There are many legends about the origin of the Spring Festival, which are widely circulated among the people, among which the story of ten thousand years is more popular. I chose this story for a deeper understanding. The outline of this story is: A long time ago, there was a small village under the beautiful Dingyang Mountain. On the hillside at the head of the village, there is a small stone house where a young man named Wannian lives. He was born in poverty and made a living by chopping wood and digging medicine. At that time, the festivals were so chaotic that farmers could not farm. Wan nian is a young man with calculation. He wants to set the festival accurately, but he doesn't know where to start. One day, Wannian went up the mountain to cut firewood and sat down under a tree to rest. The movement of the shadow inspired him, so he made a sundial and measured the shadow to calculate the length of the day. However, cloudy, cloudy, foggy and rainy days affect the measurement. He wants to make another timer to make up for the lack of sundial. That day, he went up the mountain to collect medicine and came to the spring to drink water. The spring on the cliff was ticking rhythmically, which caught his attention. He looked at the spring and lost his mind. After thinking for a while, I came home, drew a picture, tried it, and made a five-story clepsydra. Since then, he has measured the shadow of the sun, looked for loopholes and worked hard. Slowly, he found that every 360 days, the length of the day would be repeated from the beginning. The solstice in winter is the shortest day. At that time, the son of heaven was called Zuyi, and there was something wrong with the festival. He was very anxious. He called a hundred officials to discuss the difficulties of the festival. The name of the festival official is Aheng. If he doesn't know the laws of the sun and the moon, he says that people are careless and offend the gods. Only by kneeling devoutly can we get God's forgiveness. Zu Ti took a vegetarian bath, led hundreds of officials to the Temple of Heaven to offer sacrifices, and sent a message to the whole country to set up a platform for offering sacrifices to heaven. But the sacrifices have come and gone, without any effect, and the season is still very chaotic; People all over the country must serve the construction of the altar, and they must donate money. It's really bile mixed with coptis chinensis, and the pain is even worse. I couldn't bear it for ten thousand years, so I took his sundial and clepsydra to visit the son of heaven. I met the son of heaven ten thousand years later, and talked about the winter solstice and the cycle of the sun and the moon. Zu Yi was overjoyed. Even though he built a large-scale building, he built the Sun and Moon Pavilion, the sundial platform and the leaky jar pavilion in front of the Temple of Heaven. Twelve boys were assigned to serve for 10,000 years, six boys kept the sundial and six boys kept the leaky cauldron, carefully recorded and reported on time. One day, Zuyi asked Ah Heng to go to Riyuege to inquire about calendar making. Wannian pointed to the calendar and said, "The sunrise and sunset are 360, and everything starts again. The vegetation is divided into four seasons and there are twelve laps a year. " Hearing this, Aheng was deeply touched, but he was uneasy. He thought to himself, if the festival is set in ten thousand years, the son of heaven will be happy and reuse it for ten thousand years. Who will listen to me? Aheng thought and thought, bent on getting rid of ten thousand years. One day, when A Heng found out that he was a good shooter, he sent someone to his house to hold a banquet, explained the reason and promised him a heavy gift. The assassin promised to assassinate him that night. On the second drum beat that day, the assassin left Aheng and ran to Riyuege. However, around the Temple of Heaven, the adult Sun Moon was guarded by guards, so the assassin could not get close, so he pulled out his bow and arrow and shot Wan Nian who was watching the stars on the Sun Moon Pavilion. Who knows that the assassin drank too much, his eyes were dim, and the arrow only hit Wan Nian's arm. Ten thousand years fell to the ground with a sigh, and all the boys cried for the thief. When the guards heard the shouts, they went out together, caught the assassin and leaned forward to see the son of heaven. Zu Yi asked the truth, sent a command to put Ah Heng in