Japanese Spring Festival custom

Chinese New Year's buckwheat noodles, New Year's Eve bells, the first day (the first visit in the New Year), the first day sunrise, lucky money, New Year's greetings, snapping up blessing bags, etc.

1, Chinese New Year buckwheat noodles: Japanese people have the custom of eating "Chinese New Year buckwheat noodles" on the night of 65438+February 3 1. It is said that buckwheat noodles must be eaten before zero. If they don't finish, there will be no good luck next year. The reason why you want to eat buckwheat noodles is said to be because buckwheat noodles are thin and long, which represents a long stream of water, health and longevity in Japanese culture. People want to live as long as buckwheat noodles. In addition, because buckwheat noodles are easy to break, the Japanese hope to put an end to one year's hard work and troubles and not bring them into the new year. One more thing, I hope it can be as tenacious as buckwheat, not afraid of poverty and wind and rain.

2. New Year's Eve bells: On New Year's Eve, Japanese temples should ring bells, and * * * knock 108. It is said that this is from the phrase "When you hear the bell, your troubles will be clear" in Buddhist scriptures. Buddhism believes that there are 108 kinds of human distress, so the New Year bell should ring 108 times to eliminate all kinds of troubles for people. Because every time you knock, you have to wait for the last bell to completely subside, so knocking 108 times takes about 1 hour. It is said that when the bell rings, it should ring 107 times before 0: 00 on New Year's Eve, and the rest will ring after 0: 00. In this way, you can no longer be disturbed by the old troubles of the past year and welcome the new year without worry.

3. The first day (the first visit in the New Year): The Japanese have had the custom of worshipping Buddha in the New Year since ancient times. After the bell rang on New Year's Eve, millions of Japanese people flocked to shrines and temples to burn incense and worship Buddha, sign fortune-telling signs and pray for the happiness and safety of the whole family in the new year. This is the first visit to the shrine in the New Year. To this end, the Japanese transportation department is open all night on New Year's Eve, and the shrine also opens its doors to welcome guests.

4. Sunrise on the first day of the new year: On the first day of the new year, the Japanese have the custom of welcoming the sunrise, and the place to worship the sunrise is often the seaside or the mountains. People believe that when they worship the first sunrise of the new year, their wishes will come true, they will be healthy and safe, and get a new aura.

5. Lucky money: Like China, Japanese people give their children lucky money in the New Year. People used to think that children were mentally incomplete and vulnerable to evil. In order to exorcise evil spirits, strengthen the body and ensure the healthy growth of children, adults take down New Year's sacrifices and distribute them to children, which gradually turn into lucky money.

6. New Year's greetings: In the past, at the beginning of the new year, Japanese people generally went to the parents' homes of both husband and wife and the homes of people who took care of themselves in their lives and work, such as the matchmaker or the boss's home. New Year's greetings are usually between New Year's Day and the third day. But now, because many people stay up late on New Year's Eve or go out to visit shrines, they will not go home until the morning of New Year's Day, so few people go home to pay New Year's greetings.

7. Snap up Fu Bao: "Fu Bao" is a promotion method of Japanese businessmen, and now it has become a custom in Japan. From 6543810.2, all major department stores in Japan will launch various blessing bags. Although the details of the goods in the blessing bag are not clear, the goods contained in it are often several times the marked price of the blessing bag, which is equivalent to a big discount, which is very cost-effective. The number of blessing bags is limited. In order to buy preferential goods and win the first place in the New Year, the Japanese will queue up early and run to the display counter of the blessing bag at the moment when the store opens. This is the so-called "grabbing happiness".