How many kowtows are there in New Year's greetings?

Kowtow, kowtow and pay a New Year call.

Kowtow and kowtow in New Year's greetings originated from primitive society. According to the study of Oracle Bone Inscriptions and Jin Wen, the word "worship" means that people hold grain and pray for the blessing of the gods. Bowing your head is actually kowtowing. Kowtow, kowtow and pay a New Year call.

Kowtow and kowtow a few times during the New Year. 1 generally refers to kowtowing to one's own home three times and to others' home once.

The correct steps of kowtowing in New Year's greetings.

Simple kowtow (single kowtow)

Children's courtesy to their elders. Generally speaking, children meet their elders with their parents. Parents said, "Come and see XX (the elder) and kowtow to XX." The child must first say, "kowtow to XX." Then kneel down, put your hands on the ground, touch your head and kowtow, then stand up and stand sideways. After accepting children's kowtow, elders must do two things. First, they should say, "All right, get up." First, give children some "gifts", such as gadgets, candy and so on. , or give some change. The "head" can't be collected for nothing! In the old days, many people said "no need" in time when their children said they had never knelt. And stop the children from kowtowing, so as not to be embarrassed to take out gifts.

Bow and knock.

It is a common ceremony for adults to meet their elders. Generally speaking, when visiting or visiting elders, you should take the initiative to say, "I (my name or seniority, identity) kowtowed to XX." And you can say a blessing, then bow to your elders, and then kneel down and kowtow. If the elders accept this "head", they should also show it, mostly by giving money and saying something like "give you a pot of tea (or a pot of wine)" or "buy a pair of shoes to wear". Otherwise (for example, to show modesty or not to spend money), the younger generation should say "Don't knock" and "Don't knock" in time after bowing, and it is best to reach out and hold the other person's body at the same time to stop kowtowing, because as long as the "head" knocks, it will cost.

One worship and three knocks

This is a grand ceremony, which often happens in the following occasions: elders who meet for the first time, elders who meet their ancestors, people with high moral expectations or high status, teachers, New Year greetings, birthdays, thank humbly and so on. The ceremony is to take a long bow first, then kneel down. After the first head, kneel straight up, then knock the second head, the third head, and finally stand up.

As the saying goes, ten miles is different from customs, but the custom of New Year's greetings is universal regardless of east, west, north and south. With the development of the times, many people call WeChat to pay New Year's greetings, but in some areas, people still have to bow down to pay New Year's greetings, which is also a manifestation of the long history of China culture. For example, Shandong, now the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, continues the traditional etiquette of kowtowing to the elders.

There has been a lot of debate on the internet in recent days about the worship ceremony of the Spring Festival. Some people think it is feudal dross and should not kowtow. Some people think that this is a good traditional custom and should be inherited. Everyone argued with each other and refused to give in. I sorted it out, and the reasons for opposing the bow-down ceremony are as follows: First, feudal bad habits are full of servility; Second, insulting personality and inequality; Third, "men have gold under their knees." Now that men and women are equal, men and women should not bow their heads and so on.

Bowing ceremony originated from primitive society. According to the study of Oracle Bone Inscriptions and Jin Wen, the word "worship" means that people hold grain and pray for the blessing of the gods. The reason why the ancients bowed their heads is that they all landed on their knees, rested their hips on their heels and "sat" on mats. Kneeling is sitting, kneeling is straight, bowing is kowtowing. Bowing ceremony has developed from praying to God, ancestor worship and parents worship to paying homage to feudal emperors and nobles.

Bowing ceremony has been popular until the Revolution of 1911 in the last century. 19 12 On New Year's Day, the Republic of China issued a proclamation to reform old customs and safeguard civil rights, one of which was "abolishing bows". At that time, it was very skillful in the detailed operation of abolishing the bow-down system. It is only stipulated that officials and people should not bow down and interfere with the people in private occasions. This is mainly because the bowing ceremony not only has the symbol of "feudal rank", but also has the significance of etiquette.

As a country of etiquette, paying attention to etiquette and filial piety is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation. Bowing to officials and dignitaries is not only an insult to personal dignity, but also a contempt for human rights, and it is also mixed with the enslavement of the people by the ruling class. Naturally, this part of feudal dross must be abolished! In filial piety, the most important thing is to ask people to pursue the future cautiously, sacrifice their ancestors, honor their parents and respect their elders. The endless China culture is related to the ancestor worship of China people. Foreigners believe in God, while China believes in his own culture for thousands of years. Filial piety requires certain etiquette, among which bowing is the most important etiquette.

