What's the point of kowtowing on your birthday?
Birthday salute, in the past, was generally the same generation holding fists and bowing; The younger generation bowed; There is a place where children and grandchildren bow down. Now peers generally change to shake hands; The younger generation or grandchildren only need to bow. For example, the "birthday girl" is rather old-fashioned. If you want to make an old gift but don't want to, you can find an excuse to avoid it and don't refuse it on the spot, so as not to cause unhappiness.
What are the taboos for birthdays?
Not fit to kill.
The banquet for the elderly should be vegetarian, don't kill too many people, and focus on extravagance and waste. Remember not to kill for the old man's birthday party, otherwise it will be counterproductive and you will get rewards again and again. Shouyan dishes should be served in double portions instead of single portions. The staple foods are longevity noodles, longevity buns and longevity peaches.
Verbal taboo
Birthdays are auspicious days, and congratulations, praises and other auspicious languages should be the main ones. Not only for the birthday girl, but also for the relatives and guests of the birthday girl. All controversial topics are not suitable for birthday activities or dinner. Even if you have had unpleasant things with someone in the past, be generous and put the past aside. The banquet should be moderate, and you should not get drunk, so as not to lose your manners or manners.
Sew nine times
No matter how old you are, whether you are nine years old or multiples of nine, you should celebrate as long as you are related to nine. Because there is a saying in Feng Shui that every nine years is unlucky and easy to worry, so we should gather everyone to send blessings to the elderly in nine years, hoping that it will be smooth sailing and safe in this year.
Men celebrate near, women celebrate full.
In geomantic omen, some places also distinguish between sexes when giving birthdays to the elderly, while giving birthdays to men and women means that men should celebrate their birthdays one year in advance, and "near" means the year closest to the whole year. A woman has to celebrate her birthday at the age of one. The reason for this is that men are positive, women are negative, and nine is the largest positive number, so it is appropriate to celebrate a man's birthday one year in advance, while ten years old is yin, which is just suitable for a woman's birthday.