What does "shou sui" mean?

Keeping up with the age is called "lighting the lamp according to the age", which means burning lamps and candles all year round. It is said that after this, the wealth in the family will become rich in the coming year.

Keeping the old year is the custom of staying up late to welcome the new year on the last night of the old year. Also known as New Year's Eve, the common name is "endure the year". In ancient times, observing the age has two meanings: the old man's observing the age means "resigning from the old", which means cherishing time; Young people keep their age in order to prolong the life of their parents.

Keeping old age on New Year's Eve is the most important custom, which was recorded in Wei and Jin Dynasties. On New Year's Eve, the Chinese nation still attaches great importance to staying up late with family members, getting together for drinking and sharing family happiness, which is an annual custom.

In ancient times, observing the age has two meanings: the old man's observing the age means "resigning from the old", which means cherishing time; Young people keep their age in order to prolong the life of their parents. Since the Han Dynasty, the time of alternation between the old and the new year is generally midnight.