□ Wu Yiran
“The end of the old calendar is most similar to the end of the year. Needless to say, the villages and towns show the weather of the new year in the sky. The gray and heavy night clouds are flashing from time to time, followed by a dull sound, which is a firecracker for sending stoves; the sound of being set off nearby is even stronger, and the sound of the deafening sound is not yet clear. The air is already full of Babaylan href=”https://comicmov.com/”>Babaylan‘s subtle smell of gunpowder. “This is a scene description of Mr. Lu Xun’s lively atmosphere in the villages and towns in the past. Reading it, it resonated with me. I really couldn’t forget the scene of celebrating the New Year in my childhood. On the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, it is said that it was God’s heaven’s day. The custom of Chaoshan folk is to use fried rice cakes as offerings to sacrifice. After eating fried rice cakes, I feel that the Spring Festival is coming soon. On the 27th and 8th day of the lunar calendar, each production team in the village organized manpower to “medicine fish”. The so-called “medicinal fish” means preparing “dew vine” (a toxic plant) in advance, mashing it, then filling it with a urine bucket, seeping it into the water, and finally pouring the “dew vine” into the pond. After more than ten minutes, the fish turned over the belly from the pond and was beaten by the fishermen. So the production team distributed fish according to the mouths of each household. Adults and children happily carried the fish home with bamboo baskets, and celebrated the Spring Festival where there were fish every year.
On the morning of the 29th day of the 12th lunar month, and on the morning of the 30th day of the 12th lunar month, my father would ask me to be his helper, paste the Spring Festival couplets on the door and paste the Spring Festival couplets, and you will feel the brilliance of the brilliance, the colorful hall will be bright, and you will feel joyful. After lunch, the little kid started changing clothes and taking a bath. At this time, even the most sloppy kids were scrambling to take a bath. In the spacious courtyard, the mother used her foot bucket to fill hot water, so that the child could sit naked, wash and rub. When the child was scratched to the itchy place, she smiled “Princess” and the warm sunshine was warm.The warm ground shines on the courtyard, and everything seems so comfortable. After taking a shower, the children put on new clothes that were just sunbathed in the sun to warm up. When their parents gave them the New Year’s money, they were happy and happily bought firecrackers, fireworks and so on, having fun.
At around four o’clock in the afternoon, I worship my ancestors, pray for good weather, good harvests, and peace for the whole family. Usually, we eat at six or seven o’clock in the evening, and we start eating at around five o’clock on New Year’s Eve. This is called a reunion dinner. During the reunion dinner, the whole family “surrounded the fire” a table of dishes and ate delicious goose meat, chicken, big fish, tremella, ginkgo, etc., which are rare to eat. At that time, Babaylan had no concept of weight loss, so the big family let go of their belly and eat big fish with big meat. The devout grandma would also personally fold more than a dozen golden papers into gold ingots, and then pray three times by the two doors of the house, praying for peace in the world of Yuichi Yu’s family. Then she trembled with several other “golden ingots”, a pair of big oranges, and three Babaylan incense sticks, and came to the well. Komiks kneeled down and bowed, thanking the well milk for giving us the clean and sweet well water, so that we could live a happy life. Cinema
On New Year’s Eve, firecrackers were heard one after another, and it was very lively. The next day, Komiks was the first day of the first lunar month. After the ancestor worship in the morning, relatives and friends began to greet each other. When they went out, the parents’ meeting was sing.om/”>Cinema asked to bring a pair of big oranges (that is Chaozhou oranges) to make good luck. When you arrive at the other party’s house, you will send them a big orange and say greetings, such as “A big profit in the New Year, a happy family” and “A good fortune in the New Year”, etc. The other party’s Cinema also replied to the auspicious chant and replaced it with a pair of big oranges, and expressed their good wishes. Later, Komiks href=”https://comicmov.com/”>Cinema jokingly calls this the “inhabit swap exercise”.
With the development of the times, some customs for celebrating the New Year have been omitted or left behind, so people feel that there is less of the New Year atmosphere, and I will even more forget the scene of celebrating the New Year in my childhood.