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Can Xiaonian go to other people’s homes?

Xiao Nian can go to other people’s homes.

Although Xiaonian is a festival, there is not much emphasis on it. You can spend this day at other people’s homes every year, and you can also travel far away. There are no Feng Shui taboos; Xiaonian just means the beginning of the New Year, and it does not It doesn’t mean it’s really a Chinese New Year.

But for New Year’s Eve, you need to spend it on your own! New Year's Eve is a day for family reunion, and you need to get together with your family. There is also a saying "Winter New Year", so on New Year's Eve, winter solstice and other days, you must eat at home. For other solar terms, families who are not particular about them will not pay too much attention to them, and there are not many taboos.

Traditional habits of Xiaonian in various places

Xiaonian has different concepts and dates in different places. In the north, it is the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, in the south, it is the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, and in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai regions Both "the twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month" and "the night before New Year's Eve" are called Xiaonian. In Nanjing, the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month is called Xiaonian. In some areas of Yunnan, it is the 16th day of the first lunar month. In some ethnic minority areas in the southwest and north, it is New Year's Eve.

Little New Year also means that people start to prepare New Year’s goods and prepare to have a good New Year. It means that there should be a new atmosphere in the New Year, and expresses the good wishes of the Chinese working people to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, and to welcome good luck and good fortune. .