Can I pay a New Year call on the fifth day of the first month? How to greet elders during the Spring Festival?

Can I pay a New Year call on the fifth day of the first month?

Traditionally, New Year greetings are not allowed on the fifth day of the first month.

Because the fifth day of the first month has the custom of driving five people out of poverty, this day is not a suitable time to pay New Year greetings.

The so-called five poverty means poor intelligence, poor academics, poor literature, poor life and poor friendship.

On the fifth day of the first month, people get up at dawn, set off firecrackers, clean up, set off firecrackers from the inside out, and walk outside while setting them off. Everyone thinks this is to blow out all unlucky things. If you go out to pay New Year's greetings, you are afraid of being touched by these dirty gases. If you go to other people's homes, you will also be hit by your own bad luck. So, if you really need to exchange information, you'd better stand outside and say it.

Therefore, it is not recommended to pay New Year greetings on the fifth day of the first month.

How to greet elders during the Spring Festival?

Paying New Year's greetings is one of the traditional customs of the Spring Festival, but not everyone knows how to pay New Year's greetings correctly.

First of all, show respect with honorifics. 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.

Of course. Another thing to note is that when the elders give red envelopes, they should accept them with both hands to express their gratitude, and don't open them face to face. This is impolite behavior.

The most important thing to pay New Year greetings to elders is the mind. Therefore, when greeting elders, you should also say heartfelt greetings.