When is New Year’s Eve in 2019? Why do we have to stay up all night on New Year’s Eve?

When is New Year’s Eve in 2019? Why do we have to stay up all night on New Year’s Eve?
Introduction: New Year's Eve is the last day of the Lunar New Year, and one of the customs of New Year's Eve is to stay up all night. So when is New Year's Eve in 2019? Why do we stay up all night on New Year's Eve? There is no end to the topics about the Spring Festival, so do you want to know more about it? Just go to Shuimoxiansheng.com and continue wandering in the ocean of the 2019 Spring Festival!

When is New Year's Eve 2019?

Monday, February 4, 2019 (the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month of the Year of the Dog, 2 days away from the Lunar New Year's Eve of 2018)
New Year's Eve, originally meaning "year-end", refers to the day at the end of the year when the old year is scrapped and the new year begins. "Chu" means to remove; "xi" refers to night. "New Year's Eve" means New Year's Eve, also known as New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve, etc. It is the last night of the year. New Year's Eve is a day for getting rid of the old and welcoming the new, reuniting with the family, and worshiping ancestors. It is a traditional festival for ancestor worship in Chinese folk culture, along with Qingming Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Double Ninth Festival. New Year's Eve has special significance in the hearts of Chinese people. It is the most important day at the end of the year. No matter how far away a wanderer is, he will rush home to reunite with his family, bid farewell to the old year with the sound of firecrackers and welcome the new year with fireworks in the sky.
The last day of the year is called "Suichu" and the night is called "New Year's Eve". It is connected with the beginning and end of the New Year, which is called "the end of the year and the month, and the year is approaching". It is the eve of the new year and an important time junction for getting rid of the old and welcoming the new. New Year’s Eve usually falls on the 29th or 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, so it is also called New Year’s Eve. Folks attach great importance to the New Year's Eve. Every household is busy cleaning the house, getting rid of the old and bringing in the new, hanging up lanterns and decorations, welcoming ancestors home to celebrate the New Year, and offering them rice cakes, three kinds of meat, three kinds of tea and five kinds of wine.

Why do we stay up on New Year’s Eve?

Staying up on New Year's Eve is not only a continuation of traditional customs, but also a way to express nostalgia for the passing year and hope for the coming new year. Every year on New Year’s Eve, the whole family gathers together, and relatives living away from home must rush back home before New Year’s Eve. Everyone gathers together to eat the New Year’s Eve dinner and then stays up all night to welcome the New Year. On New Year's Eve, we have to light lights, fires and set off firecrackers all night long.

The meaning of staying up all night for different people

1. In ancient times, people stayed up all night to drive away evil plagues and diseases that were harmful to people so that they would not harm the world in the new year.
2. Older people stay up all night to say goodbye to the old year, in order to hold on to the last moments of the year that is about to pass, which means cherishing time.
3. Young people stay up all night to look forward to the new year, and on the other hand to spend time with their parents and elders and prolong their life.

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