What are the rules for kowtowing?

1. Generally, it is to knock three heads for one's own home and one head for another's home to pay a New Year call.

2, generally kowtow to the elders, preferably grandparents, and you can't squat more, you will lose your life. To kowtow is to land on the palm of your hand, without being positive or negative. You have to knock your head on the ground to show your respect. Generally, when kowtowing to the Buddha, the hand needs to be reversed to show innocence.

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. 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.

Why do you kowtow during the Spring Festival?

New Year greeting is a traditional folk custom in China, and it is a way for people to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, and express their best wishes to each other. In ancient times, the original meaning of the word "Happy New Year" was to pay New Year greetings to the elderly, including kowtowing to the elderly, congratulating them on a happy New Year and greeting their lives. In case of friends and relatives of the same generation, you should also salute and congratulate.

In the past, you should kowtow in the right direction, with your back facing the door and your front facing nave, memorial tablet or square table. Elders should sit on both sides, no matter where people are, they should sit in the right position and not kowtow to others.