The new year of 2019 is coming soon. During the new year's day, we know that everyone should pay homage to each other and say some good wishes. In fact, there are a lot of knowledge about the new year's day. Do you know the traditional way of Chinese New Year's day? Let's learn from Xiaobian.
The order of new year's greetings
We also pay attention to the order of visiting relatives and friends: first day of junior high school, first day of junior high school, third day of junior high school, mother and uncle, uncle, father-in-law, etc. until the 16th. This custom was popular as early as the Song Dynasty.
First of all, I would like to pay homage to my elders. On the morning of the first day of the new year, when the younger generation gets up, they should first pay a new year's greetings to the elder generation. Of course, after the elders are worshiped, they will definitely give the money prepared in advance to them. We can't forget to pay New Year's greetings to our neighbors. There is an old saying in China: a distant relative is inferior to a close neighbor. Therefore, it's only next to the elders of the neighborhood to pay New Year's greetings. Generally speaking, the elders of the neighborhood will also pay New Year's money.
Next is to visit relatives. On the first or second day of the first year, you must go to your father-in-law's or mother's home and bring a congratulatory gift. After entering the gate, you have to kowtow to the Buddha, the image of the ancestors and the memorial tablets, and then kneel down for the elders in turn.
Five common ways of greeting the new year
One is kowtow, that is, kneeling and kowtowing. Now in some rural areas, when the younger generation pays homage to the elders, especially the younger generation pays homage to the elders with higher seniority, this kind of etiquette is still practiced.
The second is to bow and bow. The gesture of bowing is to hold hands and fist first. This fist can't be held randomly. The man is still left, that is to say, the man holds his right hand with his left hand. This is called "auspicious worship". On the contrary, it is "fierce worship". New year's day, to a right hand to hold the left hand, is touching the mold. When saluting, regardless of respect or inferiority, arch your hands and eyebrows together, shake them up and down, and bow after bowing. This kind of etiquette is generally used when the younger generation pays homage to the elder, or the lower level pays homage to the higher level.
The third is to hold the fist and bow to the hand, which is a unique traditional etiquette of the Chinese nation. Holding the fist is to hold the right hand with the left hand, and naturally hold it together. The tightness is moderate, and the hand is arched, naturally shaking slightly in front of the chest, which should not be too strong or too high. This kind of etiquette is often seen in the new year's greetings among ordinary people.
Fourth, Wanfu, a kind of ancient women's etiquette, covers her left hand with her right hand, half clenches her fist, attaches it to her right waist and ribs, slightly shakes up and down for a few times, squats down slightly with her knees, and sometimes calls her Wanfu while saluting. Nowadays, it is rarely used.
Fifth, bowing, a modern general etiquette, is used for new year's greetings, mostly in the younger generation to the elder, the lower level to the higher level, but also in the ordinary generation, men and women are OK.
Of course, there are few uses in the latter part of modern society. If it's popular again, it's not interesting.
Notes on New Year's Eve
Chinese people pay attention to the Spring Festival. The core of attention is the concept of time.
1. The first element of new year's Eve is to choose the right time
People usually get up late during the new year's festival because of their labor. If you go to the door early to pay a new year's day, you often catch the host by surprise. Some people like to choose to pay a new year's day at night. If they sit for several hours, it will inevitably affect the host's rest. Generally, the stay time is half an hour to 40 minutes, which is polite and does not affect the host's reception of other guests. When greeting the new year, if you come in and ask for a happy new year, you will leave in a hurry, which will also give you a sense of lack of sincerity.
2. Gifts are also very exquisite, which is also one of the elements of new year's greetings
The gift must be delivered appropriately. When greeting elders, teachers and teachers, they should bring some gifts appropriately. Gifts should not be too expensive and luxurious, but they should be able to hold hands. In recent years, holding a bunch of flowers and sending a beautiful greeting card has become a romantic and warm way of greeting the new year for modern urban people.
We should also pay attention to health and safety in New Year's greetings. For example, the pastry given to you by others should not be transferred to others, otherwise, the food will inevitably rot and deteriorate in the tourism; the fruits given to the elderly or sick should be beneficial to the health of the other party, so as to avoid waste or even misunderstanding; if you give away fireworks or the like, you can never buy fake and inferior products.
3. In addition, we should pay attention to thrift
If you make a beautiful gift for your classmates, lovers and colleagues, you can express your sincere friendship and show your talent.
We must also pay attention to etiquette and manners when we pay New Year's greetings. It is common sense and common sense not to talk about vulgar things or boring and low-level words when chatting.