Etiquette of greeting elders during the Spring Festival

Etiquette of greeting elders during the Spring Festival

Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, China people have made unwritten rules on the New Year greeting etiquette, in a certain order: first, worship the gods of heaven and earth, then worship the true shadow of ancestors, and then worship the elders of Gaotang. Let's take a look at the etiquette of greeting elders during the Spring Festival.

New Year greeting etiquette 1 Etiquette form of kowtowing to elders.

1, simple kowtow (single kowtow) is a common gift for children 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.

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.

3, one worship and three knocks, this is a grand etiquette.

Most of them are 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. Don't "pound garlic", it won't be straight if you touch your head three times in a row. That's impolite (children can).

Happy New Year to the elderly.

1, keep childlike innocence, be happy, think about childhood, innocent and lovely, childlike innocence, it doesn't matter, childlike innocence is the purest, life is the most beautiful, go back to childhood, be happy, and wish you a happy Spring Festival and be happy every day.

2. Auspicious, rich and healthy; Let the beautiful morning glow, rosy clouds and sunset glow fly into your life together. This is my wish!

3. Good health, long life and infinite happiness.

4. Happy New Year. A new year has begun. I sincerely wish you good health and a happy life. Smile!

I wish you happiness as the East China Sea and longevity as the South Mountain. May all your wishes come true.

Etiquette for greeting elders during the Spring Festival II. First of all, use the honorific "you" to show respect. In many places, there is also the custom of greeting parents and elders on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day, usually by kneeling and kowtowing to express gratitude. What friends need to pay attention to is that when elders give red envelopes, they should take them with both hands to express their gratitude, and don't open them face to face. This is impolite behavior.

The order of New Year greetings

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. What a good friend can't forget is to pay New Year greetings to his 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, say hello to the elders first and take out the prepared gifts.

Then there is a courtesy New Year greeting. If you want to pay a New Year call to your friends, you only need to kowtow to the Buddha statue three times as soon as you enter the house. If you are equal to your master, you only need to bow. Under normal circumstances, it is not advisable to stay for a long time, and leave after greeting. After the host street visits the New Year, he should also pay a return visit another day.

Etiquette to pay attention to in New Year's greetings.

Call ahead before Chinese New Year.

Say the time in advance, don't make an empty trip on the same day as the host's other New Year greetings or because the host also goes out to pay New Year greetings, and give the host a time to prepare in advance. It's best to give the host a choice when making an appointment. Don't set the time unilaterally. It is better for both parties to be convenient when making an appointment.

The best time to celebrate the New Year is in the morning.

Generally speaking, people choose to pay New Year greetings to their elders in the morning, and don't get up too early during festivals, because people usually get up very late during festivals. If you visit your home too early, you often don't have enough time to prepare. If there is a New Year's Eve dinner, the time of New Year's Eve can be determined according to the time of the New Year's Eve dinner. Arrive early, don't wait until dinner time. Time should be reserved for greeting and chatting.

Greeting elders in the Spring Festival 3 Common sense of greeting elders in 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. 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.

Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, China people have formulated unwritten rules for New Year greetings, in 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.

Paying homage to relatives and friends also pays 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. Mr. Meng described the cloud of Bianjing in the Northern Song Dynasty in Volume 6 of Dream of China in Tokyo: "On October 1st, Kaifeng House was released for three days, and scholars celebrated 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, and the master leads them to visit their neighbors, or sends their children to congratulate them, which is called' Happy New Year'. Even if we don't meet at the end of the year, we will worship each other at this time ... "Generally speaking, it is enough for our peers to pay a New Year call.

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.

Then there is a courtesy New Year greeting. 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.

There are various ways to pay New Year greetings, such as sending short messages, greeting cards, courtesy calls and telegrams. When you send a greeting card, you will also send your own business card.

In ancient times, if neighbors had too many relatives and friends, it was difficult to walk around the whole house. It's called "flying mail", and let the servant take the business card to pay a New Year call. There is a red paper bag with the word "Fu Jie" written on it in front of each house, which is the purpose of posting flying cards. This custom began in the upper class of the Song Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, the Yantai Moon Order described the Beijing New Year Festival: "It's a fashion that the moon is flying and the sky is empty." Every household has set up a special door book to record the guests' contacts and flying photos. The front page of the door book is mostly the virtual relatives of four people: one is a centenarian who lives in centenarian lane; One said he was rich and lived in Yuanbao Street. One day, you promised someone and lived in the university archway; One day, Fu Zhao visited his master and lived in Five Blessingg Building. For good luck. So far, the gift of New Year cards and greeting cards during the Spring Festival is the legacy of this ancient exchange of flying cards.

It is very popular for ancient scholars to pay New Year greetings to each other. The New Year drill is today's New Year card, which evolved from ancient business cards. According to Zhao Yi's research in the Qing Dynasty, there was no paper in the Western Han Dynasty, so bamboo was cut into thorns, and the book was named "Ming Thorn". Later, people embroidered the words "business card" on the brocade with red wool. After the Eastern Han Dynasty, wood was replaced by paper, which was called "famous paper". In the Six Dynasties, it was called "Ming" for short, and in the Tang Dynasty it was called "door-shaped". Song dynasty was also called "hand stab" and "door stab".

First of all, we must choose the right time to pay New Year greetings, which is the first element of paying New Year greetings.

Because of their hard work, people usually get up very late during the Spring Festival. If you visit your home too early, you will often catch your host off guard. Some people like to choose to pay New Year greetings in the evening. Sitting for several hours will inevitably affect the rest of the host. Generally speaking, it is advisable to stay as a guest for half an hour to 40 minutes, which is polite and does not affect the host's reception of other guests. When you come in to say "Happy New Year" and leave in a hurry, it will also give people the feeling of "lack of sincerity".

Gifts are also very particular, which is also one of the elements of giving gifts to celebrate the New Year.

Gifts must be given properly. When giving New Year greetings to elders, teachers and teachers, you should bring some gifts appropriately. Gifts should not be too expensive and luxurious, but also "approachable". Holding a bunch of flowers and sending a beautiful greeting card has become a romantic and warm way for modern urban people to pay New Year greetings in recent years.

Pay attention to hygiene and safety in New Year gifts. For example, the cake given to you by others should not be transferred to others, otherwise the food will inevitably rot and deteriorate in the process of "traveling"; Give new year greetings to the elderly or patients, and send fruits that are beneficial to each other's health so as not to cause waste or even misunderstanding; If you send fireworks or something, don't buy fake and shoddy products.