What are the customs on New Year's Eve? "Stay up all night" and "Don't leave the pot empty"
Introduction: How much do you know about the customs of New Year’s Eve? Among the folks, there is a saying that "On New Year's Eve, the pots are filled with grain, and the granaries will be full in the new year." In other words, on New Year's Eve, the pot in the house cannot be empty. There is also a folk custom of "staying up all night" on New Year's Eve. How did these customs come about? Is there any story behind this? Next, please follow the editor to learn about it! Mr. Shui Mo has carefully sorted out many customs and some precautions about New Year’s Eve. If you want to know more exciting content, please go to Mr. Shui Mo’s New Year’s Eve special topic to see more!New Year's Eve - No Empty PotLegend has it that before Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, became emperor, he begged for a living. He had an old mother at home who was also starving with him. Another Lunar New Year has arrived, and Zhu Yuanzhang is still begging on the streets. But who would like a beggar during the New Year? So he got nothing the whole day. At this moment, he thought of his hungry mother at home, feeling very upset, and in a fit of anger he began to have the idea of stealing.Taking advantage of the darkness of night, he stole food from the pots of many households, but every pot was empty. He picked up a family's pot and wanted to leave, but then he thought, how can this family cook during the New Year without a pot? So I put the pot there again. Later, Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, which can be said to be a happy ending after all the hard work. He thought of the shameful things he had done for a bite of rice, so he issued an order that on New Year's Eve, every household must have their pot filled with rice. There should be some food so that those who are hungry can eat it. In this way, those people will not go back to steal other people's pots. From then on, people formed the habit of not having an empty pot on New Year's Eve. Every New Year’s Eve, people would cook the harvested grain into various kinds of food and put them in the pot. This is not only done for the beggars who have nowhere to beg for food, but also for the good wish of saving old food for the New Year, eating old food in the New Year, and having surplus food every year. New Year's Eve - Staying Up All Night"Shousui" is the custom of not sleeping on the last night of the old year and staying up all night to welcome the arrival of the new year. It is also called New Year's Eve, commonly known as "staying up all night for the rest of the year". New Year's Eve is the eve of the Spring Festival, also known as New Year's Eve. According to legend, there was a monster called "Nian" in ancient times, which would come out to cause trouble every New Year's Eve. The festive day that was originally a time to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new has become the time people are most reluctant to celebrate. On New Year's Eve, every household finished their housework early and closed their doors and windows. No one dared to sleep because they were afraid that "Nian" would come and cause trouble. In order to eliminate the fear of the approaching "Nian", people prepare the most sumptuous dinner of the year. The whole family gathers around the table, talking and laughing, imagining a better life in the future, and thus wait until dawn. After the night of the 30th, people hang up lights and decorations and set off firecrackers to celebrate the fact that they have escaped the clutches of the "Nian" and survived the "Nian". Later, the custom of staying up all night on New Year's Eve gradually formed among the people.Summary: The above article provides us with a detailed analysis of the customs of New Year’s Eve and their origins. You can refer to it to learn more about traditional customs and culture and feel the charm of Chinese traditional culture! After reading this article, there are more exciting content in the New Year’s Eve special topic, let’s take a look! |
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