prison, and made a ten thousand-year seal to go out of the palace to visit Sun Moon Pavilion. Wan Nian was very moved and pointed to Shen Xing and said, "Shen Xing has caught up with silkworms and astrology has been restored. When the children are handed in at night, the old year has passed and it is spring again. Let's hope that the emperor will make a festival. " Zu Ti said: "Spring is the first year of the year, so we call it Spring Festival. Ai Qing has been in the cabinet for three years, and she has the courage to make the lunar calendar according to the full moon. This is really a great achievement. Now that Ai Qing has been assassinated by a traitor, come with me to the palace to recuperate. " Wannian said: "Although the lunar calendar was originally created, it is still not accurate, and there are still a few hours at the end of the year. If you don't decorate the end of the year, the sun and the moon will fly around like a shuttle, and it's wrong to come and go. I am disappointed with the expectations of all beings, and I am deeply grateful to the emperor. I am willing to break my heart and carefully calculate and set the calendar. " In this way, ten thousand years in the sun and moon pavilion, carefully observe the rise and fall of vegetation and wheat bran, carefully calculate, and moisten the end of the year. In May of that year, Zu Yi went to the Temple of Heaven to offer sacrifices to the gods, then boarded the Sun and Moon Pavilion and presented the May Peach to the God of Ten Thousand Years. The lunar calendar is presented in units of 10,000 years, and Zu Ti is looking forward to these 10,000 years of hard work day and night. His eyebrows are white and his beard is white. He was deeply moved, so he named the lunar calendar the perpetual calendar and named it the birthday star of the sun, the moon and the moon. Therefore, people later called the Spring Festival "Year". During every Spring Festival, Shou Xingtu is hung in the house, symbolizing the longevity of the New Year and paying tribute to the great achievements made this year. One of the folk customs-posting Spring Festival couplets. Sticking Spring Festival couplets is an indispensable part of a series of activities to celebrate the Spring Festival. As early as a few days before the Spring Festival, the streets were crowded with vendors shouting Spring Festival couplets. The Spring Festival couplets placed on the booth are even more dazzling and dazzling. There are words of blessing written on each pair of Spring Festival couplets, but they are different and intriguing. Some Spring Festival couplets read: "The breeze blows the willows in the south of the Yangtze River, and the spring rain urges the flowers in the north of Saibei". Some Spring Festival couplets read: "Mountains and rivers are painted everywhere, and every household is rich every year". In just two sentences, I wrote the best wishes in people's hearts during the Spring Festival. Grandpa said that Spring Festival couplets have a long history in China. Wang Anshi, a poet in the Song Dynasty, wrote in Yuan Ri: "The sound of firecrackers is one year old, and the spring breeze sends warmth into Tu Su. Thousands of families always trade new peaches for old ones. " The new peaches and old characters in this poem are the prototype of Spring Festival couplets. Spring Festival couplets are also a kind of couplets. As a unique literary form, it has developed for more than a thousand years since the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, but its heyday is still in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. According to legend, after the founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty made Jinling his capital, before New Year's Eve, he sent a message to Jinling and other places: "Officials and scholars must add a pair of Spring Festival couplets to their doors." On New Year's Eve, he went out traveling incognito to show his true feelings. Once he found that a family didn't post Spring Festival couplets, and asked the rear that it was a pig castration household. He didn't know how to write his career into the Spring Festival couplets. After listening, Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment and wrote a couplet for the eunuch: "Split the road of life and death with both hands; Cut off the roots with one knife. " It can be seen that Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor on horseback, has made outstanding contributions