The order of visiting relatives from the first day to the seventh day of junior high school is as follows:
One is to go to relatives. The first day of the new year to the family, the second day of the first year to the father-in-law's house, uncle's house to pay New Year's greetings, and then according to the distance of the relatives, the degree of importance and arrangement, the earlier the New Year's greeting time seems to be closer to the relationship, the more grand, in addition to the New Year's greetings must bring gifts, mainly flower buns, you can also bring cigarettes, alcohol and fruits. When leaving a relative's house after a meal, one needs to see the Lord, that is, to bow three times to the ancestral image and tablet, and then bow to the elders in turn.
The second is to visit relatives and friends in courtesy. If you wish a colleague or friend a New Year's greeting, the host should return the prayer on a certain day.
The third is a thankful visit. Anyone who owes affection to others should buy some gifts and send them to express their gratitude on the occasion of the New Year.
Fourth, door-to-door visits. For some neighbors, Su Ri did not have much contact, but they could talk about meeting, and when it came to the New Year, they just went to the courtyard, hugged each other and said: "Wishing you prosperity" and "One Shun Baishun", and sat in the house for a while, without much courtesy.
In China, and even in Southeast Asia and other countries that have received the influence of traditional Chinese culture, the Spring Festival is the most solemn festival. Because of the tradition, because of the solemnity, there are clear rules for what to do every day, and they cannot be easily broken.
New Year greetings are one of the most important traditional Xi customs during the Spring Festival, and it is a way for people to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new and express good wishes to each other.
First, the historical origin of New Year's greetings
Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a fierce beast called Nian, which came out on the 30th night of the lunar month and ate the crowd from house to house. In order to save their lives, people put meat at the door, then close the door and hide in their homes until the morning of the first day of the new year. At this time, the people opened the door to meet each other, congratulated each other on not being eaten by the year beast.
Therefore, the original meaning of New Year's greetings is to congratulate peace. Since China has always paid attention to the order of the young and the old", gradually, New Year's greetings are a way for the younger generations to congratulate their elders on peace and the New Year.
Second, who to go to from the first day of the new year to the tenth day of the new year
China has been a country of etiquette since ancient times, and etiquette itself is a kind of rule. Therefore, the same is true for the Bo Nian, and the order of order cannot be mistaken. Due to the differences in Xi in different places, the order of New Year's greetings is also different. Let me take our Sichuan region as an example.
1. The first day of the Lunar New Year: worship ancestors and parents and elders of the family
On the first day of the first lunar month, the first thing is to worship ancestors. The male elders of the family, with their descendants, go to the graves of their ancestors to pay respects. The worship should be in order, and the first is the oldest ancestor in the current family. Every year in our family, on the first day of the new year, we have to go to the grave of our ancestors to pay respects, then to our great-ancestors, and so on. This order is out of order!
After worshipping the ancestors, it is to pay New Year's greetings to their parents, and at this time, the young children are the happiest, because there will be red envelopes. When I was young, the red envelope was only a few cents, then it was 2 yuan, and then I grew up. But after getting the red envelope, you can buy what you want to buy according to your wishes, and the elders will not interfere.
2. The second day of the Lunar New Year: visit your parents-in-law or maternal grandparents
The second day of the Lunar New Year is the day to go back to my parents' home. When we were young, on the second day of the Lunar New Year, our parents would bring gifts and bring our brothers and sisters to visit our grandparents. Decades have passed, and now that I think about it, it is still full of warmth. I jumped up and ran in front, my older siblings walked behind me with gifts, and then behind my parents. Before I got to my grandmother's house, I would tear my throat open and my grandmother would come to pay our respects!" Then, some of my uncles would come out, pick me up, take me to my grandmother, make a gesture, and then receive the red envelope, and then run away without a trace.
Every year on the second day of the new year, my mother and aunt basically cook, because my uncles will also go to my aunt's mother's house! Sometimes, in order to receive an extra red envelope, I will also mix in the pile of cousins and cousins and visit relatives a few more times.
3. The third day of the Lunar New Year: worship other relatives
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, it is to go to other relatives' houses to pay New Year's greetings, for example, to my aunt's house. There's nothing particular about it, it's like going to relatives on a regular basis. I especially like to go to my aunt's house, they have a sugarcane field, and when I go, I have enough sugarcane pipes, and I can also play the game of paddling sugarcane - holding a kitchen knife in my hand, pulling a knife flower on the sugarcane, and then chopping it down, as much as I can.
When I got home, I had to go to the sugar cane field to break a few of the biggest and longest ones, and then ask my brother to carry them back for me.
