What are the customs and taboos for celebrating New Year’s Eve?
Introduction: New Year's Eve, also known as New Year's Eve, is the last night of the lunar year, that is, the night before the Spring Festival. "New Year's Eve" means that the old year ends the next night and a new year begins the next day, so the new year begins after New Year's Eve. So, on this night that marks the farewell to the old and the welcome to the new, what are the traditional customs and taboos on New Year’s Eve? Next, please follow the editor to learn about it! New Year’s Eve is the time for families to reunite and the Chinese New Year is the most important festival for our Chinese nation. If you want to know more about the culture and content of New Year’s Eve, please read the special topic on New Year’s Eve carefully compiled for you by Mr. Shui Mo!New Year's Eve customsLucky moneyThe ancients were very particular about New Year’s money. The copper coins used should be large and new, and then strung into various shapes with red ropes. Some people wear hundreds of copper coins on their belts, meaning "long life"; others wear auspicious shapes such as carp, ruyi, dragon, etc., meaning "money dragon" or "surplus money" in the hope of bringing good luck.New Year's Eve FruitIn addition to the elders giving children "lucky money", some areas also have the custom of giving "lucky fruit". On New Year’s Eve, the elders will put oranges, lychees and other fruits next to children’s pillows, with the meaning of “auspiciousness” to wish the children good luck in the coming year. Today's "lucky money" is more direct and pure. It is usually wrapped in exquisite red envelopes with red bills, and then distributed to children to wish for good luck and prosperity.Step on the yearOn New Year's Eve, the Chinese people also hold an activity called "Step on the Year". That is, they stick gold ingots rolled with yellow paper on sesame stalks in the yard and put them into a bundle, which is called "cornucopia". Then, the whole family crushes it with their feet, using the Chinese character for broken (broken) to rhyme with the Chinese character for year (old), and borrowing the auspicious meaning of sesame seeds blooming higher and higher, to wish the family prosperity and express their blessings and hopes for the new year.Stay up all nightStaying up all night on New Year's Eve is a long-standing custom. As early as the Western Jin Dynasty's "Fengtu Ji", there is a clear record of it: "Staying up all night to wait for dawn is called staying up all night." Legend has it that staying up all night is to prevent the invasion of a unicorn, which is most afraid of fire, red and noise. So people wear red clothes, light red lanterns, paste red paper, set off fireworks, burn incense and pray, and stay up all night on New Year's Eve. This is how the custom of "staying up all night" came into being. The book "Annals of the Capital's Sui Shi" records: "Burn silver candles, drink pine wine, and sit until dawn. It is called "Shousui" and is a sign of longevity." In many places, New Year's Eve is also called "Auspicious Night." On this night, adults and children alike must say auspicious words and are not allowed to say unlucky words, dirty words or disrespectful words, otherwise they will have bad luck for the whole year. Therefore, joy, harmony and reunion are the biggest themes of New Year's Eve.New Year's Eve Taboos1. If your front door is facing your neighbor's front door, then please be sure to hang two Chinese knots on the door frame outside your front door to attract good fortune and avoid harm. 2. As for the character "Fu" on the door, Feng Shui requires it to be pasted upright. In some places, the stickers are pasted upside down, which means good fortune is coming. 3. Deal with broken furniture at home: throw away what should be thrown away, and repair what should be repaired. Don't sit in a wobbly chair. 4. Check all the light bulbs in your home and replace any that are not bright. All the lights should be turned on at night and kept on for three days and three nights. 5. Burn incense and worship Buddha before 11pm. 6. Wear red clothes, hang red lanterns, and set off firecrackers. For good luck. 7. On New Year’s Eve, do not scold children or argue, in order to have a smooth and successful year ahead. 8. For friends who are spending the New Year alone, it is recommended that you turn on the TV or play music to create a festive atmosphere. 9. Do not clean excessively on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, and do not throw waste and garbage out of the door.Summary: The above article is an analysis of the customs and taboos of New Year’s Eve. I hope you can refer to it. I also hope that all readers will be able to have everything go smoothly and be blessed with good luck in the new year! After reading this article, there are more exciting content in the New Year’s Eve special topic, let’s take a look! |
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