Should I prepare gifts for my parents during the Chinese New Year? What are the taboos in giving gifts during the Little New Year?

Should I prepare gifts for my parents during the Chinese New Year? What are the taboos in giving gifts during the Little New Year?
Little New Year is the beginning of the busy year, indicating that the Spring Festival is approaching. What gifts can I give to my parents during the Chinese New Year? The twelfth month of the lunar calendar represents the severe winter season and also heralds the arrival of the new year. If you want to know more about the twelfth month of the lunar calendar in 2021, please come to Shui Mo Xiansheng website and take a look.

Should I prepare gifts for my parents during the Chinese New Year?

Little New Year is the first day of the busy New Year and one of the most important festivals before the Chinese New Year. However, the Chinese New Year is mainly based on the Spring Festival, so the gifts for Little New Year do not need to be too expensive.
If you want to bring some gifts for your parents when you go home for the Little New Year, it is best to give them practical gifts. If you are working or studying in another place, you can bring some better local specialties, such as food, tea, etc.; if your family has the habit of "busy year", you can bring some things that can help and do your part for your parents.
But no matter what you give, the most important thing is the thought behind it. Don’t just buy something perfunctorily and send it back. You should choose gifts based on your parents’ preferences and needs. In addition, the Little New Year is only a part of the Busy New Year after all, so after giving gifts on the Little New Year, we must not forget the gifts for the Spring Festival. We must prepare well to give our parents a surprise.

What are the taboos in giving gifts during the Little New Year?

When giving gifts during the Little New Year, it is taboo to give gifts that are too expensive or flashy. Gifts that are affordable and practical should be given instead. In addition, some things with bad meanings should not be used, such as:
1. Clocks
"Zhong" and "zhong" are homophones, so "sending a clock" will make the elderly think of "sending off the end", which is very unlucky.
2. Mirror
“Mirror” is homophonic with “jinzi”, and mirrors are easily broken, so they are also taboo items for gifts.
3. Umbrella
“Umbrella” sounds the same as “scatter”, which means separation and is disliked by people, so umbrellas are regarded as unlucky gifts.
4. Fan
Fans are only used in summer and are thrown away in the cool autumn weather. This is considered to be heartless and is commonly known as "giving a fan means no meeting", so it is not appropriate to give a fan as a gift.
5. Cutting tools
Sharp objects such as knives are unsafe and are thought to “cut off all ties with one blow”. If used as gifts, they may have the negative association of severing the relationship between the two parties, so they cannot be given as holiday gifts.
6. Pear
Pears should not be given alone, and it is best not to put them in a fruit basket. Because "li" (pear) sounds like "li" (parting), it is especially not a good gift to parents, spouses, or lovers, as it implies separation from them.
7. Hat
There is a saying in the folk saying "a hat of sorrow". When an old person dies, the filial son should wear a mourning hat. Therefore, it is taboo to give the hat to others, especially to the elderly. In addition, giving a green hat is also a taboo when giving gifts.

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