Losing Internet connection ranked No 1 'torture'

A goat-shaped lantern is seen at the entrance of the Ancient Cultural Street in Tianjin, north China, Feb. 15, 2015. Sumptuous goat-themed ornaments can be seen all around in Tianjin to greet the upcoming Year of Goat, which falls on Feb. 19 this year.[Photo/Xinhua]

Spring Festival rituals in the Internet age 

Hospitable hosts should offer their WiFi passwords to visitors even before they ask for it. This tip tops a series of new rules for China’s largest traditional festival in the Internet age.

Don't post New Year feast pictures online before your elders, and "like" their posts as soon as they come out, is the modern version of traditional Chinese filial piety.

Mind your table manners by not eating until senior family members have finished taking pictures of the food.

The ten tips first composed and published by a netizen with the handle @xiaoluohetaziji went viral during 2015 Spring Festival this February and has received more than 9,000 reposts on Sina Weibo, a Chinese Twitter-like microblogging platform.

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