春节习俗:大年初一串门走亲戚
春节习俗:大年初一串门走亲戚
春节双语习俗盘点:大年初一串门走亲戚
ChineseNewYearonmyfingertip
指尖上的新年:大年初一串门走亲戚
Todayisthe1stdayofthe1stmonthinLunarCalendar。
Onthefirstday,theoldestandmostseniormemberswillbevisited,thevisitsservetostrengthenfamilykinship。
Thispracticeiscalled拜年(bainian,orwishingsomebodyaHappyNewYear)。
Thevisitorwillbringa**allgifttothehouseholdwhichwillbevisited-usuallytwomandarinoranges,asthefruitsymbolisesgold,hencewealthandgoodfortune。
Givingorangesinpair**ecauseofthepreferenceofnumbertwoinChinesecultureasthereisanidiomsaying好事成双(haoshichengshuang,goodthingscomeinpairs)。
Childrenorunmarriedwillreceive红包(hongbao,orredpacket)fromthesenior。
Theredcolouroftheenvelopesymbolisesgoodluckandissupposedtowardoffevilspirits。
Itistraditionaltoputbrandnewnotesinsideredpacketsandalsotoavoidopeningthepacketsinfrontoftherelatives。
Thereisalsothetraditionofwelcomingguestswithteaandsweettreats,suchassugaredfruitswhicharesupposedtosweetenonesupcomingyear。
Sweetsandfruitsareservedonaroundtray-theformresemblingtogethernessandhencethetrayi**ostcommonlytranslatedastheTrayofTogetherness(八宝盒,babaohe)。
Thesweetswillbearrangedineightunits,asthenumbereightsymbolisesluckastheChineseword8(ba)soundssimilartoprosperity(fa,发)。
Inaddition,thefruitpomeloisalwaysconsumedatChineseNewYearasitsChinesename柚(you)soundsexactlysametotheword‘tohave(有,you)inthelanguage.ThisfruitsignifiesabundanceinChinesefoodsymboli**。
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