The winter is gone, the stars and the moon are long, and everything is going well in the new year.
Chinese New Year's Eve taboo. Today is the 30th anniversary of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Chinese New Year's Eve. There are many taboos on Chinese New Year's Eve, the most well-known being not to say unlucky words. In addition to not being able to speak much or even not to say unlucky things, there are many taboos.
Chinese New Year's Eve is a time to go to the old and welcome the new, especially for fear of epidemics and evil spirits. Therefore, people's Chinese New Year's Eve taboo stems from the special traditional understanding of the year. There are many taboos on Chinese New Year's Eve, and they are also extremely important, which epitomizes people's psychological requirements of seeking good fortune and avoiding evil, praying for peace, and praying for happiness.
1. Avoid dumping sewage and garbage.
It is said that if you dump sewage, garbage, litter, or defecation in the open, it will spill on the gods if you are not careful, and if the gods are angry, it will bring disaster to people. It is also said that if you take out garbage and sewage on Chinese New Year's Eve, the Lord will break the fortune in the coming year.
2. Don't say anything disrespectful.
On Chinese New Year's Eve, both adults and children must speak auspicious words, and do not say obscure words, swear words and disrespectful words, otherwise the year will be unlucky. The elders add food and vegetables to the younger generations, and if they are full and don't want it, they can't say "don't", but say "there is"; If you have finished eating individual tea fruits, you should say "I'm happy to eat" or "too much" instead of saying "no". These are the words that parents should tell their children in advance.
3. Do not break utensils.
On Chinese New Year's Eve, there is also the custom of taboo breaking utensils. 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. Sometimes, if a cup or plate is accidentally broken on this day, the elders will quickly wrap it in red paper and recite auspicious words such as "Sui Sui (broken) peace" to remedy it. Folks believe that a possible disaster can be resolved by placing the fragments wrapped in red paper on the god case for a few days. Therefore, on Chinese New Year's Eve, in order to win a good fortune, people will be cautious in their words and deeds in order to achieve an auspicious year.
Fourth, avoid going to bed too early on Chinese New Year's Eve.
Keeping the New Year is not sleeping on Chinese New Year's Eve and staying up late to welcome the arrival of the new year. "Keeping the year" means keeping the last day of the year.
On Chinese New Year's Eve, juniors visit the homes of elders and relatives to chat, but they must return home before midnight. After eating the dumplings, the family should all "keep the New Year" at home to celebrate the arrival of the New Year.
Sixth, during the day, the Spring Festival couplets can not be pasted in the window flowers.
The paste left over from the window grilles and couplets in the wax moon cannot be left, and must be disposed of, so as not to make the coming year more and more confused.
7. On Chinese New Year's Eve, the lanterns should be turned on. When you go to bed at night, you can't turn off the lights, and you can't turn them off until the first day of the new year. The lights on Chinese New Year's Eve, which are not extinguished all night, are commonly known as "light years". Regardless of whether the New Year is observed or not, the lights in the house should not be turned off, and they should not be turned off all night, which means that the future of the coming year is bright.
8. Do not open the cabinet.
From the sun setting on Chinese New Year's Eve to the rising sun on the next year, avoid opening the box to keep your belongings.
9. Do not dry clothes.
You can't wash and dry clothes on Chinese New Year's Eve. It is said that ghosts and spirits will haunt the clothesline on Chinese New Year's Eve, bringing bad luck.
In the past, there was a taboo of "not drawing water" for the New Year, and the people who had a well should "seal the well" before dusk, add a wooden cover to the well, burn incense and worship after offering pastries, and only after three days can the cover be opened and reused.
The taboo of the Chinese New Year is a kind of New Year's custom and a tradition, giving people a sense of mystery and awe. This is also the constituent element of New Year's flavor. Let's talk about it, what are the Chinese New Year's Eve taboos there?
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