中國春節(jié)風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣詳解

1、中國春節(jié)風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣詳解之大年初一初一：早晨包餃子.傳統(tǒng)上北京(根本上是北方地區(qū)的傳統(tǒng))老人初一是不出門的,親友、 同事互相拜年.First day of the New YearThe first day is for the welcoming of the deities of the heavens and earth, officially beginning at midnight. Many people, especially Buddhists, abstain from meat consumption on the first day because it is believ

2、ed that this will ensure longevity for them. Some consider lighting fires and using knives to be bad luck on New Years Day, so all food to be consumed is cooked the day before.Most importantly, the first day of Chinese New Year is a time when families visit the oldest and most senior members of thei

3、r extended family, usually their parents, grandparents or great-grandparents.Some families may invite a lion dance troupe as a symbolic ritual to usher in the Lunar New Year as well as to evict bad spirits from the premises. Members of the family who are married also give red packets containing cash

4、 to junior members of the family, mostly children and teenagers.While fireworks and firecrackers are traditionally very popular, some regions have banned them due to concern s over fire hazards, which have resulted in increased number of fires around New Years and challenged municipal fire departmen

5、ts work capacity . For this reason, various city governments (e.g., Hong Kong, and Beijing, for a number of years)issue d bans over fireworks andfirecrackers in certain premises of the city. As a substitute, large-scale fireworkshave been launched by governments in cities like Hong Kong to offer cit

6、izens the experience.中國春節(jié)風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣詳解之大年初二初二：要祭財(cái)神,要吃 先寶湯餛飩.北方一般習(xí)慣是回娘家拜年團(tuán)聚.Second day of the New YearOn the second day, the Chinese pray to theirancestor s as well as to all the gods.They are extra kind to dogs and feed them well as it is believed that the second day is the birthday of all dogs.Business pe

7、ople of the Cantonese dialect group will hold a Hoi Nin prayer to start their business on the 2nd day of Chinese New Year. The prayer is done to pray that they will be blessed with good luck and prosperity in their business for the year.中國春節(jié)風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣詳解之大年初三、四初三：祭祖,一般父母一方已經(jīng)去世的已婚女性,會(huì)在這一天回娘家祭祖,并順帶拜年.跟 清明的土墳

8、不同,祭祖只是祭拜祖宗牌位.但在河北等地的農(nóng)村,這一天同樣是要上墳的,一般都要帶上點(diǎn)心,酒等祭品給已故祖先進(jìn)行祭祀,并且放鞭炮讓祖先過年.一般上墳只允許兒女等進(jìn)行,嫁入本家的外姓人那么不參與祭祖.初四：一般新婚或者父母均健在的已婚女性,會(huì)在這一天回娘家拜年.Third and fourth days of the New YearThe third and fourth days of the Chinese New Year are generally accepted as in appropriate days to visit relatives and friends due to

9、the following schools of thought. People may subscribe to one or both thoughts.1) It is known as ch k Cu(赤口),meaning that it is easy to get into arguments. It is suggested that the cause could be the fried food and visiting during the first two days of the New Year celebration.citation needed2) Fami

10、lies who had an immediate kin deceased in the past 3 years will not go house-visiting as a form of respect to the dead, but people may visit them on this day. Some people then conclude that it is inauspicious to do any house visiting at all. The third day of the New Year is allocated to grave-visiti

11、ng instead.中國春節(jié)風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣詳解之大年初五初五：窮日,在中國北方,這一天一般沒有人出門拜年,由于這一天是黑道日,一般從春節(jié)開始直到這一天才能把家里的垃圾掃出門,然后放鞭炮慶祝；有一副對聯(lián)腳踢出窮鬼去,雙手迎進(jìn)財(cái)神來即為對此風(fēng)俗的描述.一般只有一些年輕人會(huì)在這一天舉行朋友或同 學(xué)聚會(huì).亦稱 被五,是要在家包餃子吃.Fifth day of the New YearIn northern China, people eat Jiaozi (simplified Chinese:餃子;traditional破五).This is also theChinese:皎子)(dumplings)

12、 on the morning of Po Wu (birthday of the Chinese god of wealth. In Taiwan, businesses traditionally re-open on this day, accompanied by firecrackers.中國春節(jié)風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣詳解之正月十五十五：元宵節(jié),很多公園會(huì)有掛花燈,猜燈謎等活動(dòng),吸引不少民眾游逛.也會(huì)吃湯丸像征 團(tuán)圓.Fifteenth day of the New YearThe fifteenth day of the new year is celebrated as Yuanxiao jie (元宵節(jié)), otherwise known as Chap Goh Mei in Fujian dialect. Rice dumplingsTangyuan (simplified Chinese:湯圓;traditional Chinese:渴閱；pinyin: tangyuan), a sweet glutinous rice ball brewed in a soup, is eaten this day. Candles are lit outside houses as a w