Coins and shiny wrappers symbolize wealth. Sprouting bulbs represent new life. The color red signifies happiness while green means prosperity. Encourage your children to stay awake on New Year's Eve and longevity will be yours. For weeks, family and friends will visit each other.
Guests bring gifts for the gracious host.
Hosts toast well wishes with tea to visitors, and offer treats of seeds for fertility and candy for a sweet life. Not showering on the first day of the year will prevent you from washing all your good luck away. Put on new clothes and you will be ready to face the new year. There should be no killing on the first day of the new year celebration. In other homes, the feast is prepared days before.