Is it necessary for children to kowtow to their elders?

The Spring Festival has a very long history in China, and the customs about the Spring Festival have been passed down from generation to generation. Although some ancient customs have gradually disappeared, some traditional good customs have remained. In China, during the Chinese New Year, every household should pay homage to their ancestors, put up Spring Festival couplets, clean up, prepare for the New Year's Eve dinner and so on. All in order to prepare for a good year and pray for good luck in the coming year. Among them, the custom of elders giving lucky money to younger generations can be said to make many children overjoyed. If there are many elders in the family, you can get a lot of lucky money! Lucky money can also be called a red envelope now, because it will be packed in a red paper bag, so it is also popular to call it a red envelope now.

First, the history of lucky money

In fact, the history of lucky money is like this: in ancient times, in order to suppress evil spirits, elders would give lucky money to their younger generations and wish their children a safe growth. In the past, the younger generation needed to kowtow to the elders when they received the lucky money from the elders, which was a respect for the elders. But now more and more places do not have this habit. It is common for the younger generation to bow, kneel or directly hold the lucky money with their hands. Maybe for some families with strict family education, you need to kowtow to get lucky money.

Second, it is unnecessary.

I don't think it's necessary to kowtow to get a red envelope. It is not that this custom is bad, but because with the development of modern people's open consciousness, everyone thinks that kowtowing can be replaced by other behaviors such as bowing, because kowtowing to others is a kind of behavior that hurts self-esteem. Although it is kowtowing to the elders, it is still not conducive to the children's psychology. There are many ways to show respect to your elders. You can choose other ways to receive red envelopes. Modern people are open-minded and don't continue to be bound by traditional behaviors. Every family or the customs of the north and the south are slightly different, and we can coexist with them.