The Chinese nation advocates red, and Xiamen people also use red to symbolize happiness and auspiciousness. Door couplets and invitations are all red paper; When giving gifts, you should also stick a red note on the wrapping paper; Vehicles to be married should be hung with red ribbons; Yi Xi and Shou Ping should be made of red satin. If the bereaved live in the same building as others, a red cloth will be hung at the door. Colors such as black, white and blue are regarded as symbols of heaviness and depression.

Planting flowers and plants is a hobby of Xiamen people. I not only have potted plants at home, but also like to buy all kinds of flowers in the market and keep them in the living room and bedroom with clear water. People often weave flower baskets, flower screens, dragons, phoenixes, lights and other shapes of holiday occasions with flowers.

Some folk taboos and polite customs that should be paid attention to are:

Pointing at people with the middle finger is considered to be very impolite;

It is considered the biggest insult to hit people with a broom;

The guest is sweeping the floor, which is considered as expulsion and impolite;

At the wedding banquet, it is considered as an unlucky sign that guests accidentally break plates, spoons and other tableware.

When eating, chopsticks should not be inserted in the rice, because incense is often inserted in the rice when offering sacrifices. This is disrespect for people;

When entertaining guests, it is most taboo to set up six dishes, because according to the old rules of the Qing Dynasty, condemned prisoners only eat six dishes before execution;

Don't say monkeys in front of your baby, thinking that monkeys will make your baby sick and difficult to raise; Don't boast that the baby is obese, say "good-looking" and "easy to raise"

Some of the above taboos are still in use today, but most of them are no longer rigid.