What is the correct posture for a New Year's hug?

The correct posture of the New Year's greeting embrace is to form a fist with the right hand and wrap the left hand, because the right hand is conceptually an attacking hand, wrapped to show goodwill; the opposite is true for a woman, but not embrace the fist, but only to press the hand.

The clasping and arching of the hands is mostly a form of New Year's greeting between equals. The standard posture for men is to make a fist with the right hand and wrap the left hand around it, because the right hand is the attacking hand, wrapped to show goodwill; women are the opposite, but not fist, only hand pressure. This is in keeping with the ancient tradition of "men on the left and women on the right".

Other facts about New Year's greetings.

When a minor pays a New Year's visit to a senior in the centuries, he or she is expected to bow. Generally used by the younger generation to pay tribute to the elders, commonly known as "Jibai". Salute, hands clasped fists raised, left hand holding the right hand, arching hand Qi Mei, up and down weight shaking a few times, heavy gift can be made after bowing. Chinese New Year worship, most follow the principle of "from inside and outside, from near and far". The first day of worship home; the second day of worship Yue family, the third day of worship relatives.