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Chunjieisthefirstdayofthelunarcalendar.Itisthedaywhentheearthhascircledthesunforone

roundandisbeginninganothercircling.Itrepresentsanewbeginningwhenpeoplesendofftheold

daysandwelcomethenewones.Asthefirstdayoftheyear,Yuandanhasbeenconsideredtobethe

mostimportantfestivalsincetheancienttimes.

Customs

1.Kaisui(beginningoftheyear):Accordingtothetraditionalcustom,startingfrom

haishi(9p.m.to11p.m.)ofthelasteveningofthetwelfthlunarmonth,eachfamilymustprepare

offeringstodeitiesatthealtar.Atthesametime,theytoopreparefoodfortheNewYearday:The

wholefamilywillthenstayawaketogethertoattendtotheyear(calledshousui).Afterhaishi,

zishi(11p.m.to1a.m.)willcome,andthisisthearrivalofNewYear(Yuandan).Atthismoment,

peoplebeginthecelebrationwithfireworks.Vegetarianandsweetfoodswillthenbecedarethe

altarforofferings,andincensebeburnedtowelcomethedeities.Intheancienttimes,itwas

believedthathaishiconnectedthetwoyearsandthuswascalledkaisui.

Atthesamenight,somefamilieswillfollowtheinstructioninTongshuandcepreparingaltar

inthedirectionofthefortunedeityduringthefortunetimetoreceivethedeity.Ifthedirectionof

thefortunedeityisattheillposition,peoplewillchoosetoreceivehappydeityornobledeity

instead.

2.ThereisanapparentdifferenceinthecustomoffoodtakingonYuandanweenthe

inthenorthernandsouthernregions.Thenorthernhasthehabitoftakingjiao

zi(dumplingmadeofflourwithvegetableandmeatwrappedinside).Somepeoplemayputasweet

oracoininsidejiaozi,hop