Wuhan: from New Year's Eve to early morning
On New Year's Eve, the people of the Han Dynasty have to paste couplets of door gods, characters of blessing, window decorations, ancestor worship, and dinner for the lunar new year. The whole family sit around and eat while eating. It is not until the clock turns that they have completed the year-old guard. As soon as zero hour arrives, firecrackers will be set off. The younger generation will pay New Year's greetings to the elders, who will give the prepared lucky money to the children.
On the first day of the first month, when the whip is put, you can leave the door half open. I went out to pay New Year's greetings.
In Wuhan, new year's greetings are also paid attention to: on the first day of the first day of the lunar new year, the grandparents and uncles of the mother's family on the second day of the Lunar New Year's day; the father-in-law and mother-in-law of the wife's family on the third day; relatives and friends on the fourth day; and the God of wealth is returned to business on the fifth day. In the sixth day of junior high school, the garbage accumulated on the first day of junior high school is called "sending the poor".
There are many allegorical sayings about the Spring Festival in Wuhan: for example, the fried noodles in the twelfth lunar month have salt in advance; eating lotus root on the thirtieth night can see through; the lame people pay New Year's greetings by crooking, and so on. However, no matter how the new year is spent, the taste of the new year is joyful and sweet in the hearts of every Chinese.
Huanggang: sacrifice to ancestors in the Spring Festival
Mr. Liu Zhongshi from Huangmei introduced that Huangmei, Wuxue and other places would go to the grave on the day of the Chinese New Year.
In Huanggang, on New Year's Eve, couplets are posted in the morning and new year's Eve is observed at night. Fireworks are set off to celebrate at 12:00 p.m. From midnight to daylight, almost all fireworks soar into the sky, and the sound comes and goes!
As for the new year's calendar, the custom in Huanggang is to pay New Year's greetings in his village on the first day of the new year's day, and to my grandfather and uncle on the second day of the new year's day. In the first day of junior high school, we can't wash our hair and take a bath. We can't sweep the garbage out of the house, let alone move the soil. But also eat new year's Eve left vegetables to show annual surplus.
Huangshi: we should use "Sanquan" for the new year's dinner. The fish in the new year's meal can't be eaten
The Spring Festival in Huangshi starts on New Year's Eve. On this day, the whole family got together for a big dinner. "Sanquan" (whole chicken, fish and duck), three cakes (fish cake, meat cake, sheep cake), and "three balls" (fish ball, meat ball, lotus root ball) are generally used for new year's dinner. In recent years, people put a hot pot in the middle of the table, which is steaming hot and adds to the festive atmosphere. Meals are usually served before dark or at night. Before eating, people order a set of firecrackers outside the door. After setting off the firecrackers, they close the door and prepare for dinner. Before everyone sits around the table, the old-fashioned family has to offer sacrifices to their ancestors and put on a few sets of bowls and chopsticks to invite them to the table. After the ancestor worship ceremony, everyone began to eat at the table. Fish is not a dish to eat, in order to pray for surplus every year. While eating and talking, the family members have a good time.
At the beginning of the Spring Festival Gala, the family sat around the TV to watch the Spring Festival Gala. At about eleven o'clock, the street was not sure which family took the lead in setting off firecrackers. As a matter of fact, "a stone stirs up thousands of waves". All of a sudden, the sound of "crackling firecrackers" was heard in all directions, and the sky was lit up with clusters of fireworks.
The 15th day of the first month is the Lantern Festival. In the old society, people had to eat delicious yuanxiao, go shopping and watch lanterns. On this day in the countryside, children have to light all kinds of lanterns they have made. They hold lanterns from the head of the village to the end of the village, and run from the east to the west of the village to pay New Year's greetings to each family.
