During the Chinese new year, parents usually ask that the lights should not be turned off all night. How did the custom of turning on the lights all night on New Year's Eve come from and what is the meaning? Everyone must be very curious. Let's introduce it to you:
There is a custom of empty lighting among the people. Turn on the lights all night to drive away the poor. It will be smooth in the coming year. And longevity lights are needed on New Year's Eve, which are bright all night. From the 31st day of the lunar new year to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month, every family should hang red lanterns. In the evening, they should light up the lanterns, and they need to stay all night. They can't turn off the lights, which means prolonging life and incense.
Taboos on New Year's Eve
1. Avoid dumping sewage and garbage
It is said that if you dump sewage, garbage, litter and defecate anywhere, you will spill it on the gods. If the gods are angry, it will bring disaster to people.
2. Avoid leaving paste
In the twelfth lunar month, the remaining paste of window flowers and couplets can't be left. We must dispose of it to avoid getting more confused in the coming year.
3. It is taboo to have someone come to dinner
When having a formal meal, it is very taboo for others to disturb, especially for someone to visit, because it is called 'stepping on the new year's meal', which will make the whole family restless.
4. Can't move 'fish'
On New Year's Eve, the whole family eats' reunion dinner 'together, which tastes like a family reunion for the new year. When eating the reunion dinner, the 'fish' on the table can't move, because the fish represents' wealth 'and' surplus every year ', symbolizing' wealth and luck 'in the coming year. It belongs to a kind of decoration and can't be touched.
5. Avoid going to bed early
In fact, staying awake on New Year's Eve is to stay up late to welcome the arrival of the new year. " "Shou Sui" means to keep the last day of the year.
6. Zero must go home
After the reunion dinner is finished in a lot of laughter, the family will sit around the TV to watch the Spring Festival Gala, or visit relatives' homes to chat, but they must return home before zero. At one o'clock, the whole family should 'watch the new year' at home. When the pointer of the clock passes 12 o'clock, people will set off already prepared firecrackers to celebrate the arrival of the new year.
7. Is the light on or off for a long time
You can't turn off the lights when you go to bed on New Year's Eve. You can only turn off the lights at dawn on the first day of the new year. The lights on New Year's Eve stay on all night, commonly known as' Lightyear '. The lights in the house should not be turned off whether they are on or off. They should stay on all night, implying a bright future in the coming year.
8. No urination
Many people don't care when they go to the bathroom. In fact, they can't urinate on New Year's Eve. Remember not to urinate until you see the sun.