What festival is on the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month? What are the customs?

What festival is on the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month? What are the customs?
This is the last day of the year, so what are the customs on this day? Find out. The twelfth month of the lunar calendar is the last month of the year, commonly known as the end of the year. Follow Shuimoxiansheng.com and take a look at the contents of the lunar calendar for December 2018.

What festival is on the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month?

New Year’s Eve! The 30th day of the twelfth lunar month is also known as New Year's Eve, one of China's traditional festivals. It is held on the last night of the twelfth lunar month every year, and is connected to the Spring Festival (the first day of the first lunar month). The main traditional folk activities on this day include worshiping ancestors, pasting door gods, setting off firecrackers, giving out lucky money, eating New Year’s Eve dinner, and sending off the God of Wealth. The word "chu" in "Chuxi" means "to go, to change, to alternate". Chuxi means "the end of the month and the year". People have to get rid of the old and welcome the new. It means that the old year is over and the new year will come. It is the last night of the lunar calendar.

What are the customs on the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month?

1. Posting Door God Spring Festival couplets are also called couplets, couplets, etc. They express emotions and good wishes with concise, parallel and neat words. They are a unique literary form in China. During the Spring Festival, every household will carefully select Spring Festival couplets to post on the door to create a festive atmosphere. In addition to pasting Spring Festival couplets, people also paste the word "Fu". "Fu" means happiness, good fortune, and good luck. Pasting big and small "Fu" characters on walls and door lintels expresses people's yearning for a happy life and their wishes for a better future. 2. Making dumplings On the Spring Festival, the whole family, big and small, gather together to eat dumplings. Relatives who are far away from home will return home to reunite with their families. Everyone gathers together to make and eat dumplings. During the Chinese New Year, the whole family is happy and joyful. Dumplings symbolize reunion and happiness. Eating dumplings during Chinese New Year is considered to bring wealth and good luck. 3. Setting off fireworks and firecrackers: When the new year comes, every household will set off firecrackers. Setting off firecrackers can create a festive and lively atmosphere and bring joy and good luck to people. As time goes by, the use of firecrackers is becoming more and more widespread. Firecrackers are set off on major festivals, happy events, such as weddings, business openings, house building, etc. to express congratulations and auspiciousness. 4. Give children lucky money. During the Spring Festival, the elders will give children some lucky money. Sui is the homonym of Sui. It is said that in ancient times, eight copper coins placed next to the pillow helped children scare away the evil spirit, so people called this money the "Evil-suppressing Money". Because "祟" and "岁" are homophones, it has become the "New Year's Money" over the years.

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