In other words, it is a traditional folk custom in China, and it is a way for people to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new and express their best wishes to each other. 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. In case of friends and relatives of the same generation, you should also salute and congratulate.
New Year greetings usually begin at home. On the morning of the first day, after getting up, the younger generation should first pay a New Year call to their elders, wishing them a long and healthy life and all the best. After the elders worship, they should distribute the "lucky money" prepared in advance to the younger generation. After paying New Year greetings to the elders at home, people should greet each other with smiles when they go out to meet, and exchange auspicious words such as "Congratulations on getting rich", "Best wishes in the four seasons" and "Happy New Year". Neighbors or relatives and friends also pay New Year greetings to each other or treat them to drinks and entertainment. In the sixth volume of Chinese Dream in Tokyo, the veteran Meng described the time of Bianjing in the Northern Song Dynasty and said, "On October 1st, the Kaifeng government was opened for three days, and scholars celebrated each other early." In the mid-Ming Dynasty, Lu Rong said in Volume V of Miscellaneous Notes on Gardens: "On New Year's Day in the capital, people who travel to Shu Ren for several days from court officials are called' New Year greetings'. However, Shu Ren worships his relatives and friends. " When dealing with North Korean officials, they are more caring than experts ... "... Gu Tieqing, A Qingren, described in" Ting Anne Lu ":"Men and women pay homage to their parents, and their masters lead them to treat their children grovelly, pay New Year greetings to their neighbors and friends, or stop sending their children to congratulate them. This is the so-called' New Year greetings'. "Even people who don't meet for a lifetime, at this time, they also worship each other at the door ..."
In ancient times, if neighbors had too many relatives and friends, it was difficult to walk around the whole house. It's called "flying mail", and let the servant take the business card to pay a New Year call. There is a red paper bag in front of every house with the word "Fu Jie" written on it, which is the purpose of airmail. This custom began in the upper class of the Song Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, Yantai's Order of Last Month described the Beijing New Year Festival: "It's the moon, the film flies, and the car goes empty." Become fashionable. "A large family has a special" door book "to record the guests' contacts and flying photos. There are four virtual "relatives" on the front page of the door: one is a centenarian who lives in centenarian lane; One said he was rich and lived in Yuanbao Street. One is your infinite adult, living in the university archway; One day, Fu Zhao visited his master and lived in Five Blessingg Building. For good luck. So far, the gift of New Year cards and greeting cards during the Spring Festival is the legacy of this ancient exchange of flying cards.
Scholars in the upper class have the custom of greeting each other with famous cards. Hui Zhou, a poet of the Song Dynasty, said in Qingbo magazine: "During the reign of Emperor Yuanyou of the Song Dynasty, people were often stabbed with servants in the name of Chinese New Year." . At that time, the scholar-officials had a wide circle of friends, and it took time and energy to pay New Year greetings everywhere. Therefore, some close friends did not go in person, but sent their servants to take a card cut with plum blossom stationery, two inches wide and three inches long, with the recipient's name, address and congratulations written on it. In the Ming dynasty, people visited instead of paying New Year's greetings. Wen Zhiming, an outstanding painter and poet in the Ming Dynasty, described this in his poem "New Year": "I don't want to meet each other, but I want to talk, and my famous articles are full; I also throw a few pieces of paper at people. The world is too simple and empty. " The "famous thorn" and "famous divination" mentioned here are the origins of today's New Year cards. New Year cards are used to connect feelings and exchange greetings, which are convenient and practical and still popular today.
"Setting off firecrackers, posting Spring Festival couplets, wearing new clothes and collecting red envelopes" are several things that must be done every Spring Festival, and this year is no exception. However, New Year greetings are the most interesting.
On New Year's Eve, we posted Spring Festival couplets, had a reunion dinner and watched the Spring Festival Gala. The next morning, I put on my new clothes and went to my grandmother's house to pay New Year's greetings.
Along the way, my father and I talked and laughed and looked at the scenery on the roadside. This is also very interesting. The mountains on both sides of the road are covered with dense pine trees. Due to the low temperature in the mountainous area, the snow on the mountain has not completely melted. Snow water flows along the mountain road to the stream, and the pine trees on the mountain are bent by the snow. What a beautiful winter picture!
Finally, grandma's house. I jumped out of the car happily and skipped to find my grandmother and cousins. When my cousins saw me coming, they gathered around and asked me to take them out to play. I promised to come down. With the consent of our elders, we ran away happily.
On the playground of the village primary school, I lined up for everyone according to their age. My boss ranks first, followed by Tian Tian, and finally Yan Yan. We children are jumping on the school playground like three happy deer.
Paying New Year's greetings is not just for fun, but also for giving all kinds of gifts and blessings to the elders. So, after playing enough, we went to relatives' houses such as uncles and aunts.
Another great advantage of paying New Year greetings to children is that they can receive a lot of lucky money.