Don't sweep firecrackers paper during the New Year.
Firecrackers represent the celebration of prosperity and wealth. In the past Chinese New Year in rural areas, it was a good saying that whoever set off firecrackers for a long time rang loudly, which was also considered to mean making a fortune this year. Although there is no scientific reason, it is quite popular in rural areas as a beautiful implication of the Chinese New Year. Firecrackers on the ground are also red, reflecting red couplets, red lanterns and white. This is the atmosphere of the New Year. On New Year's Day, firecrackers can't be swept away. In some areas, people think that these booming firecrackers represent wealth, and you can't sweep out your own wealth. For the new year, this point is more emphasized.
The earliest and most reliable record of setting off firecrackers is the Chronicle of Jingchu written by Zonggu in the Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties. There is such a record in the Chronicle of Jingchu: "The first day of the first month is also the day of three yuan, which is called the end of the month. When the cock crows, set off firecrackers in front of the court to avoid evil spirits. " Because there was no gunpowder to make firecrackers at that time, people burned bamboo to make it burst and make a sound to drive away the plague. This is superstition, of course.
But it reflects and refracts the good wishes of ancient working people to Antai. In the Tang Dynasty, firecrackers were also called "blasting poles", because a long bamboo pole burned one by one, which could make a continuous blasting sound.
The festive color of firecrackers makes people have a further understanding of the symbolic significance of firecrackers. For example, greet God with festive firecrackers; The sound of firecrackers itself is also an excellent cultural symbol to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. Even complete atheists, most people have a hobby of setting off firecrackers.