正月初一，上海人“兜喜神方”是什么习俗？

Group 1 - The concept of "Xishen" or "Jishen" is rooted in folk beliefs aimed at seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune, with various interpretations including deities like Hehe Erxian and the Eight Immortals [3] - In Jiangnan region, there is a custom of "walking the Xishen direction" on the first day of the lunar new year, where people follow the direction indicated by the almanac to seek good luck for the new year [3] - The term "coming joy" or "having joy" is used to refer to pregnancy, and women of childbearing age particularly value the practice of walking the Xishen direction, believing it will lead to encounters with the "Childbearing Arhat" [3] Group 2 - In Shanghai, due to the city's irregular road layout, the practice of walking the Xishen direction is referred to as "dou Xishen fang," which involves circling rather than walking straight [5] - Historically, the custom of walking the Xishen direction in Shanghai took place on New Year's Eve, but it was later moved to the morning of the first day of the lunar new year [5] - The development of transportation led to the emergence of new customs, such as riding in horse-drawn carriages and later automobiles to perform the "dou Xishen fang" [5]