to the promotion and development of Spring Festival couplets. In the prosperous time of Kanggan, the art of Spring Festival couplets is becoming more and more perfect. No matter from the content or form, it has a certain level. Kangxi was also a master of creating couplets. The couplet he wrote about Zhenjiang Jinshan Qifeng Pavilion is a good couplet: "The morning clouds are heavy and the rain is coming." Nowadays, Spring Festival couplets have entered a brand-new era. As an ancient evergreen tree, Spring Festival couplets will surely show attractive elegance in the new century. Folklore II-Iron Gate God. Door gods are also the same as Spring Festival couplets, but with the development of culture, they are rare. Personally, I think its weakness should be due to the reform of modern architecture for the gate, and the portrait of the door god is difficult to find a place here, so it gradually dissipated. I looked for it in many ways and finally saw it. According to the painter, this is a portrait of shentu and Lei Yu. They were very angry with Strafe in one hand and iron mace in the other. Through information, I learned that in ancient times, there were two brothers, Nash Lei Yu, who lived in Dushuo Mountain. Pick wild fruit and peach trees to live. There is a peach tree on Dushuo Mountain, and its shade is like a cover. One day, the ghost king wanted to steal some peaches to eat here, so he asked the children to pick them, but he was beaten by two brothers. In a rage, the ghost king showed his true colors and broke into the homes of two brothers at night. The two brothers were calm, surrendered to the ghost king and threw him to the tiger. All the ghosts obeyed them. Every morning, they look back at the ghost under this peach tree. If an evil soul hurts the world, tie it up and feed it to the tiger. Later, people used two red wooden boards to draw the portraits of God Tea and Lei Yu, and hung them on both sides of the door to ward off evil spirits. The third folk custom-stick grilles. Chinese paper-cut art is an ancient handicraft art and beautiful folk art in China with a long history. It is rooted in the broad masses of the people and has been deeply loved by people. It has been circulating for nearly two thousand years. As a part of folk custom, paper-cutting art exists and develops with its tenacious vitality, and its vigorous vitality has been greatly demonstrated today. Whether in ancient or modern times, a pair of scissors and a small piece of paper can cut out paper-cut works with a strong flavor of life. Animals in the zodiac, such as puppies and lambs, are lifelike, just like the masterpieces of nature. On the festive day of the Spring Festival, we can see all kinds of paper-cut works-window grilles on the windows of every household. Folk custom four-New Year pictures. Besides posting Spring Festival couplets and hanging door gods at the door, it is also an important event for stick grilles to enjoy New Year pictures on the window. These New Year pictures add a harmonious and quiet atmosphere to every household. In the past, during the Spring Festival, every household was plastered with colorful New Year pictures, which symbolized good luck and wealth. The reason why the Spring Festival is full of joy and excitement has played a certain role. Generally speaking, people with rich families always like to hang longevity stars, purple stars, blessings, blessings and longevity in the hall. Flowers and birds such as plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum are naturally popular. Nowadays, there are more common ones in the market, such as Jade Lotus (a fat doll holding a big goldfish playing on the lotus), Phoenix Lion (there is a rock on the left side of the picture, and two teenagers are talking about the attached picture on the right side), for more than a year, or describing the story lines in Legend of the White Snake, Journey to the West and Water Margin. The fifth folk custom-lucky money. After all, we still have to go back to one thing that children look forward to most during the Spring Festival, that is, giving lucky money. There is a very popular story about lucky money. In ancient times, there was a little demon named Chong. On New Year's Eve, he came out and touched the head of a sleeping child. The child often cries in fear, and then he has a headache and becomes a fool. Therefore, on this day, every family stays up with the lights on, which is called "keeping special".

