Etiquette knowledge and related etiquette during the Spring Festival.

1, Happy New Year is a traditional folk custom in China.

This is a way for people to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new and express their best wishes to each other. What we usually know is that on the first day of the first month, parents lead their younger generation out to meet their relatives, friends and elders, and friends also exchange New Year greetings and wish each other a happy New Year. Those with low status must kowtow and salute, which is called "New Year greetings". The host family warmly entertained them with snacks, sweets and red envelopes. In fact, there is a lot of knowledge about Spring Festival greetings, and the cultural elements of the Spring Festival are the concentrated display of China's excellent traditional culture.

The original meaning of the word "Happy New Year" is to pay New Year greetings to the elderly, including kowtowing to them, congratulating them on their health and happiness in the new year and greeting their lives. When you meet friends and relatives of your peers, you should also greet each other. So far, this etiquette has not changed, but has become more diversified in form.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, people get up early, put on the most beautiful clothes, dress neatly, go out to visit relatives and friends and wish each other good luck in the coming year.

2. China people started from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

There are unwritten rules for the New Year greeting etiquette, and there is a certain order: first worship the gods of heaven and earth, then worship the true shadow of ancestors, then worship the elders of Gaotang, and finally the whole family worships each other in the order of generations. Give gifts to elders and reward children. When paying a New Year call, the younger generation should first pay a New Year call to their elders and wish them a long and healthy life. The elders can distribute the lucky money prepared in advance to the younger generation. It is said that lucky money can kill evil spirits, because "old" and "special" are homophonic, and the younger generation can spend a year safely with lucky money.

3, worship relatives and friends also pay attention to order.

Worship the family on the first day; The next day, the third day, I visited my mother's uncle, uncle, father-in-law and so on. Until 16. This custom was popular as early as the Song Dynasty. In the sixth volume of Tokyo Dream of China, Senator Meng said, "On the first day of October, Kaifeng House will be open for three days, and scholars will celebrate each other early." In the Qing Dynasty, the New Year greeting etiquette was sublimated. Gu Tieqing, a Qing man, described in Jia Qinglu that "men and women pay homage to their parents twice, and the master leads them to visit their neighbors or stops sending their children to congratulate them, which is called' New Year greetings'. Even people who don't meet at the end of the year will worship each other at this time. " Generally speaking, it is enough for peers to pay New Year greetings.

4. First of all, worship the elders at home.

On the first morning, after the younger generation gets up, they should first pay a New Year call to their elders. Of course, after the elders worship, they will definitely distribute the "lucky money" prepared in advance to the younger generation. What you can't forget is to pay New Year greetings to your neighbors and elders. There is an old saying in China: A distant relative is better than a close neighbor. Therefore, it is second only to our own elders to pay New Year greetings to our neighbors and elders. Generally speaking, neighbors and elders will also give "lucky money".

The second is to visit relatives and friends for the New Year. Be sure to go to your parents-in-law's house on the first or second day, and bring gifts. After entering the door, you should bow down to the Buddha statue, ancestor statue and memorial tablet, and then bow down to your elders in turn.

5. Polite New Year greetings

If you want to pay a New Year call to your friends, all you have to do is bow to the Buddha when you enter the room. If you are equal to your master, you just have to bow your head. If you are older than yourself, you should still take the initiative to bow your head. The host should get down from his seat to help you, or even say that he is not polite to show his humility. Under normal circumstances, it is not advisable to sit for a long time, and leave after greeting. After the host worships, he should also pay a return visit another day.

6. Grateful New Year greetings

Anyone who owes someone a favor in the past year, such as someone who has helped himself or a teacher, master, doctor, etc. You should buy some gifts for them and take the opportunity to express your gratitude.