Now, I have been working outside for almost 20 years, and those stories of New Year's greetings have become a kind of childhood memories. Now, due to their respective work and life, every year when they go home, brothers and sisters will reunite on the first day of the new year, and basically on the afternoon of the first day of the new year, they will leave their hometowns - because, in the distance, there are still relatives, and they also need to feel the joy of reunion during the New Year.
Folk customs from the first to the tenth day of junior high school
The first day of the first lunar month: the emphasis is on the opening of the door. On the morning of the Spring Festival, the door is opened, and the firecrackers are set off first, which is called "opening the door and opening the firecracker". After the sound of firecrackers, the broken red is all over the ground, bright as a cloud brocade, called "full of red". At this time, the streets were full of vigor and joy. New Year's greetings, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, it is essential to visit relatives and friends or call to greet them, say "Happy New Year", and wish everyone good luck throughout the year.
The second day of the first lunar month: The married daughter will bring her husband and children back to her parents' house to pay New Year's greetings. On this day, the daughter who returns to her parents' house must bring some gifts and red envelopes to her mother's children, and eat and live at her mother's house, commonly known as "living in her mother's house". In the north, on the second day of the first month, the God of Wealth is sacrificed, and on this day, whether it is a commercial store or an ordinary family, it is necessary to hold a sacrifice to the God of Wealth.
The third day of the first lunar month: Folk customsThis day is called "Poor Ghost Day". On the morning of the third day of the new year, every household will "sweep away the poor ghosts" and sweep out the garbage that has been hoarded for two days from the first to the second day of the new year, which means sweeping away the filth and poor folk Xi. Therefore, if you don't go out to visit the New Year on this day, you are afraid that you will be swept away like a "poor ghost".
The fourth day of the first lunar month: Folklore says that the fifth day of the first lunar month is the "birthday of the God of Wealth", so it is necessary to prepare three animals, fruits, sweets, tea, etc. one day in advance, and worship is intended to "welcome the God of Wealth", and at the same time, each family will buy a banquet to congratulate the arrival of the "God of Wealth's birthday", which is the most important worship activity of the first month of the folk month.
The fifth day of the first lunar month: many taboos can be broken before the fifth day of folk customs. According to the old Xi of eating "dumplings" for five days, now some people only eat three or two days, and some eat every other day, but there is no one who does not eat. From the prince's mansion to the small households in the streets, even the hospitality. The women were no longer taboo and began to visit each other to pay New Year's greetings and congratulate each other.
The sixth day of the first month: go to the field to prepare for spring ploughing, and send out the door with poverty. It is only on this day that people really start farming or doing business. Since the beginning of the first month, it has not been cleaned until the fifth day of the new year, and feces in the toilet have accumulated, so on this day, a big cleaning is done, and the toilet god is worshipped, and the toilet is cleaned up on weekdays.
The seventh day of the first lunar month: the folk custom is "Renri", which means "everyone's birthday". Legend has it that after creating animals such as chickens, dogs, pigs, cows, and horses, the female snail created a human on the seventh day, and it was also on this day that all things sprouted. So this day is the birthday of mankind. People's Xi is to stall pancakes: people eat spring cake rolls "box dishes" (cooked meat food) on this day, and spread pancakes in the courtyard, "smoked sky".
The eighth day of the first lunar month: In the old days, there was a Xi among the people that "the first seven and seven do not go, and the eighth and eighth of the first month do not return". The people take the eighth day of the first month as the day of the lower realm of the stars, make small lamps and sacrifice them, which is called Shunxing, also known as "sacrificing stars" and "receiving stars". It is also said that the eighth day of the first lunar month is Guzi's birthday. On this day, the weather is fine, and the Lord has a good harvest of rice on this day, and the year is bad if the weather is cloudy.
The ninth day of the first lunar month: In Taoist legends, the ninth day of the first lunar month is the birthday of the Jade Emperor, the so-called "Jade Emperor's birthday", "Tiangongsheng", also known as "Tianri". On this day, the Taoist temple will hold a grand birthday ceremony and chant prayers. On this day, every household bows to the sky and holds the most solemn rituals.
The 10th day of the first month: The 10th day of the first month is the day of the earth, and legend has it that it is the birthday of the stone. On this day, all stone tools such as grinding and grinding cannot be moved, and even sacrifices are set up to enjoy the stones, which are afraid of hurting the crops. In some places, families pay homage to stone incense. Eat bread for lunch, thinking that eating bread will bring prosperity within a year.
