The village, far from the town, was covered in bursts of firecrackers, and firecrackers were set off at the door of every house, and patches of red were on the ground.

It's almost noon!

The mother lit the fire, the sister-in-law and grandmother cooked, and in this way, the dishes dedicated to the gods and ancestors were served on the incense table one after another. Grandpa arranged them neatly, and in the center of the incense table there was an incense burner, in which a few lit incense sticks were inserted, and the smoke drifted into the sky to look particularly faint.

Afterwards, Grandpa opened the gate of the courtyard outside and began to burn paper, calling the names of many gods as he burned it. The process of worshipping the gods is relatively simple, after burning the paper and worshipping, and after a while for the gods to enjoy the offerings, the work is basically over.

Immediately after that, when worshipping one's ancestors, there were more rules.

First of all, the gods had to remove all the offerings they had eaten, replace them with new dishes, reinsert incense on the incense burner, and then close the gate outside the courtyard slightly, mainly because they were afraid that their ancestors would be disturbed by the outside world when they worshipped.

Since ancient times, our country has had the tradition of chasing the distance cautiously, and we will never forget to worship our ancestors during the festival, and the Spring Festival is no exception. Offering food or flowers as a token of gratitude has been a common ritual since ancient times, and the form of ancestor worship may vary depending on religious beliefs, but the meaning of commemorating ancestors is the same.

One of the main contents of family rituals. According to the folk concept, one's ancestors should be worshiped earnestly like heaven, earth, and gods. Because the "spirits in heaven" of the ancestors are always caring for and watching the descendants of future generations, earthly people should pray and repay their protection and blessings through sacrifices.

During the Spring Festival, you must worship your ancestors, remember your ancestors, and inspire future generations. However, due to the differences in local customs, some places worship before the Chinese New Year's Eve meal, some places worship before and after the Chinese New Year's Eve night, and some places worship before the opening of the house on the morning of the first day of the new year.......

And the tradition of Lin Tian's hometown is to worship when it is close to noon, and let his ancestors eat first before lunch, as a sign of respect!

Lin Tian didn't know much about these things, he only knew that his grandfather knelt in front of the incense table, and said something to the last photos of his ancestors, and what he said was a bit of a singing tone, so Lin Tian didn't understand it very well.

Incense, paper burning, wine pouring、......

"Okay, come and worship, let the ancestors bless you with peace and health!" Grandpa kowtowed to the incense table a few times, then stood up and said to the family.

When the uncle and father heard this, they took the lead in stepping forward, knelt down in front of the incense case and kowtowed three times, and then Lin Tian and his cousin and others took over one after another, and finally his grandmother, mother, and sister-in-law.

Even Lin Tian's nephews and nieces were no exception, and they were forcibly kowtowed a few times by their cousin!

In ancient times, the ritual custom of worshipping ancestors is very popular, because of the different customs in various places, the form of ancestor worship is also different, some go to the field to worship the ancestral tomb, some go to the ancestral hall to worship the ancestors, and most of them put the ancestral tablets in the main hall in turn at home, display offerings, and then worshippers worship in the order of the eldest and youngest. The Han people worship their ancestors, most of them make fish and meat bowl dishes, and serve them in high bowls, which has the meaning of bells ringing and eating.

After the ancestor worship ceremony was completed, Grandpa asked Lin Tian to go out with firecrackers, and then there was a crackling firecracker.

When Lin Tian returned to the house, the cousins had already set up a large round table, and the mother and others began to serve dishes on it one after another, and Lin Tian was not idle, and brought the largest plate of fish soup on the stove.

A big table full of dishes, Lin Tian drooled when he saw it!

"Xiaotian, let's go, take all the dishes and chopsticks in and put them away!" his mother saw that Lin Tian was in a daze, so she told him to do something.

"Okay!" Lin Tian nodded.

There is a saying in the countryside that after worshipping the ancestors, all the dishes and chopsticks in the family should be placed on the table, and at the same time, as many pairs of dishes and chopsticks as there are stools, because after the ancestors eat the offerings, they will not leave as soon as possible, but will stay at home.

Therefore, when a family worships their ancestors and eats, they must reserve a place for them, otherwise it means that people are not reunited and their wealth is incomplete.

Chinese New Year's Eve is the last day of the year and is joyful and festive, but at the same time there are many taboos, which cannot occur on Chinese New Year's Eve, otherwise it will mean bad luck.

For example, avoid unlucky words such as ghosts, death, and killing, avoid breaking dishes, avoid evil words, avoid drowning in the open, and avoid splashing sewage and lamp oil on the ground.

There was no activity in the afternoon, most of the children in the village gathered together to set off artillery battles, and Lin Tian took advantage of this kung fu to go around the surrounding villages. Along the way, you can see groups of children, carrying a bag in their right hand and a lit incense stick in their left hand, setting off artillery as they walk.

Lin Tian is not very familiar with them, they are not the same age, maybe the playmates when they were children in the past will have a little impression, but they are not deep, the passage of time is enough to make the friendship dim, let alone the friendship when they were children......

Chinese New Year's Eve it was a very lively day, and there are many legends about the origin of Tanabata......

According to legend, a long time ago, there was a monster called "Yuki".

This guy specializes in harming people, especially when he sees a beautiful girl in a house, he will go and spoil her at night. And then I had to eat the girl before I was willing. The common people hate it to death, but there is nothing they can do.

There was a hunter named Shichiro, who was extremely powerful, shot arrows very well, and fed the dogs very well, and any beast dared to fight. Shichiro saw that the people were suffering from "Xi", so he wanted to get rid of it.

Qilang looked for "Xi" for a year, this day was the thirtieth day of the lunar month, he came to a town, saw that people were happy and ready for the New Year, thinking, this town is big, there are many people, there are many girls, maybe "Xi" is coming. He went to the people in the town to prepare for a consultation, saying that "Xi" was most afraid of sounds, and told everyone not to sleep when it was dark. Find more things that knock loudly and put them at home, and knock hard whenever there is movement, so as to scare the "Xi" out and get rid of it.

That night, "Eve" really came, and he was found as soon as he broke into a house. The family immediately knocked on the pots and pots, and as soon as this family knocked on them, the whole town followed suit. "Xi" was so frightened that he ran around, but was seen by Shichiro.

Shichiro released the hounds to bite him, and Yuki got into a fight with Shichiro and the dogs. When the people heard that there was a killing outside, they all picked up things and knocked on them loudly. At this time, "Xi" was a little unable to fight, and wanted to run away, but he didn't know that his hind legs were bitten by a hunting dog. Shichiro took the opportunity to shoot with his bow and shot "Yu" to death with one arrow.

Since then, people have called the 30th month of the lunar month "Chinese New Year's Eve". On this night, every family has to keep watch for the New Year and set off artillery to drive away bad luck and welcome happiness and auspiciousness.

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