On New Year's Eve, compared to Christmas Eve in the West, China's New Year's Eve is much more particular. It can be said that each place has its own characteristics.
There is another piece of trivia: the so-called gifting of apples on Christmas Eve is completely localized in China, and came into being based on the translated word "peace".
After all, foreigners don’t think the word “apple” has anything to do with Christmas Eve.
Chinese festivals are very particular. In addition to the widespread differences such as eating dumplings in the north and glutinous rice balls in the south, and the sweet and salty debate, local culture often also has a set of local customs based on local logic.
For example, in the Chaoshan area, there is the "Twelve-color Flower", a custom symbol of ten thousand gold oil, which can be said to play an extremely key role in local folk customs.
Whether it is praying to gods and Buddhas, exorcising evil spirits and praying for blessings, moving into a new home, newlyweds getting married and other happy and joyous events, it can be used for everything, otherwise it is said to be a panacea.
Moreover, the twelve-color flowers do not need to stick to the form. You only need to gather twelve kinds of plants, then tie them with red paper and red rope, and soak them in water to take effect. They can be splashed and bathed. It can be said that it has endless magical uses.
Therefore, once a specific festival arrives, the streets and alleys in Chaoshan area will be filled with all kinds of people, searching among the grass and flowers on the roadside, just to gather these twelve kinds of twelve kinds of spirits that combine the aura of heaven and earth.
Color flowers.
For such an important festival as New Year's Eve, this sense of ritual is naturally indispensable. Washing off the beauty in this way and then putting on brand new clothes means leaving all the bad things behind.
In the past, a new year is a new beginning.
Perhaps this is the simplest hope expressed by this custom. Rounding it off, this can be regarded as a kind of baptism with Chaoshan characteristics.
Although Zhou Dongsheng didn't pay much attention to these rituals, the old mother did, and she prepared double portions of freshly picked "Twelve Color Flowers" early in the morning and put them in the bathroom.
After Zhou Dongsheng took a bath, he symbolically took a spoonful of twelve-color flower water and showered it on him. Even if he had completed this ritual, he should just be asking for a good omen.
Zhou Dongsheng, who put on new clothes and felt comfortable, came to the living room, where his smiling old mother was also wearing red and purple, new clothes full of new year's style, and she was holding a big red envelope in her hand.
According to the unwritten regulations in the Chaoshan area, as long as people are not married yet, they are considered "children" in the eyes of their elders.
Even if you are outside with gunfire, you can still get red envelopes when you return home during the Chinese New Year. Obviously, in the eyes of the old mother, Zhou Dongsheng belongs to this stage.
Zhou Dongsheng is not pretentious either. The Chinese New Year is not about asking for good fortune. He accepted the red envelope without changing his expression, which was quite encouraging.
Then he sent his sincere New Year greetings "Mom! My first wish in the New Year!" (equivalent to the meaning of your wishes coming true)
"Hey, mom, I wish your business will make a lot of money. You can seize the time to find a daughter-in-law for me and give birth to a grandson."
Liu Huaiying was smiling all over her face, and even during the Chinese New Year, she did not forget to bring her private goods. It can be said to be the good intentions of her old mother.
As the son of a human being, Zhou Dongsheng naturally filtered selectively, and what came in from the left ear and out from the right ear also said with a smile: "Next time!"
"Both mother and son have been having New Year's Eve dinner for more than ten years. If you are not tired of it, I am tired of it. Please hurry up..." Liu Huaiying said with emotion.
"It's not easy to be lively. I'll invite hundreds and eighty people to spend the New Year with you next year..." Zhou Dongsheng said with a playful smile.
"Then it can be the same. Let's pack up and eat." Liu Huaiying rolled her eyes at Zhou Dongsheng, but her son was so promising, so he really didn't need to worry about it.
Liu Huaiying just muttered a few words out of habit, and on this three-acre land in Gu Town, there was an endless stream of matchmakers coming to talk to him.
Without exception, they were all blocked by her lightly.
"Great..." Zhou Dongsheng sat leisurely on the tea table, turning on the TV just to add to the New Year atmosphere, and then playing with his mobile phone while making tea.
The controversy over Teacher Six in the Year of the Monkey Spring Festival Gala has long been settled. Many viewers felt puzzled and resented that Teacher Six, the Monkey King, was not invited.
But if we stretch the timeline a few years, we have to say that although fewer people are watching the Spring Festival Gala, its gold content is still there.
After Mr. Liu successively exposed many controversial things such as "China-US co-production", "adaptation is not random editing, drama is not nonsense", etc., the identity of the veteran artist in the eyes of many viewers almost fell apart.
Looking back, we can naturally understand why the Monkey King, who best represents the Year of the Monkey, was not invited to the Spring Festival Gala of the Year of the Monkey.
After all, promoting "China-U.S. co-production" at the memorial hall of my mentor is indeed...
After casually taking a look at the scarf, Zhou Dongsheng happily opened the Douyin short video. Nowadays, the development momentum of Douyin short video is booming.
After all, the short video industry benchmark established by Zhou Dongsheng with good intentions through the Golden Second Award has worked wonders, whether it is clearly divided into multiple segments to provide short video creators with options.
Still, we strongly recommend [Papi Jiang] and [Muzi Qi], two creators with distinctive personalities, as short video leaders, both of which have played an excellent guiding role.
After all, creation mostly starts from imitation. With gems at the forefront, more users will naturally imitate for their own entertainment. As the base expands and the waves wash away, gold will naturally emerge.
Of course, despite the two major awards awarded by the Golden Second Award and the strong promotion of the platform, the content that first became popular on Douyin short videos is still short video content that is mainly short and fast.
Among them, Su Qian, who received Zhou Dongsheng's guidance, became self-taught and had a lot of fun playing short videos on Douyin.
There is no need for lines or text. Compared with a lengthy live broadcast, a short video is obviously simpler and more crude, and the efficiency of attracting followers is not low at all.
Starting from the simple idea of hip twisting dance, Su Qian started various challenges by inferring other examples, combining elements such as contrast and cross-dressing, and soon set off a frenzy of imitation on Douyin.
Compared with [Papi Jiang]’s creative direction that requires a lot of thinking, this kind of simple and crude happiness is obviously more in line with the rhythm of short videos, and is naturally easier to become popular.
After all, using your brain is something that not everyone can do.
As the instigator, Zhou Dongsheng naturally rediscovered this happiness that does not require thinking.
Unexpectedly, I found the joy of watching short videos again so quickly. Who can refuse to watch beauties for 5 minutes, 30 minutes, or 1 hour?
Not for anything else, just to feel happy.
And after Zhou Dongsheng made a good start, the development momentum of Douyin short videos during this period is really fierce.
Facing a large blue ocean in the first year of mobile, sometimes the competition is not whether the professional ability is the best, but to see who has the opportunity to take the lead in entering the field.
Although those who enter the venue first may not necessarily get the biggest piece of cake, those who enter too late will obviously not even get the scraps.
As for Douyin short videos, which have captured the subdivision of music short videos, this horse has undoubtedly begun to run.
"Crackling..." The New Year's firecrackers have begun to ring outside, accompanied by the sounds of children laughing and playing. Compared with cities where fireworks are banned, the countryside undoubtedly retains some New Year's flavor.