Many places in our country have the custom of washing feet on New Year's Eve, aiming at eliminating disasters, adding happiness and longevity, going out well and doing well in everything.

Although you have to wash your feet every day, washing your feet on New Year's Eve is different from before. Take everything seriously. Especially the Miao people, every New Year's Eve, the whole family sits around and washes seriously. They had to dig some thin calamus by the stream and go upstream with leaves, get some black foam leaves and peach branches, and simmer them in a basin with fire. After ironing, they took them out. It is said that washing feet with this water can resist mosquito plague. Can eliminate fatigue and fatigue, and at the same time can prolong the life of the elderly, to avoid disasters for the few.

Wash your feet with more water and for a long time. The order of washing feet starts from the younger generation and ends with the older generation. After washing their feet, the younger generation put their feet in front of their elders. After careful examination, the elders said, "Wash your feet on New Year's Eve and go out everywhere. You will be blessed in the coming year. " As usual, the younger generation also wishes the elders a long life and no disaster.

There is also the custom of washing feet on New Year's Eve in northern China, which is similar to that of the Miao people. It is said that it is also to eliminate disasters and go out for good luck. However, the foot washing water cannot be poured out immediately. It is said that there is money in the water, and it will be dumped after the sun rises the first morning, so that the money can be kept and the disaster can be dumped.

Every year on New Year's Eve, every household goes to the stream to dig some calamus with leaves growing against the current, pull some black-leaf peach branches, put them in a pot and simmer a pot of water at night. After the water is hot, it is poured into the basin, and the whole family sits down to wash their feet. It is said that washing feet with this water can prevent mosquito bites. The order of foot washing begins with the elders and ends with the younger generation, paying attention to slow and precise. The Miao proverb says, "Wash your feet on New Year's Eve, and you will have a landing everywhere when you go out." Everything that goes well in a year will be attributed to washing feet on New Year's Eve, otherwise it will be considered as not washing your feet well.