathers together, and guards the "fire of the New Year" and does not let it go out, waiting for the moment of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new, to welcome the arrival of the new year.On New Year’s Eve, the lights do not go out all night, which is called "lighting the light for the year" or "lighting the fire for the year".All houses are lit with candles, and candles are specially lit under the bed., It is said that after taking such photos, it will enrich the wealth of the family in the coming year.In ancient times, the customs of the north and the south were different.In ancient times, the custom of keeping the New Year’s Eve in the north was mainly "staying up all night" (all-night vigil).For example, it was said in the "Fengtu Ji" written by Zhou Chu in the Jin Dynasty:on New Year’s Eve, everyone gave gifts to each other, called "feeding".Years old"; the elders and the young gather together and celebrate the completeness of the praises, which is called "Senior Years"; sleepless all the year round, waiting for the dawn, it is called "Shou Sui".In some places, on New Year’s Eve, the whole family gathers together, eats New Year’s Eve dinner, lights candles or oil lamps, sits around the fireplace and chats, and keeps watch all night, which symbolizes the drive away of all the evil plagues and looks forward to the new year.Good luck.
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