Datong area is rich in coal resources, which is bound to have various connections with the local people's food, clothing, housing and transportation. Therefore, the role of coal has penetrated into the customs as early as ancient times, and it is a local custom to make a fire. ?

2. What is the custom of the Spring Festival in Gujiao Mountain area?

The activities during the Spring Festival are the most abundant. On New Year's Eve, the gods of ancestors were hung up, and every family in the clan had to send offerings. At that time, there was a chicken for the boy and a pot of wine for the girl. On the third morning, the whole family got together to worship their ancestors, and the younger generation kowtowed to their elders, commonly known as "generations", and then got together to eat offerings. ?

The cultural activities of the Lantern Festival begin on the 14th day of the first month?

The village walks on stilts, runs dry boats, pushes floats, dances dragon lanterns, builds towers to light fires, swings and swims nine songs. Some large villages and towns also have back sticks, iron bars, table sticks and elevated pavilions, which play stories of various opera characters in the streets and lanes, with exquisite production, gorgeous decoration and beautiful dance skills.

On New Year's Eve, every family stays up all night, commonly known as "old age".

As soon as the rooster crows, they start burning incense, lighting lamps, offering offerings, setting off fireworks, offering sacrifices to their ancestors, and then the whole family pays New Year greetings to each other. Children kowtow to their elders to pay New Year greetings, and elders give them lucky money for good luck.

According to the traditional custom, we should have breakfast before the sun comes out. After breakfast, when relatives go out to pay New Year greetings, they go to church. Unwilling people meet on the road, bow and exchange good wishes, which are nothing more than "Congratulations on the New Year", "Congratulations on your fortune" and "Happy New Year".

During the New Year in China, businessmen's families are the most pious to offer sacrifices to the God of Wealth.

Before the end of the Qing Dynasty, March 15 and July 22nd were the days of offering sacrifices to the god of wealth. After the Republic of China, only during the Chinese New Year did sacrifices be offered in money piles, cash cabinets or special shrines to burn incense and guns for chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep. Sacrifice to the god of wealth first, and then go to the homes of businessmen who have business dealings to pay New Year greetings.