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Today's Chinese New Year's Eve, keep in mind the 6 taboos left by our ancestors, add wealth and blessings, and make the Year of the Dragon smoother
Chinese New Year's Eve is the last day of the year, the day before the new year, also called Chinese New Year's Eve. Chinese New Year's Eve is the most important day of the year, which has great significance, and it is also a joyful time for family reunion, farewell to the old and welcome the new. There are many customs on this day, after the day is busy, and the night is often sleepless, "children do not sleep, vigil each other all night and rejoice", which is to keep the New Year. On Chinese New Year's Eve, nuts, fruits, and candies should be put on the table, as well as door gods, Spring Festival couplets, New Year paintings, door cages, Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, dumplings, and people should change into new clothes with festive colors to welcome the arrival of the New Year. Festive moments, but also some taboos to pay attention to, understand not to suffer.
We must never forget the traditions of Chinese New Year's Eve, after all, they are all left by our ancestors. Chinese New Year's Eve is important, but there are also many taboos, which epitomizes people's psychological requirements of seeking good fortune and avoiding evil, praying for peace, and praying for happiness.
On Chinese New Year's Eve, we must keep in mind the 6 taboos left by our ancestors, add wealth and blessings, and hope that the Year of the Dragon will be smoother.
The first thing: do not forcibly persuade to drink
Chinese New Year's Eve Chinese New Year's Eve dinner at night, although drinking alcohol can bring the atmosphere, but Chinese New Year's Eve the meal is all your own family, so there is no need to force the toast, whether you drink or not depends on personal wishes, Chinese New Year's Eve meals are mainly based on happiness, and everything else is irrelevant. And drinking too much is easy to hurt the body, if you accidentally get drunk, it will not only cause harm to the body, but also affect the mood of the family, which is unlucky in the new year.
The second piece: Chinese New Year's Eve should not sweep the floor
On Chinese New Year's Eve, brooms are considered hoodoo. Because a broom sweeps away fortune and good fortune, sweeping the floor should be avoided on Chinese New Year's Eve. If you really need cleaning, you can do it before Chinese New Year's Eve.
3rd piece: Don't finish the fish
In some areas of China, there must be a plate of fish on the table of the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, because "fish" is homophonic to "yu", which means "more than every year", that is, there is excess wealth every year.
According to local customs, the fish at the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is served whole, but it cannot be eaten by the whole family. A part of the fish, especially the head and tail, is usually left behind, symbolizing the accumulation and inheritance of wealth, as well as the expectation of a prosperous life in the new year.
Fourth: Turn off the lights on Chinese New Year's Eve
When you go to bed on Chinese New Year's Eve, you can't turn off the lights, you can only turn off the lights until the first day of the New Year, and the lights on Chinese New Year's Eve will not be extinguished all night. Therefore, regardless of whether the New Year is observed or not, the lights in the house should not be turned off, but should not be extinguished all night, which means that the future of the coming year is bright.
Fifth: Do not break the dishes
If dishes are broken on Chinese New Year's Eve, it is thought that this could be a sign of misfortune in the new year. After breaking, the pieces are usually wrapped in red paper and the auspicious phrase "years of peace" is chanted to remedy and dissolve. Folks believe that if the dishes and cups are broken on this day, it means that there will be "bad luck" in the new year.
Sixth: Chinese New Year's Eve taboo
Chinese New Year's Eve is different from other days of the New Year, when Chinese New Year's Eve eats Chinese New Year's Eve meal, it is taboo for others to disturb, especially taboo for people to come to the door, because this is called "stepping on the New Year's dinner", which will make the whole family uneasy.
Bao Ma Chef wishes you all a happy new year, a happy family, and all the best!