In the decade after 1966, many traditional cultures were regarded as feudal dross by indiscriminate teenagers, and there was a fault in cultural inheritance. In addition, after the reform and opening up, the invasion of western culture has made many children born after 70 and 80 feel strange about some etiquette. But in most rural areas and families with strong cultural atmosphere, worship ceremonies still exist.

Therefore, of the three reasons mentioned above, the first two have long since been abolished, and the third one is somewhat specious. There is gold under a man's knee, which means that a man should strive for self-improvement, don't give in easily, and don't lose his independent personality. According to contemporary etiquette and moral standards, both men and women should be like this, not in a narrow literal sense. Moreover, from birth to adulthood, parents' contribution can not be measured by precious gold.

Some people may have said that filial piety does not have to kowtow, and this idea is also correct. So I think it is necessary to find out whether the bow-down ceremony is a good social custom or a feudal dross. After all, in contemporary society, the worship ceremony only appears between the closest relatives. Parents don't ask their children for anything in return, as long as they can have a happy life, they will be satisfied for life. Like children kowtowing to their parents on holidays, it is also a manifestation of etiquette and emotion. There is no need to wear a big hat of feudal dross.

Kowtow, kowtow and pay a New Year call. Old etiquette: kneel on the ground, support the ground with both hands and stick your head to the ground.

It usually starts at home. On the first morning, after getting up, the younger generation should kneel down and kowtow to their parents, wishing the elders a long and healthy life and all the best. After the parents worship, they should distribute the "lucky money" prepared in advance to the younger generation. Then we will go to our grandparents' home to kowtow and pay New Year's greetings, and we will also get the same lucky money.

Then we go to the neighbor's house. As long as we are uncles and aunts who often meet, we will go to their hall and kneel and kowtow with our backs to the main entrance. Some people on the road who don't know each other very well should also greet the new year with a smile and exchange auspicious words such as "Congratulations on getting rich" and "Happy New Year". Neighbors, relatives and friends will also visit each other, pay New Year greetings to each other or invite them to drink and entertain.

Every year from the first day to the fifteenth day of the first month, young people and adults go to the homes of neighbors and relatives in droves to kowtow. During this time, the scroll of the genealogy plaque was hung in the main room of the house, and a mat was placed in front of the door for people to kowtow. When the guests come, first stand in front of the genealogy, worship three times, and then kneel down and kowtow three times. Then kowtow to the older people three times.

If children are involved and have very close relatives with the kowtowed person, they should be given lucky money. There are two waves of kowtow. The first wave mainly goes to the neighbor's house on the first day of the first month of the first month. The second wave happened a few days after the first day of junior high school, when I visited other relatives.

Is kowtowing during the Spring Festival feudal?

Recently, a video of Shandong people kowtowing in the New Year became popular on the Internet. In the comment area at the bottom of the video, I saw many people say feudal superstition, backward customs and cultural dross. As a Shandong native, I want to talk about my own views.

First of all, I kowtow to this New Year's greeting, which I don't deny. It's really embarrassing when you kowtow and kneel. But now Shandong basically only pays New Year greetings to immediate family members (grandparents). It seems that there are many people who kowtow when they go to the grave. (It doesn't matter. There are many grandfathers and uncles at the top, and it's not embarrassing. )

It is not too much to kowtow to one's ancestors. China people don't believe in ancestor worship, so no one should say anything.

Secondly, kowtowing is not so strict now. It's not impossible if you don't want to do it. After all, I can't force you to the ground and hit you on the head. Besides, it's nothing to kowtow to your parents and grandparents. There are no outsiders anyway.

I don't think kowtowing in Shandong is a waste of culture or anything. This is just a custom. After all, that's how your grandpa and dad fell. It doesn't matter.

There is really everything in the comments. It is said that this situation only exists in backward areas. It is said that only people who kneel will kowtow. There is also a famous saying by Lu Xun: "The braid on the head is cut, but the braid in the heart is constantly cut." I just want to say that this is just a local custom, which is unnecessary for China people. For Shandong people, this is just a custom. No big deal.

I am under eighteen, and my writing may not be very good. Please forgive me.

Finally, I hope everyone will look at the problem rationally, and China people should not engage in regional blackouts. I wish you all a happy New Year, and you are bullish.