Worship is a courtesy to show respect. For example, when you kneel, bow your hands together until your hands are flush with your palms, so you can't reach the ground. Therefore, it is called "hand worship", also known as "empty hand" and "bow first". It is a form of worship ceremony for ancient men, commonly known as "kowtow". It is a tradition of Han nationality in China to kowtow during the Spring Festival. It is a rule that young people should kowtow and bow to older people when they meet. Lulong county is no exception, and there is no reason to do so.
Paying New Year greetings is a traditional folk custom and rule in China, and it is a way to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.
In ancient times, the original meaning of the word "Happy New Year" was to pay New Year greetings to the elderly, including kowtowing to the elderly, congratulating them on a happy New Year and greeting their lives. Since Qin and Han Dynasties, thousands of people have congratulated each other. Historical Records of the First Qin Emperor: "The first emperor pushed the spread of the Five Virtues, thinking that Zhou gained fire virtue and Zhou De was invincible in the Qin Dynasty. On this day, the beginning of Shuide, the beginning of a year, congratulations are from October. " Tang Hanyu's "Song of the Stone Drum": "When you open your audience and collect the tributes, the princes grind each other." Tang Ming Shunzhi's "Please Accept the Crown Prince's Exile": "I will congratulate the Crown Prince in Fengtian Palace, and after the ceremony, I will congratulate the Crown Prince in Wenhua Palace." Back to Chapter 108 of the History of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty: "October is the first month, and congratulations and happiness are all in the month."
In the folk, on the first day of the first month, parents lead the younger generation out to visit relatives and elders and wish each other the New Year with auspicious words. The inferior people should kowtow and pay tribute, which is called "Happy New Year". The host warmly entertained them with snacks, candy and red envelopes (lucky money). In case of friends and relatives of the same generation, you should also salute and congratulate.
Gu Tieqing, a Qing man, described in Jia Qinglu that "men and women pay homage to their parents, and the master leads them to visit their neighbors or send their children to congratulate them, which is called' New Year greetings'. Even people who don't meet at the end of the year will worship each other at this time. "
Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the order of New Year greetings is: first, worship the gods of heaven and earth, then worship the true shadow of ancestors, then worship the elders of Gaotang, and finally the whole family pays New Year greetings to each other in turn. Gifts should be given to elders, rewards to children, and words to peers. The order of worshipping relatives and friends is: the first day of worshipping family members; The next day, the third day, I visited my mother's uncle, uncle, father-in-law and so on. Until 16.
After the tenth day of the first month, it belongs to the old year. At this time, the festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year has faded. Early years and old age belong to the nature of emergency or remedy to avoid regret. There is a folk proverb: "It is not too late to celebrate the New Year."