New Year's DayIt's the lunar calendarNew YearAt the beginning, people will start from their own homes to greet their elders and wish them good health and good luck. At the same time, they congratulate each other when they go outNew Year, exchanging auspicious words. In addition to visiting elders, relatives and friends also visit each other to pay New Year's greetings.
Expanding: In the process of New Year's greetings, in addition to visiting elders, New Year's greetings between relatives and friends are also very important. People will prepare gifts and red envelopes in advance, visit the homes of relatives and friends, and exchange joy and reunion with each other when sending festive blessings. This is not only a traditional etiquette, but also between peopleIntimacywithFriendshipExpression. In the process of New Year's greetings, people's smiles are bright and full of positive energy, and they also convey the festive atmosphere of the festival for people to shareNew Yearof happiness and joy.
On the second day of the first lunar month, the married daughter and her husband will return to their parents' home and bring gifts and red envelopes to relatives, friends and children to show filial piety and respect for the family. It is also an opportunity for family reunions, giving sisters who have not seen each other for a long time a chance to catch up and exchange family life.
Expanding: The custom of returning to her parents' home is not only a daughter's return to her relatives for their love and nurturing grace, but also a manifestation of family harmony. On this special day, the daughter and her husband return to the family where they were born to spend a moment of reunion with their loved ones. Family members exchange their current situation and expectations for the future, and wish the family happiness, well-being, and harmony. At the same time, it is also a time for family and friends to reunite, bring the relationship closer to each other, and deepen the relationship by sharing food and talking about lifeSpend time togetherA warm and unforgettable day.
The third day of the Lunar New Year is called "Chikou", and it is a day that is believed to be easy to cause quarrels. In order to avoid quarrels and all kinds of unfortunate disasters, people will put a red note on the top of the front and back doors with some prayers written on itPeaceof words. At the same time, it was accumulated on the first day of the new yearGarbage bagsA red note will also be pasted on it, so that the garbage will not be taken out until the third year of junior high school, because it is welcomeNew YearYou can't throw away the wealth of your family at will.
Expansion: Sticking a red mouth is a custom of praying for blessings, by attaching a red note to avoid quarrels and strife inside and outside the family. The red note is a symbol of people's attentionPeaceThe hope for success is also a wish for the health of the family and the happiness of the family. In the process of attaching the red mouth, people will carefully prepare and write notes, and write blessings in their best handwriting, hoping to bring good luck and good fortune to the whole family. At the same time, people's mood will also become calm and beautiful, bringing an auspicious atmosphere for the new year.
The fourth day of the Lunar New Year is welcomeVestaThe days that people will greetVestaReturn to the world and bring good fortune and well-being. VestaHe is not only in charge of people's food, but also a god sent to investigate the good and evil in the world. I greet youVestaDuring the process, families will prepare gifts and red envelopes, burn incense, burn gold paper, and set off firecrackers to express their welcome.
Expansion: welcomeVestaIt is customary to pray for good luck and good fortune in the new year. I greet youVestaIn the process, people will prepare hearty food and pastries and place them in front of the stove to show that they are rightVestaRespect and gratitude. At the same time, incense will be burned to worship, and gold paper will be burned to express the rightVestaRespect and blessings. Family membersWill gather and welcomeVestaThe arrival of the festival through sacrifices and prayers, supplicationVestaI hope that the family life will be happy and prosperous in the new year.
The fifth day of the first lunar month is considered the birthday of the God of Wealth, and it is one of the most important days except for the first day of the new year. People will useGongs and drums, incense, to greet the God of Wealth, to prayNew YearProsperous financial luck and good fortune. The family prepares a sheep's head and a symbol of good luckMore than every yearof carp, offered toFive-way God of Wealth
Expansion: Welcoming the God of Wealth is to pray for the increase of wealth and the arrival of good luck. On this day, families prepare auspicious objects, such as a bright red sheep's head and a carp that represents a good harvest, and place them in a shrine or specific location in the home. People will light incense and knock itGongs and drums, praying for the God of Wealth to come and wealth to flow. At the same time, tooFamily membersAt the time of reunion, we wish for smooth work, abundant financial resources, and a happy and healthy life in the new year.
The sixth day of the first lunar month is the day to send the poor ghosts, and people will respectfully send the poor ghosts out of their homes to send away the poverty and hardship of the old days and welcome a better life in the new year. On this day, people worship the poor gods religiously and perform corresponding rituals and activities.
Expanding: The custom of sending poor ghosts is to get rid of the past unhappiness and poverty, and hope to usher in good luck and prosperity in the new year. People carefully prepare items and food for sacrifices and ceremonies, including fruits, biscuits, etcTable saltWait. In the process of sending poor ghosts, people willThe whole familyReunite, say goodbye to the poor ghost with a pious heart, and pray for a happy life and abundant wealth in the new year. Through the custom of sending poor ghosts, people express their yearning for life and expectations for the future, and start a new beginning for a better life.
The seventh day of the first month is known as the Rensheng Festival, originating fromNuwaThe legend of creation. Legend has it, inDay 7NuwaHuman beings were created, so this day became the "Victory Day". People celebrate in various ways, such as eating Shippo soupNoodles, Dai RenshengHeadgear, sendVulcanWait.
Expansion: Rensheng Festival is the embodiment of the respect for working people and the expectation of a better life. On this day, people will gather for a meal to eat shippo soupNoodlesand other foods that represent auspiciousness and happiness to prayNew YearPeacewithThe whole familyThe physical health of the person. At the same time, people will also wear human winsHeadgearto express respect and blessings to the ancestors. In some areas, celebrations such as lion dances, dragon dances, and fireworks are also held to add to the festive atmosphere. Through the celebration of the Rensheng Festival, people celebrate the birth of mankind together, showing their love for life and the pursuit of happiness.