At this time, the sky was completely dark, but the manor was very bright, with bonfires blazing and the aroma of meat wafting from the large pots over the fires.
Next to the roads in the manor stood stone pillars with fire pits on top, the flames illuminating the paths on both sides of the manor.
Under the eaves hung red lanterns, the doors were adorned with couplets and door gods, and the walls were decorated with the character for "blessing." On either side of these characters hung two red bags filled with Blessing Candy, and the children jumped up to hit the bags.
The bags had small holes, and after hitting them a few times, the Blessing Candy inside would fall out—this was called "receiving blessings."
The more Blessing Candy that fell, the more blessings would be received in the coming year.
However, each person could only hit the bags six times. If no Blessing Candy fell after six hits, they couldn't hit them anymore.