Shiyan: killing new year pig and making new year
Killing New Year's pig is one of the most important contents of Shiyan people's new year, starting from the "Jin Jiu". In December, the folk song of Shiyan says, "every family kills pigs on the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month. Cut up the meat and carry it to my sister's house. "
On the day of killing the pig, the pig's owner got up early, built a wood stove on the yard at the head of the house, put a big iron pot on it, and cut firewood and boil water. First, feed the pigs to be killed with delicious food, and then invite the pig killers, helpers, and relatives and neighbors who drink pig wine (pig blood soup) to join in.
When the pigs are killed and the meat is salted, the butchers, helpers, relatives and neighbors gather around the generous table in the yard to drink and eat meat without getting drunk.
Xiangyang: eat water chestnut on New Year's Eve and dumplings on New Year's Day
In Xiangyang, people usually make preparations one month before the new year. Pour sausage, wrap hoof, pickle all kinds of chicken, duck, fish and other bacon, prepare all kinds of new year products. On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, people in Xiangyang usually buy Kitchen cakes and serve them on the table. The whole family will gather together to eat one for one, which indicates the sweetness and happiness of the new year.
In Xiangyang people's new year's day, water chestnut must be eaten on New Year's Eve. Water chestnut in Xiangyang dialect, read Boji, and "Buji" is homophonic, so eating water chestnut means that this year's bad things are forgotten, all washed away. It is said that taking meaning and avoiding misfortune is good. Because of this, on New Year's Eve, the old people will wash and cook the water chestnuts, and let the children eat them before the clock strikes at 12 o'clock. They hope that the God will not remember the bad words they have said, so that the next year will have a complete start.
After new year's Eve, on the morning of the first day of the new year, firecrackers often light up with the rising sun of the new year in Xiangyang. On the first day of new year's day, besides eating dumplings, the most important thing is to visit relatives. However, the relatives are also particular. For example, on the first day of new year's day, parents and relatives will be worshipped; on the second day of new year's day, the wife's family will be left. From the third day of the new year's day, brothers and sisters can arrange their own arrangements or get together with friends. New year's products are on the table, and delicious food is served. If there is a child, the elder or the host family will also make a lot of new year's money, which means that the child is expected to be healthy and healthy and live for a long time.
Yichang: chasing rats and dogs
In the eyes of Yichang people, "little new year" is also a day for mice to marry their daughters. It is forbidden to spray, especially scissors, or rats will be harmed in the coming year. "Rat driving" is a farmer's activity to pray for reducing rodent damage. At dawn, adults will encourage the children to get up quickly, bareback. The child puts on straw sandals on one foot, and ties the shoelace on the other foot to drag the shoes. He holds a dustpan in his left hand and a wooden hammer or stick in his right hand. Then he goes to every corner of the room and knocks on the dustpan and reads: "the dustpan scrapes twice A pair of straw sandals and a pair of straw sandals will bring about twelve nests of mice and a nest of shuttle (miscarriage) "Twenty four, clap the dustpan, the mouse son is not a tool..." This is people's curse on rats, to achieve the desire of granary intact.
On New Year's Eve, some places in Yichang still have the custom of "chasing down the dog". The scientific name of "maogouzi" is fox. On that night, every family opened their doors and the lights were bright. Men, women, old and young cried out in unison: "hairy dog, Shuo! Shuo "Shuo" has sound but no words, which means to roll away. It is said that the new year's Eve to drive away the "maogouzi", to drive away the bad luck, the next year will be everything. When driving the dog, some people will take out the copper washbasin at home and beat it, jingling and ringing constantly, so as to scare away the "hairy dog".
Enshi: killing new year pig and playing Ciba
Enshi area is inhabited by Tujia, Miao, Dong and other ethnic minorities. The national culture here is like a wonderful flower, showing its unique charm.
The preparations for the Spring Festival in Enshi area are started after the 20th of the 12th lunar month. Almost every family has to kill pigs. When killing pigs, they will invite their neighbors to eat blister soup at home. At the same time, this is also the time for children to look forward to.
