February** dynamic incentive plan "This year is the end of tonight, and next year will be urged tomorrow", it is almost time to say goodbye to the old year. After Chinese New Year's Eve, wait until the bell rings in the early morning, and the new year will begin. Every year on Chinese New Year's Eve, it is always accompanied by a variety of customs.
When it comes to the customs of Chinese New Year's EveChinese New Year's Eve, the old people often say, "Three wants and four don't, and you are safe if you are not rich." Do you know what this proverb means? Below, let's take a look at how to respect tradition and celebrate the New Year with joy.
1. Have a reunion dinner.
Chinese New Year's EveChinese New Year's Eve night, the whole family gathers for a sumptuous family feast, and this special dinner is called the Chinese New Year's Eve reunion dinner. This is also one of the most important meanings of the Spring Festival, which allows the family to share the joy of family.
When eating a reunion dinner, there are two things to pay attention to, try not to make taboos: one is to try to arrange some auspicious dishes, such as braised pork (symbolizing good luck), chicken (symbolizing good luck), and fish (symbolizing more than every year); The second is to choose good numbers as much as possible, such as six dishes symbolize six major shuns, eight dishes symbolize wealth from all directions, and ten dishes symbolize perfection.
2. Give New Year's money.
There is a folk song that says, "On Chinese New Year's Eve at the end of the year, the juniors kowtow, and the elders give money", and the seniors mentioned here give money, which is to give money to the year. After the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, the elders in the family will call the juniors to come over and distribute red envelopes to them to send New Year's greetings.
After the juniors get the New Year's money, they often put the New Year's money under the pillow on New Year's Eve, which is called "pressing". In some places, adults will put red envelopes next to their pillows while their children are asleep, hoping for a safe and smooth new year.
According to the ancient book "Tokyo Menghualu", every family will sit around the fire on Chinese New Year's Eve and do not sleep until dawn, which is called keeping the year. This custom means to drive away the bad luck of the old year and welcome the good luck of the new year.
In ancient times, every Chinese New Year's Eve, families lit lamps and candles, gathered together to observe the New Year, and kept it until dawn the next day, which is also known as "staying up the New Year". Now the time to observe the New Year has been shortened, and it is generally past midnight.
On the night of reunion on Chinese New Year's Eve, the family atmosphere should be harmonious and warm. Although there are many children, it may be a little noisy, but we need to keep our emotions in check and try not to hit them. The old people believe that hitting children will affect the taste of the New Year and is not conducive to family harmony. In fact, hitting children cannot solve the problem, and it is easy to arouse rebellion, which is not a good way to educate.
Also, don't go around on Chinese New Year's Eve.
In the old days, people had a habit of not visiting the house casually on the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, especially when others had a reunion Chinese New Year's Eve dinner at home, which was called "stepping on the New Year's dinner", which was very impolite.
From the actual situation, the Chinese New Year's Eve is a busy day for every family, generally on the evening of Chinese New Year's Eve, it is almost busy, people will also feel physically tired, at this time should take a good rest. If someone comes to visit, you have to refresh yourself to entertain you, which is really difficult.
Another thing to note is not to skip a shower. If the dust and dirt on the body are not washed off in time, it will produce an unpleasant smell, also called filth. The ancients believed that it was not appropriate to take a New Year's Eve with filth, so you must take a bath on Chinese New Year's Eve and rub the stains on your body well to ensure that the New Year's Eve is clean and refreshing.
According to the traditional saying of the year, taking a bath on Chinese New Year's Eve can wash away the bad luck and bad luck of the year, so that the new year can have a clean start and bring good luck. Behind this is also people's expectation for a better future.
Another rule is not to break things. During the New Year's holiday, people will be more careful about the placement and use of items, because the Spring Festival is a festive and auspicious day, try not to collide and destroy things, otherwise there will be ominous meaning. If it is accidentally broken, it is necessary to put away the fragments in time, usually the old people will wrap them in red cloth or red paper, and recite the phrase "peace and peace in the year" to dissolve the uneasy mood.
Chinese New Year's Eve is the last day of the year and the time to welcome the new year. There are a lot of traditional rules and exquisiteness for this special evening, and it's understandable.
Because in people's hearts, they all have expectations for a better new year, hoping that the future time will be safe and smooth. As the old people said, "three wants and four don'ts, do not seek wealth but peace", this is people's expectations for the future, and it is also an indispensable part of the strong New Year's flavor. We should respect these traditions more.