What is the New Year greeting gesture?

Since ancient times, traditional New Year greeting gestures have been different between men and women. The standard man's bow posture is that his right hand is clenched and his left hand is wrapped. Because the right hand is the attacker, it should be wrapped to show goodwill. Women, on the other hand, don't shake hands, just shake hands. This is in line with the tradition of "male left and female right" in China since ancient times. The New Year greeting gesture means to bow to the New Year, also known as the bow ceremony. Bowing, a traditional etiquette, originated from the etiquette culture of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. It has a history of two or three thousand years and has been adopted by peers since the Western Zhou Dynasty. The ancients expressed their respect for others in a self-deprecating way through stylized etiquette.

The time for New Year's greetings is generally from the first day of the twelfth lunar month to the fifth day. Visiting relatives and friends after the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month is regarded as worshipping the early years, and visiting relatives and friends after the fifth day of the first month and before the fifteenth day is regarded as worshipping the old age. Early old age belongs to the nature of emergency or remedy to avoid regret. There is a folk proverb: It is not too late to pay New Year greetings to elders, but choose morning instead of too early. Because you usually work hard, you usually get up late during the Spring Festival.

If you visit your home too early, you will often catch your host off guard. If the New Year greeting is hosted by a New Year greeting person, the time of the New Year greeting can be determined according to the time of the dinner. Arrive early, don't wait until dinner time. Time should be reserved for greeting and chatting.