Meaning of New Year's money?

The New Year's Eve money, also known as the pressure of the money, one of the customs of the New Year's Eve, is distributed by the elders to the younger generation, the elders will be prepared after the New Year's Eve dinner to the younger generation of the New Year's Eve money, it is said that the pressure of the New Year's Eve money can be suppressed to suppress the evil spirits, the younger generation to get the New Year's Eve money can be safe and sound through the year.

The New Year's Eve money is a symbol of protection against evil spirits and blessings in folk culture. The original purpose of New Year's money is to suppress evil and drive away evil spirits. It was believed that children were vulnerable to ghosts and spirits, so the money was used to ward off evil spirits and spirits. The money was distributed by the elders to the younger ones during the countdown to the New Year to show that they were suppressing the evil spirits.

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The significance of New Year's money

New Year's money reflects the care of elders for their juniors and the respect of juniors for their elders, and it is a folklore activity integrating the ethical relationship of families. In folk culture, New Year's money is meant to ward off evil spirits and blessings. The original purpose of New Year's money was to suppress evils and drive away evil spirits, because it was believed that children were vulnerable to ghosts and spirits, so New Year's money was used to suppress evil spirits and drive away evil spirits.

The emotional component of "New Year's money", the sense of gratitude and blessing gradually faded, and many people will be the amount of New Year's money as a tool to compare with each other. Instead of the child's deep blessing, but the bad material indoctrination and the stench of smoke, which should be corrected in a timely manner.

With the red envelope getting thicker and thicker, the New Year's money has become a burden for many families. The new year's money is more of a blessing, contains a special heart, should return to the essence of the new year's money. Many children also take "getting more money" as an important goal, without a sense of gratitude and appreciation.

The origin of New Year's money

There is another theory that it originated in ancient times. It is said that in ancient times, there was a vicious beast called "Nian", which would come out every 365 days and nights to harm people, animals and crops. Children were afraid, adults to fire firecrackers to drive away the "year", with food to comfort the children, that is, "pressure alarm". Over the years, it has evolved into a currency instead of food, and in the Song Dynasty, there was "pressure money".

According to history, Wang Shaozi south, because the bad guys back away, on the way to the alarm, only to be saved by the royal car, the Emperor of Song Shenzong that gave him "pressure alarm gold rhinoceros money". Later developed into the "New Year's money".

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