The origin of New Year greeting custom.

As for the origin of the custom of paying New Year greetings, it is said that people hide in the morning of the first day of the twelfth lunar month to avoid the Nian beast that feeds on the night of the twelfth lunar month.

On this Bai People's Day, the younger generation should first pay New Year greetings to their elders and wish them health and longevity. When people go out to meet, they should also say some auspicious words to each other. Neighbors or relatives and friends visit each other, pay New Year greetings or invite them to drink and entertain.

China's New Year greeting custom has always been the highlight of the Spring Festival. Young students send blessings to their elders, and relatives and friends get together to greet them and greet the New Year with auspicious words.

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Forms of New Year greetings

First, the most traditional: New Year greetings

In the past, people's activities were not as wide as they are now, and their communication tools were limited. It is the simplest and most sincere to seize the Spring Festival to reunite with relatives and friends I haven't seen for a year and take my family to pay a New Year call. Carry cigarettes, wine, all kinds of sweets with you, or your own preserved old bacon, and push a cup for a change among firecrackers and a big table of good dishes, which is full of flavor.

Second, the most mainstream: SMS New Year greetings

SMS is the most important way for China people to pay New Year greetings. However, short messages with wide coverage, simplicity and convenience also have many shortcomings, such as monotonous and repetitive content, too many people, high cost, etc., and they often encounter the "blowout" of blessing messages on New Year's Eve.

Third, the latest wave: Weibo WeChat

Weibo and WeChat, as social tools, have more diverse means to maintain the relationship between people. More young people are willing to stay at home and send a Weibo or WeChat circle of friends. In addition to words, they can attach pictures to enhance their visual sense, or record a voice greeting in person. Through the virtual platform of the Internet, you can express yourself and contact your feelings conveniently.

Fourth, the most literary: writing a New Year letter

Compared with the trendy "micro" New Year greeting, some people choose to return to the way of writing letters to pay New Year greetings before, and write their blessings and expectations for the coming year on their stationery. The literary sense of pen, ink, paper and inkstone surprises the recipients and makes this friendship precious.

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