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The first few days of the year to begin to pay homage to the old and welcome the new year

Time to pay homage to the New Year

The first five days of the year are the time to pay homage to the New Year. It is a traditional Chinese custom to pay homage to the New Year, which is a way of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new, and expressing good wishes to each other. The time to pay tribute to the New Year is generally from the first to the fifth, after the eighth day of the Lunar New Year to visit friends and relatives is regarded as the early years of worship, and after the fifth day of the first month of the first month, before the fifteenth day of the visit to friends and relatives to pay tribute to the late New Year.

Meaning of New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve is a traditional Chinese folk custom, which is a way for people to say goodbye and welcome the new year, and to express their good wishes to each other. In ancient times, the original meaning of the word "New Year's Eve" was to greet the elders for the new year, including kowtowing to the elders, congratulating them on the new year, and greeting them for a good life. In the case of friends and relatives of the same generation, they should also bow to congratulate. With the development of the times, the custom of paying New Year's greetings is constantly adding new contents and forms. In addition to the inheritance of the past New Year's Eve, and the rise of ceremonial telegrams to pay tribute to the New Year, the phone to pay tribute to the New Year, SMS to pay tribute to the New Year, the network to pay tribute to the New Year and so on.

The specific time to pay homage to the choice

General to the elders to pay homage to the choice of the morning, do not be too early during the festival, due to the usual toil, the New Year's period people generally get up late. If you go to the door too early to pay tribute to the New Year, often let the host caught off guard. If the New Year's dinner reception, according to the time of the meal to determine the time of the New Year's visit, to arrive early, do not wait for the opening of the meal time and then arrive, should be left with pleasantries and greetings and chatting time. Before the New Year's visit, you should make an appointment in advance, so as not to collide with the host's other New Year's visitors or run empty because the host is also going out to pay New Year's visit, and at the same time, it also gives the host a time to prepare for it in advance. Appointment time is best to give the host a choice, do not unilaterally set a time, *** with the agreement of this time is best for both parties are more convenient for the appropriate.