To kill a new year pig is to play Ciba. The glutinous rice just out of the pot is very delicious. Put the Ciba into it with a printing box, and then press it hard to make a round and round Ciba with many beautiful patterns. Each family of Enshi family has a variety of printing boxes, patterns are also different, there are words such as fortune, wealth, longevity and happiness.
Xiantao: "Mianyang three steamed" and "Mianyang Sanla" are popular
Xiantao area used to have family reunion dinner in the evening, but now most of them are only children, especially when the only daughter gets married. In order to comfort the loneliness of the wife's parents, the couple usually have new year's dinner at noon and then go back to their mother's home for reunion. Since the new year's dinner is not limited to eating at night, it is generally said that "New Year's dinner" or "reunion dinner".
The recipe of the new year's meal is also very exquisite. Dishes are usually "auspicious numbers", such as six, eight, ten, etc., and even numbers are preferred. The specific number depends on the specific situation of each family. Hot soup boiling, steaming, warm and provocative, indicating red and red fire; \ "fish and \" Yu \ "homophonic, is a symbol of \" more than auspiciousness \ ", also means \" more than every year. \ ". There are also radish, commonly known as caitou, wish you a good head of color; a sweet food, blessing the future days sweet honey.
Of course, the most local characteristics are "Mianyang three steamed" and "Mianyang three La". Mianyang three steaming is a traditional famous dish of Xiantao, namely steamed meat with flour, steamed fish with flour, and steamed vegetables with flour. On the new year's rice, steamed vegetables are generally steamed, which means "clean and clean" (Xiantao dialect means healthy and healthy). Mianyang Sanla, preserved fish, bacon, preserved chicken, and Mianyang three steamed, unique flavor, famous Jingchu. About 2 months before the Spring Festival, we start to prepare and pay attention to the selection of materials and production. It can be preserved for a long time, and no flies or mosquitoes can enter it.
Xiaogan: deliver "jinyuanbao" to the door on New Year's Eve
Xiaogan is located in Jianghan Plain, but the festival customs are basically the same as most areas in Northeast Hubei, but they are also unique.
In the early morning of the new year's day, people first worship heaven and earth, the God of home, and the elders, and then go out to pay New Year's greetings. New year's greetings do not ask relatives or acquaintances, which is called "New Year's greetings have no size". When a new year's visitor comes to his home, he must keep him and treat him with Ciba. As the saying goes, "new year, festival, Ciba hair crack."
New year's greetings usually end on the fourth day of the first day.
Shennongjia: sacrifice Shennong in spring and drink butter tea
Shennongjia people in the Spring Festival to visit the spring mountain, taste "white wormwood.". The first dish of Chinese new year must be a bowl of pastry.
Fresh and tender white wormwood, the host first invited guests to eat Artemisia, their own first chopsticks, guests to eat. Artemisia ordosica is a kind of delicious wild vegetable, which has the function of clearing away heat and detoxifying. It is said that there was a big epidemic in Shennongjia one year. Shennong family appeared to teach people to eat and cure the disease. Since then, Shennongjia people began to eat Artemisia selengensis during the Spring Festival. Shennongjia people not only eat white wormwood during the Spring Festival, but also go to the spring mountain on the 16th of the first month. Travel diseases.
Shennongjia people attach great importance to the Lantern Festival and hold lantern festivals, such as dragon dance, lion dance, lotus boat rowing, clamshell dancing, stilts walking, etc. Among them, the "fire dragon" Lantern Festival of pine and cypress is the most famous. After a burst of crackling firecrackers, the head of the household holding the "Douzi lamp" stepped out of the house and joined the lantern team to march around the village. At first, on the twelfth day of the first month, and then on the fourteenth to the 16th of the first month, the naked men dance with lanterns, and the people burn the dragon with "huazi" (a kind of hand-held fireworks that emits fireworks flame). When viewed from afar at night, it is like a dragon swimming in the sea of fire. In addition to the dragon lantern, there are various kinds of Lantern row, color boat, flower drum, shadow puppet, stilt, Yangko, lion dance, bamboo horse, festival and other forms of folk art.
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