What does it mean that modernzization points the novel to the light house?Modernzation might mean new cultural, technological, and social trends. For novels, these trends can be like a light house. For instance, the rise of digital media in modernzation means novels can now be e - books, reach a global audience instantly. Also, modern social issues due to modernzation, like inequality, can be topics in novels, guiding them to be more socially relevant, much like a light house guiding vessels in the right direction.
Points to note for the house-entering ceremonyThere were the following precautions for the house-entering ceremony:
1. ** Time Selection **: It is best to choose the time between 8 - 12 am, and it is better to choose before 11 am. It means opening the door of wealth and good luck. However, they could also choose to move the night before, but it might be affected by the weather at night, and there were fewer people moving at night.
2. [Item preparation]
- ** Broom and dustpan **: Buy a new broom and dustpan and place them at the door. It means to sweep away bad luck, earn money every day, get rid of the old and welcome the new.
- ** Pots and pans **: Move the pots and pans into the new house in advance and wash them clean. Add a few more sets of new bowls and chopsticks to symbolize the prosperity of the population.
- [Firewood: Put a bundle of firewood in the cabinet. Enter the door first.]
- ** Sugarcane, peanuts, red dates **: Placing sugar cane and peanuts in the house symbolizes wealth, sweetness, and good things happening. Red dates can also be placed in the house with auspicious meanings.
- ** Other food **: For example, the male host can be the first to enter the door with oil in his left hand and rice in his right hand, which means that he has no worries about food and clothing; the female host can be the second to enter with carp, which means that he has more than enough every year; other family members can enter in order of age, and can bring pistachios, dragon fruit, cola, peanuts, and other good food.
- ** New Pillow **: Put a new pillow on the bed, symbolizing a peaceful and stable life; put a red packet under the pillow on the night of check-in, symbolizing a carefree life. It was better to have an even number of red packets. Even without red packets, money could be used instead.
3. ** Entrance Ceremony **
- ** Order **: The male owner enters first, the female owner enters second, and the other family members enter in order of age. If the male owner does not have a red embroidered ball when he enters the door, he can use a red packet instead; the female owner can step on the three-foot basin (filled with water and money) when entering the door; if there are not many people, two people can come in from the back door; if there are many people, two or two people can come in.
- [Carrying items: No one can enter empty-handed. The person at the front must first take things related to food, clothing, housing, and transportation.]
4. ** Operation after entering the house **
- ** Boiling water **: Boiling water first when you enter the house, which means that money is rolling in. You can also boil the water and pour it into the basin the night before you check in.
- ** Open the windows, doors, and faucet **: Open all the windows and the faucet, meaning that the wind is blowing and the water is rising. Turn down the water volume of the faucet, meaning that the water will flow for a long time.
- ** Turn on the lights in the whole house **: Turn on all the lights in the house the night before you move in. It means that the lights are bright and the house is prosperous.
- ** Cooking Tangyuan **: Start a new stove to cook Tangyuan, which means reunion.
- ** Banquet for friends and family **: On the day of check-in, invite friends and family to warm up the house, increase popularity and good fortune, meaning that the days are prosperous.
5. ** Others **
- Before moving, they had to clean the entire house and make incense to clean the house (refer to the cleaning process). After cleaning the house, prepare a bag of coins and sprinkle them from the door to the master's room. After entering the house, use a new broom and dustpan tied with a red cloth to sweep the coins up. Then wrap them in a red cloth and put them in the master's room cabinet. It means that the money outside the house is gathered in your pocket.
- In the hall of the house, he prepared an incense table and placed an incense burner on the table. Red candles were placed on both sides of the incense burner. After entering the house, some people swept the coins and fetched water, while the other group prepared to worship the gods and put the offerings on the table.(Five fruits were placed in the middle, and steamed cakes, glutinous rice balls, candies, etc. were placed on both sides. Three cups of tribute tea (plain water) and a vegetarian meal were also needed.) The host lit a bundle of incense, gave three incense sticks to each person present and gave a speech. Then, he offered the incense sticks (one of the three incense sticks was inserted in the middle first, and the other two were inserted on the left and right sides first). Then, he took out three incense sticks and invited the family members to bow and worship the local land lord and the foundation master of the mansion, praying for the safety of the whole family. After that, he burned paper money and silver ingots, and finally set off firecrackers (electronic firecrackers could also be used). If you have the conditions, you can also pray to the four directions (burn three incense sticks at the four corners of the house, prepare a small portion of fruits, cakes, etc., and ask the local god to bless you with peace and prosperity). Only when all the incense in the incense burner is burned out can you pack up and withdraw the offerings. The offerings can be eaten on the spot.
- After moving, everything that was moved in could be stepped on three times, representing the start of a new life in the future.
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