春節是中國最盛大、最具民族標誌意義的傳統節日，也是融匯中華傳統文化最豐富的節日。千百年来，春節祭神、敬祖、祭灶、掃塵、守歲、祈年、賀春、拜年、爆竹、聯歡等習俗一代代傳承不息，延續至今。儘管這些習俗的內容和方式不斷發生變化，但其所承載彰顯的「感恩祝福」「親情友愛」「辭舊迎新憧憬未來」等文化內涵，深刻表達了人類共同的理想、期盼與願景，是中華民族貢獻給人類社會的巨大財富。
1、過小年，是祭祀灶君的節日。民間傳說這天灶王爺要升天向玉皇大帝報告一家功過，辭灶便是送灶王爺起程。故民間對這位居家之神，平日態度很虔誠，祈求神明保佑新年吉祥如意，歲歲平安。
2.掃塵，新春掃塵有「除陳布新」的涵義，要把一切窮運、晦氣統統掃出門。這項習俗寄託人們破舊立新的願望和辭舊迎新的祈求。家家戶戶都要打掃環境，清洗各種器具，拆洗被褥窗簾，撣拂塵垢蛛網，疏浚明渠暗溝。到處洋溢著歡歡喜搞衛生、乾淨迎新春的歡樂氣氛。
3.備年貨，節前十天左右人們就開始採購物品，年貨包括雞鴨魚肉、茶酒油醬、南北炒貨、糖餌果品，都要採買充足，還要準備一些過年時走親訪友時贈送的禮品，小朋友要添置新衣新帽，準備過年時穿。
4.年夜飯，除夕夜的年夜飯也叫團圓飯，在南北朝時已有吃年夜飯的習俗。一大家人在一起吃晚餐。
5.貼春聯貼福字，春聯，福字，是中國民間由來已久的風俗。春節貼「福」字，寄託了人們對幸福生活的嚮往，也是對美好未來的祝福。
6.守歲送紅包，守歲在中國有近兩千年的歷史。除夕夜一家人互饋送年節禮物和紅包，除夕夜通宵不眠，稱為“守歲”
7.拜年，女老少都穿著節慶盛裝，先給家族中的長者拜年，給兒童壓歲錢，初二、三就開始走親戚看朋友，相互拜年，道賀祝福，說些恭賀新喜、恭喜發財、過年好。
8.鬧新春，節慶的熱烈氣氛不僅洋溢在各家各戶，也充滿各地的大街小巷，一些地方的街市上還有舞獅子、耍龍燈、演社火、遊花市、逛廟會等習俗。這段期間花燈滿城，遊客滿街，熱鬧非凡。#中國美食 #春節 #過年 #餃子 #年夜飯 #文化 #chinesenewyear #chineseculture #Dumplings
The Spring Festival is China's grandest and most nationally significant traditional festival, and it is also the festival that integrates the richest Chinese traditional culture. For thousands of years, the customs of worshiping gods, respecting ancestors, worshiping the kitchen god, sweeping the dust, staying up all year round, praying for a good year, celebrating the spring, paying New Year's greetings, setting off firecrackers, and partying have been passed down from generation to generation and continue to this day. Although the content and methods of these customs are constantly changing, the cultural connotations they carry, such as "gratitude and blessings", "family affection and friendship", "saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new and looking forward to the future", deeply express the common ideals, expectations and visions of mankind, and are a huge wealth that the Chinese nation has contributed to human society.
1. The Little New Year is a festival to worship the Kitchen God. According to folklore, the Kitchen God will ascend to heaven on this day to report the family's merits and demerits to the Jade Emperor, and the "Stove Resignation" is to send the Kitchen God off. Therefore, people are usually very pious to this household god, praying for the gods to bless the new year with good luck and peace.
2. Dust sweeping. Dust sweeping during the New Year has the meaning of "getting rid of the old and starting anew", and all bad luck and bad luck should be swept out of the door. This custom entrusts people's wishes to break the old and establish the new, and their prayers to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. Every household must clean the environment, wash various utensils, dismantle and wash bedding and curtains, brush off dust and cobwebs, and dredge open and dark ditches. Everywhere is filled with the joyful atmosphere of happily doing hygiene and welcoming the new year with cleanliness.
3. Prepare New Year's goods. People start to buy goods about ten days before the festival. New Year's goods include chicken, duck, fish, meat, tea, wine, oil, sauce, northern and southern fried nuts, sugar, bait and fruit. They must be purchased in sufficient quantities. Some gifts should also be prepared for visiting relatives and friends during the New Year. Children should buy new clothes and hats to wear during the New Year.
4. New Year's Eve dinner. The New Year's Eve dinner on New Year's Eve is also called reunion dinner. The custom of eating New Year's Eve dinner has existed since the Southern and Northern Dynasties. A large family eats dinner together.
5. Paste Spring Festival couplets and the word "Fu". Spring Festival couplets and the word "Fu" are long-standing customs among the Chinese people. Pasting the word "Fu" during the Spring Festival expresses people's yearning for a happy life and is also a blessing for a better future.
6. Stay up late and send red envelopes. Staying up late has a history of nearly two thousand years in China. On New Year's Eve, the family members exchange gifts and red envelopes, and stay up all night, which is called "keeping the year".
7. Greetings. Women and children wear festive costumes, first greet the elders in the family, and give money to children. On the second and third days of the New Year, they start visiting relatives and friends, greeting each other, and wishing each other a happy new year, good luck, and a happy new year.
8. Celebrating the New Year. The festive atmosphere is not only overflowing in every household, but also in the streets and alleys of various places. In some places, there are customs such as lion dances, dragon lanterns, social fire performances, flower market tours, and temple fairs in the streets. During this period, the city is full of lanterns and tourists are everywhere, and it is very lively.