Life Center / General Report
▲On New Year’s Eve, it is best for everyone in the family to take a bath before eating the New Year’s Eve dinner, especially not to take a bath and wash your hair after 12 o’clock in the middle of the night, as this will wash away all the wealth for the new year. (Schematic diagram / flipped from freepik)
As the Chinese New Year is approaching, many people will return home to pay New Year’s greetings according to the custom. If one is not paying attention at this time, breaking the taboo will be bad! “Sanli News Network” sorted out the customs from New Year’s Eve to the third day of junior high school, so that you can have a good New Year.
【Lunar New Year’s eve】
Customs: New Year’s Eve is the last day of this year. At this time, everyone will clean up, symbolizing that the bad luck and bad things of the whole year of last year will be swept away and left behind. Don’t bring them into the new year. , Bye, thank our ancestors for their blessings this year, and pray for a safe and smooth new year. In the evening, we will have a New Year’s Eve dinner together. The family reunite and eat a table of good dishes from all over the world. Even the dishes are almost full of meaning, such as eating fish for a surplus every year, eating oranges for good luck, and eating long-term vegetables for longevity. Hundred years old and so on. The last thing is to keep the year old. You have to wait until after 12 o’clock to welcome the first day of the new year before going to bed. It means keeping the precious days with your family and prolonging the life of your parents.
Taboo: Washing and drying clothes on New Year’s Eve is a big taboo. It is said that ghosts and gods will be entangled on the clothesline, which will bring bad luck. Moreover, the clothes must be dried on that day. Avoid “wet Chinese New Year” and affect your health. It is best for everyone in the family to take a bath before eating the New Year’s Eve dinner on New Year’s Eve, especially not to take a bath and wash your hair after 12 o’clock in the middle of the night, as this will wash away all the wealth for the new year.
▲ It is not recommended to use a broom to clean the house on the first day of junior high school. (Schematic diagram / flipped from Pixabay)
【first day】
Customs: New Year and new weather, setting off firecrackers early in the morning can drive away the Nian Beast, and it also means to pray for peace. On the first day of the new year, most people will go to the temple to worship and pray for good luck in the new year. In addition, they will also wear New Year’s Eve Pay New Year greetings with relatives and friends to connect each other’s feelings.
Taboo: It is not advisable for a married daughter to return to her natal family on the first day of the new year, otherwise it will bring bad luck to her natal family for a whole year. It is also not recommended to use a broom to clean your home on this day, otherwise you will sweep away luck and lose money. If you have to sweep the floor, you must sweep from the outside to the inside, which means leaving the gold and silver treasures at home.
▲It is not recommended to wash clothes on the second day of junior high school, as it will drive away luck (schematic diagram / reprinted from PIXABAY)
【Second day of junior high school】
Customs: On the second day of the Lunar New Year, also known as “Welcome Son-in-law Day”, married daughters must bring their husbands and sons-in-law back to their natal home to pay New Year’s greetings, and they cannot show up empty-handed. Remember to bring gifts or gifts in pairs. . In addition, the traditional banquet for the son-in-law is at noon, so you have to return before noon (11:00 a.m.); there is even a local custom that the daughter must leave before evening when she is a guest, and the smoke from cooking dinner cannot be seen, otherwise ” Eat to the end” will bring bad luck to the mother’s family.
Taboo: On the second day of the new year, people will try to avoid washing clothes, because the birthday of the water god happens to be on the first and second day of the new year. According to folklore, you can’t take a nap on the second day of the new year. In addition, cleaning is strictly prohibited. Garbage, laundry, etc. will drive luck away.
▲The third grade of junior high school is not allowed to be in love. (Schematic diagram / flip from pixabay)
【third grade】
Custom: In the early days, there was a proverb that said: “The first day of the first day is early, the second day is early, and the third day is full of sleep.” It is said that the third day of the first day is the wedding day of the mouse, so don’t turn on the lights to let the mouse get married, so as not to disturb the mouse god, you can do it in the kitchen at home Put some rice, salt, and desserts to symbolize feeding to mice, and the mice will not come to harm ordinary people when they are full.
Taboo: It is Red Dog Day. It is said that Red Dog is the god of anger. On the third day of the Lunar New Year, it is easy to quarrel with others, so it is not recommended to go out to pay New Year’s greetings. The third day of junior high school is also not suitable for conjugal love. Generally speaking, the third day of junior high school is also the most tiring time. Girls who have intercourse have insufficient energy and blood, which also prevents the rat from getting married. Therefore, it is recommended to avoid this day of conjugal love, so as not to offend the God of Wrath and cause quarrels between husband and wife.
