How did the custom of New Year s greetings come about? What are the customs of New Year s greetings?

New Year's greetings are a traditional Chinese folk custom, which is a way for people to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new and express good wishes to each other. In ancient times, the original meaning of the word "New Year's greetings" was to congratulate the elderly on the New Year, including prostrating to the elderly, congratulating them on the good wishes of the New Year, greeting them with good life, and congratulating relatives and friends of the same generation. New Year's greetings generally start at home, and on the morning of the first day of the new year, after the younger generation gets up, they should first pay New Year's greetings to the elders, wishing them health and longevity, and all the best.

After the elders are worshipped, the "New Year's money" prepared in advance should be distributed to the younger generations. After greeting the elders in the family, people should also congratulate the New Year with a smile on their faces when they go out, and exchange auspicious words such as "Wishing you prosperity", "Four seasons are happy", "Happy New Year", and neighbors or relatives and friends also visit each other to greet the New Year or invite each other to drink and have fun. The elder Meng of the Song Dynasty described the Bianjing Shiyun of the Northern Song Dynasty in "Tokyo Menghualu":

On the first day of the first month of the first month, Kaifeng Mansion released the customs for three days, and the Shishu congratulated each other since the morning. In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, Lu Rong said in the "Shuyuan Miscellaneous Records" that "on the New Year's Day of the Beijing Division, from the court officials to the Shu people, those who go back and forth on the staggered roads for days are called 'New Year's greetings'." Qing Gu Tieqing described in "Qing Jialu":

Men and women pay homage to their parents, and the lord is humble and young, and he goes out to his neighbors and friends, or stops sending his children to congratulate him, which is called 'New Year's greetings'. Until there are those who do not meet at the end of the year, they also worship each other at the ...... of the door.

In ancient times, it was customary for high-ranking scholars to congratulate each other with their names. At that time, the scholars did not go to some of their close friends in person, but sent servants to bring a kind of card cut out of plum blossom paper with the name, address and congratulatory words of the recipient to pay New Year's greetings on their behalf.

In the Ming Dynasty, people used to cast names instead of paying New Year's greetings. The "name" mentioned here is the origin of today's New Year's cards. New Year's cards are used to connect feelings and exchange greetings, which are convenient and practical, and are still popular today.

About from the time of the Qing Dynasty, the New Year's greetings and the form of "group worship" was added, and the Qing Dynasty Yilan Lord said in the "Side Hat Yu Tan": "The Beijing division is at the beginning of the year, and the routine group worship is carried out to connect the New Year's friendship and the nostalgia." ”

When did Chinese New Year's greeting customs begin?

1. Choose the right time for New Year's greetings

If necessary, report to the host to avoid running empty, and if you are not ready to eat, the best time is between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. If it's too early, people may not get up yet, and they have to rest on holidays; It's too late, it's just right for people to eat, and it's inconvenient. The afternoon should be between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.

New Year's greetings to the elders are best arranged during the festival to show respect.

2. Pay attention to neat and tidy clothing during the Spring Festival.

Clean and clean for the festival, dress and dress up neatly and generously, and wear some good clothes appropriately to give people a sense of festive beauty. It is necessary to pay attention to the standardization of salutation: when visiting other people's homes, especially relatives' homes, it is necessary to understand the names of the elders and peers that may be met in advance, so as to avoid embarrassing scenes and make people feel impolite.

3. The auspicious words should be said appropriately.

There should be different congratulatory messages for different people. When talking, we should choose topics that are pleasant to both sides, do not get into sad and sad things, do not talk too much, do not talk about the river, do not argue too fiercely, and express the true feelings of the new in a relaxed, pleasant, cordial and natural atmosphere.

4. Be polite when greeting New Year.

When the host brings tea, he should get up and catch it with both hands and thank him. The host can give the food to the children first, and then take a small amount for his own use.

5. Be restrained when greeting the New Year.

Master moderation. It is not advisable to make loud noises or stay up all night, so as not to disturb the neighbors and prevent others from resting. At the end of the New Year's greetings, you should express your gratitude and invite people to pay a return visit.

A few words of praise for the host's hospitality. When you break up, you can send out an invitation to show that you want to reciprocate.

The customs of New Year's greetings are as follows:

1. When you go to relatives, you must worship your father-in-law on the first day of junior high school, and you must bring gifts. After entering the door, they first bow to the Buddha statue, ancestor image, and tablet three times, and then bow down to the elders in turn. You can stay to eat and play.

2. Ritual visits, such as New Year's greetings to colleagues and friends, as soon as you enter the house, only kowtow to the Buddha statue three times, if you are the same generation as the master, you only need to bow your hand, if you are older than yourself, you should still take the initiative to bow down, the host should step down from the seat to do a form of support, and even say that you are not courteous to show humility. In this case, it is generally not suitable to sit for a long time, and you have to say goodbye after greeting two polite words. After the master has been worshipped, he should return to worship on a certain day.

3. Thanksgiving visits, those who owe affection to others in the past year should buy some gifts to send them, and take the opportunity of New Year's greetings to express their gratitude.

4. Door-to-door visits, for the neighbors on the left and right, Su Ri does not have much contact, but they can talk about meeting, and when it comes to the New Year, they just go to the courtyard, meet each other and hug each other and say "Wishing you prosperity" and "one shun and a hundred shun", and sit in the house for a while, without too much courtesy.

Some taboos for New Year's greetings

1. Don't miss the appointment, don't be late or don't show up at will. If you are unable to attend the appointment under special circumstances, you must come to the door in person or send a letter to explain the reason in time.

2. Avoid being rude, be humble, respectful, and kind when you go to the host's house. Once inside, take the initiative to greet other guests one by one.

3. Do not be a sick guest, if you are sick, especially infectious diseases, it is best not to pay New Year's greetings, so as not to infect others.

4. Don't pay attention to hygiene, visit the door, and pay attention to the neatness of the appearance; Do not spit, flick cigarette ash, throw peels and confetti indiscriminately.

5. Avoid nonsense, don't say boring, low-level and obscene words, and pay attention to language civilization.

6. Don't be noisy, don't talk about your own things, and talk about the topic of the host.