The traditional New Year, namely "Gan Song Festival" ("Gan Song" is a Sanskrit transliteration), is also called "Water Splashing Festival", which is held from April 13 to 16 every year in the Gregorian calendar. During the festival, people travel with huge Buddha statues in cars, followed by floats, on which the "Goddess of Gan Song" in makeup stands, and groups of young men and women in colorful national costumes sing and dance on long drums. On both sides of the road where the parade passed, kind men and women lined up on both sides of the street, holding water soaked in scallops and mixed with spices in silver bowls, splashing it on the Buddha statue and the "goddess Gan Song" to pray for a happy New Year and good weather; Then people throw water at each other, wishing their elders health and longevity, and wishing friends and relatives good luck in the New Year. Unmarried young men and women show their love for each other by splashing water. On the first day of the new year, Thais will put a basin of clear water on the windowsill and doorway, and every family will go to the riverside in the suburbs to take a New Year bath.
Japan
People pay special attention to the New Year. Every year, 1 February 29th to1March 3rd is a national holiday. The Japanese call1February 3 1 day "Great Dark Day", that is, New Year's Eve. On New Year's Eve, the Japanese call it "New Year's Eve". Except at night, they pray to the gods for the TOEFL test, send away the troubled old year and usher in a beautiful new year. This is the so-called "first idea". On New Year's Eve, temples in urban and rural areas rang bells 108 times to exorcise evil spirits, while the Japanese sat quietly listening to the "Night Bell". When the bell stops, it means the arrival of a new year. The Japanese call the New Year "the right day". One to three days is "Three Congratulations Day". On Sunday, the younger generation will go to their parents' home to pay New Year's greetings, and then go to relatives and friends' home to pay New Year's greetings. The New Year is still a "eating" festival, and people all over the world pray for good luck by eating their own food. On "Zhengri" day, the Japanese will have a big breakfast, including sugar, soba noodles and Tu Su wine. After that, they went vegetarian for three days in a row to show their piety and pray for good luck in the coming year.
Egypt
This is an ancient civilization. In 40 BC, Egyptians were able to observe the stars. They found that when Sirius rose with the sun, the Nile rose immediately. Egypt regards the day when the Nile rises as the beginning of the new year, which is called the "Rising Water New Year". Egyptian Croute people put a table at the door to welcome the New Year. Seven or eight dishes are filled with grains such as soybeans, lentils, alfalfa and wheat, and there are many green plants, which symbolize abundance. The more you give to God, the more you will get in the new year. The New Year in Egypt is in autumn, because agricultural production in Egypt begins in autumn.
India
On New Year's Day, no one is allowed to be angry with others, let alone lose his temper. In some parts of India, on the morning of New Year's Day, every household kept crying and everyone's face was covered with tears. They lament that time flies and life is short, and they cry to welcome the New Year. In some areas, people welcome the New Year by fasting for one day and one night, from the early morning of New Year's Day to midnight. In the first five days of the New Year in China, Indians will perform the Indian epic Ramayana (meaning Ramayana Parade) everywhere, playing the role of the hero in the epic "fighting" with the paper giant. The "hero" triggered a burning arrow, and the paper giant caught fire in the cheers of the audience. Before New Year's Eve, all kinds of beautiful pictures were posted in front of every household. On the morning of New Year's Day, people go out to pay New Year greetings to the elderly, relatives and friends with elaborate lanterns and red envelopes. After meeting and congratulating each other, sprinkle red powder on each other's foreheads to show good luck and look up at each other. Young people put red ink into a water gun and shoot it at relatives and friends, which is called "sprinkling red", indicating good luck.
North Korea; South Korea
There are customs in stick grilles and Fu Tao in the New Year. At the dawn of New Year's Day, people put some money into the scarecrow tied in advance on New Year's Eve and throw it at the crossroads to ward off evil spirits and welcome lucky stars. At dusk, people burn the hair that the whole family has lost for a year and wish their families peace in the four seasons. On New Year's Day, girls wear a kind of hemp hat called "blessing towel" and colorful and patterned clothes to have a swing competition. During the New Year, Koreans must cook a kind of rice with pine nuts, chestnut powder, jujube paste and honey, which is similar to China's eight-treasure rice, to show that family members are prosperous and live like honey.