ChineseChinese New YearIt is a festival full of festivity and traditional customs, and each day has a different way of elaborating and celebrating. Let's find outChinese New YearfromNew Year's DayLet's go to the traditional customs of the seventh day of the Lunar New Year!
OneNew Year's Day: Say goodbye to the old and welcome the new,Chinese New YearNew Year greetings are one of the traditional customs of the Chinese people. On the first day of junior high school, the younger generations should first greet the elders and bless the eldersHealthy and long lifeGood luck. During New Year's greetings, the elders will give the younger ones New Year's money, which is believed to suppress evil spirits and allow the younger generations to spend the year in peace. In addition, on the morning of the first day of the new year, people will set off firecrackers, which is called "opening the door to the fire", which means saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new year. On this day, there are also taboos, such as not using a broom, not splashing water outside, and not taking out the garbage to avoid sweeping away luck and ruining fortune.
On the second day of the first lunar month, a married woman will return to her parents' home to pay New Year's greetings and bring itGiftsand red envelopes for the mother's children. This day is known as "Son-in-law Day".WomenYou must return to your in-laws' house before the evening to show that "there is no room available in the first month". In the north, the god of wealth is worshiped on the second day of the new year, and both shops and families will hold worship ceremonies and prayNew YearAble to make a fortune. In addition, the second day of junior high school is also a day to visit relatives and friends and greet each other, and people will invite each other to drink "ingots tea".
In the southern region, on the morning of the third day of the Lunar New Year, "red mouth" should be posted to avoid quarrels and unfortunate disasters, and at the same time to indicate that the family will attract more wealth and treasure. In some areas in the north, the third day of the new year is called "broom day", and you can start to sweep away the garbage of the first two days, but you must sweep it from the outside to the inside, indicating the meaning of gathering wealth.
The fourth day of the Lunar New Year is traditionally the day when the gods descend to the earth. People will prepare offerings, such as three animals, fruits, wine and food, etc., burn incense, light candles, burn gold clothes, and worship the gods. At the same time, some bosses will also shake the abacus and hit the weighing pan with the weighing rod on this day to show good luck and pray for a prosperous business this year. The fourth day of the Lunar New Year is also the day when the store opens.
The fifth day of the first month is called "breaking five", and people have to "drive out the five poor", including "intellectual poverty, academic poverty, literary poverty, life poverty, and friendship poverty". People get up at dawn, set off firecrackers, clean up, and blast unlucky things out of the door. The most popular on this day is the boy who turns 12 years old when he turns old, called "Liuliushun", which means step by step. In addition, people like to eat dumplings, commonly known as "pinching the little man's mouth".
The sixth day of the Lunar New Year is the day of the custom of "sending the poor", and people will throw away the garbage accumulated during the festival, and take off the hanging note on the door and throw it out. This is the day when the shop opens, and the owner will shake the abacus and knock on the bowl pole to show that business is booming.
The seventh day of the first lunar month is known as the Renri Festival, and according to legend, it is the day when the Fuxi clan created the human race. People eat "Renri Cake", which is a sweet dish made from glutinous rice and red dates, which means auspiciousness and good fortune. The seventh day of the first lunar month is also the day of breaking the seventh, and people will take off the red paper on the door, which meansChinese New YearIt's over, and a new year begins.
That's ChinaChinese New YearfromNew Year's DayThe traditional customs until the seventh day of the Lunar New Year have a different way of elaborating and celebrating every day. These customs reflect the Chinese people's affectionNew YearThe blessings and prayers also show the richness of ChinaCultureTradition.