"Chinese New Year's Eve 3 is not empty, the coming year will not be poor", what does 3 not empty mean?
Chinese New Year's Eve is coming soon, this is the last day of the 2023 lunar calendar, a day with special significance, but also a day for family reunion to welcome the New Year, on this day every family will make a sumptuous dinner, the family gets together, after a happy day, after dinner, how beautiful fireworks will be prepared, adults and children will be released together, so lively, after the fireworks, the family sits in front of the TV, while watching the live broadcast of the Spring Festival Gala, while welcoming the arrival of the New Year.
In this traditional festival atmosphere, there are many customs that meet taboos, in our local area, the old people often say that "Chinese New Year's Eve is not empty, and the next year will not be poor", what does this mean? We must understand that although these old traditions have no scientific basis, they are the experience of the older generation, and only by respecting the old traditions can we win a good omen in the Year of the Dragon!
The old man said that the word "empty" represents emptiness, that is, there is no or missing, which in our traditional Chinese culture, the meaning is unknown, and it is a symbol of poverty. Especially on Chinese New Year's Eve, these three places cannot be empty, empty is unlucky, let's take a look at which three places are they.
The first: the rice cylinder cannot be empty.
In ancient times, eating food was not like now, and it was very convenient to buy a pack after eating. After the ancients put away the grain, they had to make a large grain hoard, which was tightly surrounded to prevent rats from spoiling. After making rice from grain, in order to prevent the rice from being insected, the rice will be put into the rice jar, covered with a lid, and every time the rice is made, it will be eaten for a long time, usually twice a year, and at the end of the year is the time to make rice, if there is no rice at home at this time, it means that the family is too poor.
Because in ancient times, resources were scarce, rice was one of the staple foods that people had eaten for a long time, and it was also a symbol of wealth, if the rice bowl was often full, it meant that the family was rich, if the rice bowl was often empty, it meant that the family was very poor, often ate the last meal without the next meal, but everyone wanted to live a good life, so they would put a little rice on Chinese New Year's Eve, they thought that the rice bowl was full on Chinese New Year's Eve, it could change the fate of poor fortune and family poverty, and the next year was rich and blessed, and they could live a rich life. Good life, this custom has continued to this day, now we don't have rice jars, but it's still okay to buy an extra bag of rice in the New Year.
Second, the refrigerator cannot be empty.
As mentioned above, in ancient times, every household had a granary to store vegetables and grain, and the larger and fuller the granary, the more proof that the family was rich. Now the granary is out of sight, vegetables and grain can be bought at any time, many rural people have good conditions, and they have bought houses in the city, just a few small rooms, of course, there can be no granary, instead, it is a refrigerator, in the New Year, we can buy more food, put it in the refrigerator for storage.
Why do you want to do this, first of all, the current refrigerator has the function of an ancient granary, and a full granary means that the family is living a prosperous life, which is a good sign. Secondly, when it comes to the New Year, prices will generally rise, so it is necessary to stock up on some commonly eaten food in advance, and finally, there will be relatives and friends who will come to pay their respects in the New Year, and there will be food in the refrigerator, which can be taken out at any time to entertain guests after cooking. Therefore, filling the refrigerator on Chinese New Year's Eve is not only convenient to save money, but also has a beautiful meaning of abundant food and clothing, happiness and health.
Three, the wallet is not empty.
At the end of the year, people are looking forward to making money, the family is full of money, the health of the family is the greatest blessing, and the wallet is full of dissatisfaction all year round, which is a symbol of wealth. If you make a lot of money this year, the elders will send big red envelopes to the children in the New Year, and wish the children healthy growth, peace and auspiciousness in the new year, and will also send New Year's clothes to the old people and send blessings.
But now people, all like mobile phone payment, wallets have rarely appeared, only some old people are still using paper money to buy and sell things, although mobile phone payment is fast and convenient, and there is no counterfeit money, but on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, it is still recommended that everyone pack the money full, which means that in the new year, you can have more wealth and good luck.
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