Introduction to New Zealand's characteristic customs
The editor of World Customs Network today brings you an introduction to the unique customs of New Zealand, hoping to help students studying abroad.
When visiting the host, you must ring the doorbell or knock on the door and wait for the host to open the door before entering. It is more polite for the host to sit down before sitting down. If New Zealand people are invited to dinner, they usually bring small gifts to the host-such as flowers, wine and chocolates. Remember to ask back if you have conditions. Don't call after 9 p.m. if there is no urgent matter.
New Zealand people attach great importance to the disposal of waste. Each neighborhood has a designated day of the week for waste collection. Each household wraps up the waste individually according to the date or places it in standard garbage cans-such as paper, glassware, wood, etc., separately processed, placed outside the door, and collected by a waste collection company. Never pile up waste randomly, polluting streets and affecting sanitation. In some street sections, some special waste collection boxes will also be set up. In the residential area, we all see neat streets and lawns, which is not the credit of the Municipal Affairs Office. Each household is responsible for mowing the lawn on the roadside in front of each household. Mending the lawn is part of the taste of life in New Zealand and a standard of public morality.
Wedding invitations are usually sent by the woman and include the date of request for reply-that is, the latest day the guest must reply, so that you can know how many people will participate in the wedding banquet and how many people need to be entertained. Customers usually buy some home appliances to help the bride start a new family, or they can ask the bride and groom if they have any special needs.
New Zealand is a country with multiple religions, and every New Zealand is free to choose his religion. With the increase of various different cultures, there are also multiple religious beliefs. Christianity has a large number of followers. It was brought to New Zealand by the first European immigrants. Early missionaries changed the beliefs of the indigenous Maori people and made them Christians. Since then, Christians have prospered in various different forms.
There is no doubt that New Zealand is a country that believes in God as the Lord, as can be seen from the name and content of the national anthem. If you want to understand the spiritual world and moral guidance of Western society, get in touch with the Bible, and listen to pastors preaching the word, the church is the place you must go. This can also improve your spiritual realm and integrate into mainstream society.
However, in recent years, a large number of Asian immigrants have poured in. Their belief in Buddhism has of course entered this land. The long-standing Buddhist culture has influenced and driven the development of Asian culture and history, and has also influenced New Zealand. More than a hundred years ago, there were English versions of Buddhist books and periodicals in New Zealand, and there are as many as 400 Buddhist books in libraries. Maori national culture is also more receptive to Buddhist ideas than other ethnic groups. With the active instigation of some Chinese, a solemn Daxiong Hall was built in the heart of Auckland, marking that Chinese and Asian immigrants have taken root in this peaceful land, promoted Buddhism and saved all living beings. On the day of the official opening ceremony of the Daxiong Hall, it also happened that New Zealand won the "America's Cup." The Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand, the mayor of Auckland, and the female leader of the Labor Party attended the ceremony in person. Under the chairmanship of the Holy Yin Master from Taiwan, she announced to New Zealand that Buddhism has taken root in New Zealand.