What should I buy for my elders at home during the 2019 Spring Festival? Want to give a gift?
The Spring Festival is a grand folk festival. During the Spring Festival, we welcome good fortune, worship gods and ancestors, pray for a good harvest, and visit relatives and friends. So, should we buy gifts for our elders at home during the Spring Festival in 2019? Want to know more about the Spring Festival? Come to Shuimoxiansheng.com’s 2019 Chinese New Year special topic!What should I buy for my elders at home during the 2019 Spring Festival? Want to give a gift?There is a saying in ancient China that "a gift of goose feathers from a thousand miles away is more valuable than the sentiment behind it", which means that the value of a gift lies in the intention of the giver rather than the gift itself . Therefore, during the Spring Festival, we have to prepare some gifts for our elders when visiting relatives and friends. On the one hand, it can show that we have enough financial ability, and on the other hand, it can express our filial piety.1. Health care products : If your parents have calcium deficiency, poor absorption or other physical problems, you can give them some health care products. 2. Health-preserving equipment : Middle-aged and elderly people are prone to lumbar spondylosis, periarthritis of the shoulder, etc. You can consider giving them health-preserving equipment, which is also a heartwarming gift. I believe your parents will be able to feel your kindness. 3. Tea: If your parents don’t drink alcohol, and there is no custom in your hometown to send wine to their home for the first time, then you can bring some good tea, such as West Lake, Longjing, or Tieguanyin. China attaches great importance to tea culture, and tea is also a symbol of health and wellness. 4. Meat: In some places, the custom is that on the second day of the Chinese New Year, the son-in-law must bring pork leg meat to accompany his wife back to her parents' home. If not, he will also bring some chicken, duck and other meats instead of pork leg meat. 5. Fruits are one of the more common gifts nowadays. You can never go wrong by buying some fruits that your parents like or that are nutritious. 6. Supplements: The health of the elderly is very important to the whole family, so buy some good supplements and bring them home, your parents will also like them. 7. Specialties: If you happen to have traveled before or live in an area with famous specialties, you can bring some back when you return to your parents’ home on the second day of the Chinese New Year to make your parents happy. 8. Soymilk makers, bread makers, and blenders. After retirement, the elderly have more free time at home and will begin to pay attention to health preservation. However, there are still many houseworks to do, so buying some useful small appliances will definitely satisfy the elders. But be careful not to buy electrical appliances that are too complicated, as they will be useless if the elderly cannot learn how to operate them. 9. Camera and e-books. Some elders have hobbies, such as photography. They buy a camera, hang it around their neck, and go out to take pictures every day. They must be very happy. Some people who like reading can be bought an e-reader and put their favorite books on it, and they will be very happy. 10. If you are not sure what your elders like, it is better to just give them a red envelope . The elders will feel happy and festive when receiving it. And there is nothing more joyful than using the money to buy what you want directly. What are the taboos in giving gifts during the Chinese New Year?As the old saying goes, "Human favors are like a saw. If you don't come, I won't go." New Year’s greetings provide an opportunity for people to “visit” each other, but naturally, there are many taboos and etiquette surrounding gift-giving during the Spring Festival.1. When choosing New Year gifts, pay attention to the homophony of the gift. "Homophonic culture" is a major feature of Chinese traditional culture. The homophonic sounds of some things are "taboo" and should not be given to others. If you give the wrong thing, it will backfire and make both parties unhappy. It’s New Year’s Day, why bother? Let’s first understand the taboos of gift-giving in old Beijing. When sending fruits, it is not appropriate to send pears, because "pear" is homophonic with "separation" (li), which is unlucky; do not send clocks, because "sending a clock" is homophonic with "sending the end" (sending the end); do not send books, especially when giving gifts to businessmen or people who deal in financial bonds, because "book" is homophonic with "lose" (lose), etc. 2. There are also numerical considerations when giving gifts. First of all, it is better to give an even number rather than an odd number, which means that good things come in pairs, for the sake of good luck. If you are sending wine, you should send two or four bottles in a bag. When sending dried fruits, ask for four or six kinds in a box. Buy large fruits in batches of four (four seasons of peace), six (everything goes smoothly), eight (stability), or ten (perfection). 3. Do not give swords as gifts during the Chinese New Year. Some friends like to give "peach blossom swords" to others so that they can cut off bad peach blossoms. As a result, they themselves suffer from a lot of peach blossom disasters. Some friends, when they see their relatives or friends moving or getting married, buy a set of kitchen knives and forks as gifts for others. Strangely, their own fortunes plummet afterwards. Be careful when giving away swords. In addition, if someone gives you a sword as a gift, you should also keep it carefully. |
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