Lunar New Year is the most important festival for Chinese. It is also a day to visit relatives, friends, and elders. Therefore, it is essential to bring some gifts to relatives, friends, and elders to show respect for each other and thank them for their help and support.
China has been a country of etiquette since ancient times, especially when visiting relatives and friends during the Chinese New Year. It is extremely rude to go to someone's house for the Chinese New Year without bringing a gift. As a result, many families are now starting to make plans to provide gifts to those who need to visit. Prepare gifts for visiting relatives, friends, and elders.
There is a lot of attention to New Year's gifts, especially for the older generation. If you choose a gift incorrectly or give it inappropriately, it will not only waste your efforts, but it may also cause resentment and criticism from the recipient. 。Therefore, the "four give three don't" gifts during the New Year are particularly important. Only by giving the right gifts and respecting ancient traditions will the elders of the family be happy and the whole family will be able to have a happy, peaceful and happy New Year.
1.New Year's gift "four gifts".
1. Gifts should be given in pairs during the Chinese New Year, and gifts cannot be given separately.
The ancient tradition of the Chinese is about pairing, so no matter how difficult it is to prepare even-numbered dishes for Chinese New Year's Eve, this is especially true for gift-giving.
When visiting relatives and friends during the Chinese New Year, no matter how valuable the gift is, you must remember to bring an even number when visiting other people's homes. The even number here refers to the number of kinds of gifts. Even if it's a gift, no matter how valuable it is, it's important to receive a gift. People can also feel uncomfortable.
For example, when a new son-in-law comes to your house for the first time, you should prepare "four gifts" or "six gifts" so that your future in-laws will feel that the other person has a mentor and understands etiquette; When you go to the house of an ordinary relative or friend, you should remember to bring only two gifts. , so that the other person can feel that you are sincere and not perfunctory.
2.Give gifts that mean good.
During the Chinese New Year, everyone will say auspicious words to wish for good luck and good omens in the new year. Therefore, when giving gifts to others, you should also choose meaningful gifts.
In fact, New Year's gifts are nothing more than common gifts such as wine, drinks, and fruits, because wine has the meaning of "eternity"; Citrus and other fruits, homophonic "auspicious"; Various drinks will also have nice names and are used at home for the New Year, so they will be popular with everyone, such as milk and some fruit drinks.
Third, give gifts that match your identity and financial conditions.
When visiting relatives and friends during the Chinese New Year, everyone is basically very familiar with each other and knows each other's background, so there is no need to pretend to be fat and give gifts that exceed their identity and economic income.
Giving gifts for the New Year represents a person's sincerity, as long as the gift arrives, it means that the other party is still thinking about the other party.
If the gift you give to someone during the Chinese New Year is too expensive or does not fit your identity, then the other person will suspect the purpose of your gift, and the meaning and value of the gift will be lost.
Fourth, give the other person a gift that they can use.
Nowadays, people's material living standards are very high, so choosing gifts for others during the Chinese New Year is also a headache. Sometimes the gifts you give to others are of no use at all, or are relatively unpopular and niche. At this time, there is a good chance that you have not earned enough money with the money you spent.
If you're giving gifts to friends and family during the Chinese New Year and don't know their preferences, there's nothing wrong with choosing popular foods, such as handicrafts or art. If you don't know the other person's preferences, there's no need to tell them. Save wasted money.
2.The "three noes" of New Year's gifts
1.If it has a bad meaning, don't give it away.
The purpose of giving gifts for the New Year is to make both parties happy and have a good start. Therefore, the gift given should have a good meaning. Don't give gifts that are not homophonic or offensive.
For example, pears in fruits have the meaning of "separation". Some people taboo this fruit on the day of family reunion, so it is not appropriate to give gifts. Like cigarettes, some elderly people want to be healthy and live a long life, so they give them cigarettes during the Chinese New Year. It will feel unlucky; Gifts such as clocks and watches are not very homophonic and meaningful, so it is better not to give such gifts.
2. Don't give unhealthy gifts.
Nowadays, people are very concerned about their health, so some unhealthy gifts can also affect the mood of the recipient. Products such as cigarettes should not be given as New Year's gifts. Even if the recipient smokes, his family may object. Target.
3.Gifts with labels and shopping receipts should be removed.
Many people don't know to remove the ** tag or shopping receipt when buying a gift. Such a gift can be embarrassing for the recipient.
Because our old tradition is to pay attention to "courtesy and exchange", gifts to others are clearly priced, which makes the other party think about whether to be reciprocal or deliberately show off.
When giving gifts to others, you must remember to take out the shopping receipts and product labels to let the other party feel your sincerity, otherwise it is very likely to put the other party in an embarrassing situation.
It is a traditional etiquette to visit relatives and friends and bring gifts to the home during the Chinese New Year. No matter how poor the older generation is, they are very particular about not going to other people's homes empty-handed during the Chinese New Year. However, there are also a lot of things to keep in mind when giving gifts. After all, the New Year is auspicious, joyful, and peaceful, so when giving gifts during the New Year, it is still necessary to remember the old tradition of "4 give 3 don't give", what do you think?