Traditional customs.
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Give New Year's gifts, send "double" and don't send "single".
When a married daughter returns to her parents' home with her husband, she brings a gift called a hand or a companion. However, giving New Year's gifts,There are not only numerical exquisiteness, but also homophonic exquisiteness.
The first is to send "doubles" instead of "singles", taking the meaning of "good things come in pairs", which is auspicious. Decorate a heart box or a fruit basketThe type should be an even number, four, six, or eight.
Secondly, pay attention to the homonym of the New Year's gift, the homonym of some things is "taboo" and should not be given away.
Pay attention to the delivery of wine during the New Year's greetingsBecause "wine" is homophonic with "long", it has the meaning of "forever".
New Year's dinner
Traditional Chinese customs are that the first day of the Lunar New Year is a day of fasting, and the second day of the Lunar New Year is the first meal of the new year with fish and meat, which means that the coming year will have a good harvest and good weather.
The second day of the first lunar month is called the "beginning of the year", and from this day, people bring various gifts to visit relatives and friends.
In some places, raw chickens are prepared to start the new year, which means full of life. In terms of food customs,The noon meal on the second day of the first lunar month is called "New Year's Dinner", and the dishes are diverse, all of which take auspicious meanings.
Most people believe that the beginning of the year and the new year's fortune have a lot to do with it, therefore, the New Year's dinner will also make some well-intentioned dishes, chicken is indispensable, roast meat to take "red skin and red strong" (good health) meaning, fried rice to take the meaning of "show your skills".
Pig belly (tongue) takes the meaning of "big profit", as well as lettuce, takes the meaning of "making money", garlic metaphor can write and calculate, green onion metaphor is smart, leek metaphor is long and long, etc., celery metaphor is hard-working.
Sacrifice to the God of Wealth
The north worships the God of Wealth on the second day of the first monthOn this day, whether it is a commercial store or an ordinary family, a festival to the God of Wealth is held.
Each family sacrifices to the God of Wealth brought on Chinese New Year's Eve. Fish and mutton were used for sacrificial offerings. In the past, the big merchants of old Beijing would hold a large-scale sacrifice on this day, and the sacrifices would be made with the "five major offerings", namely whole pigs, whole sheep, whole chickens, whole ducks, red live carp, etcPray for great wealth.
Today is the second day of the first lunar month
Looking at the news, I wish you all the best
The Year of the Dragon is auspicious, and everything is successful!
Well, without further ado.
Presumably the "uncles" are already there.
On the way to see my mother-in-law.
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