There was a couple who had a son in their later years and regarded him as a darling. On New Year's Eve, they were afraid that "worship" would hurt their children, so they took out eight copper coins to play with them. When the children fell asleep playing, they wrapped eight copper coins in red paper and put them under their pillows. The couple dare not sleep. In the middle of the night, an evil wind blew the door open and blew out the lights. As soon as Chong reached out to touch the child's head, the pillow flashed and scared Chong away. The next day, the couple told everyone that eight copper coins were wrapped in red paper to scare away "Chong". After that, everyone learns to do this, and the children will be safe. It turned out that eight copper coins were exchanged by the Eight Immortals for secret protection of children. Because "old" and "old" are homophonic, they gradually evolved into "lucky money". In the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was called lucky money. The lucky money given to children by elders is also called lucky money. "So in some places, giving children lucky money is called" stringing money ". In modern times, it has evolved into red paper wrapped in 100 copper coins by the younger generation, which means "long life". "For adult teenagers, putting a silver dollar in a red paper bag means that" a book is profitable ". After the currency is changed to paper money, the elders like to go to the bank to exchange new banknotes with face numbers for their children, wishing them "continuous promotion". Although it is a good thing to give lucky money, it follows the tradition and shows the deep expectations of the elders for the next generation. However, nowadays, parents are often very generous, and they will spend 1200 yuan or even thousands of dollars, which will not only make children spend in improper places, but also make them develop the habit of extravagance and waste. Therefore, when parents give their children lucky money, don't give them too much, but guide them to use the money in the right place. The sixth folk custom-Chinese knot. Throughout the streets, Chinese knots can be seen everywhere. It is said that Chinese knots are made by a monk who weaves a complete knot with a rope in his spare time, then puts on precious Buddhist ornaments and weaves the word "Wang" on the buttons, which has been passed down to this day. At that time, in order to show his "single-minded" dedication to the Buddha, the monk made up a word "Wang" with a thread and a word "Wang" on his ear to show his "supreme" belief. Later, it gradually flowed into the society, and the meaning of Chinese knot changed from faith to the symbol of China people's "single-minded" affection, friendship and love, as well as their master's "supreme" status. From small to large, from coarse to fine, the red Chinese knot shows the profoundness of China culture. Collect information: 1. Poetry about the Spring Festival: Click on the Internet, and a series of networks about Spring Festival poetry suddenly come into view. " "Talking about the Seven Laws of Fashion in the Spring Festival" is a feast in the New Year's Eve dinner shop, which is fried in hot pot from south to north. Children's games are interesting on New Year's Eve, while online adults stay up all night. Mahjong on the table is winding, and fireworks and butterflies are floating on the curtains. How fashionable is it to do nothing for seven days? Send the old and welcome the new. This poem vividly depicts the Spring Festival in the hearts of modern people. "Five Laws of the New Year" Golden Monkey In spring, the red butterfly meets again. At dawn the next day, I dressed in front of the moon mirror. I hope my hands are served and my mother smiles. Children frequently cheer and cheer for the New Year. " Seven rules for warm New Year's Eve: "Colorful lines throw flowers and spit flowers frequently, boiling pulp and wine all over the world." Pour a cup of laughter to celebrate the reunion and celebrate the New Year. Sisters have the warmth of loving mothers, and brother-in-law Kangtai is the treasure of the family. Peace and security is the most important thing in ordinary days, and spring is at first. These two poems enliven the happy atmosphere of family reunion during the Spring Festival. Second, Spring Festival couplets: Everyone warms China in spring with science and technology, and liberalizes Yang Chunqu in reform.

In winter, every household has a bumper harvest year, with clear officials and clear land, safe people and three links between the two systems. Bai Xuege prospers the country perfectly, with cypresses, pines, Zhao Fushou and Guoxing warming the three rivers.

Selfless politics, Wan Li Chunguang Jinzuntan Ban celebrates the Spring Festival, Shenzhou Wan Li Chunzhaoxia, three spring scenery, dragons and phoenixes flying, level the world with good politics and Fengzhi Strait.

The rising sun shines on nine fields, willow is green, peach is red, red heart is bright, peach is red, plum is red and spring is bright.

Well-off years, music, thousands of silver kites, bronze drums, spring rain, spring rain, flowers in Saibei, spring rain, beautiful trees, beautiful flowers, Sanxiang in spring breeze and Liu Qian's green flowers.

New conclusion: In the long history and culture of ancient China, different forms of folk customs, such as Spring Festival couplets, New Year pictures, paper-cutting and door gods, have been bred, which fully embodies the unique characteristics of China traditional culture. As the inheritors of these precious cultures, we should carry them forward. After this investigation, I visited the folk customs of China from ancient times to the present, and got a deeper understanding of the history and culture of China. I am really proud of the long history and culture accumulated by our country from generation to generation!