The Spring Festival has a long history, which evolved from the sacrificial activities at the beginning of ancient times, and its origin contains rich and profound humanistic and natural cultural connotations. According to the China lunar calendar, the first day of the first month is called Yuan Day, Chen Yuan, Jacky, New Year's Day and so on. Commonly known as the first day of the first month. In the Republic of China, it was changed to Gregorian calendar. The first day of the Gregorian calendar is called New Year's Day, and the first day of the first lunar month is called Spring Festival.
Spring Festival is a new day to get rid of old clothes. Although it is scheduled for the first day of the first month, the activities of the Spring Festival are not limited to the first day of the first month. From the 23rd (or 24th) day of the twelfth lunar month, people began to be "busy": sweeping the house, buying new year's goods, posting Spring Festival couplets, washing their hair and taking a bath. All these activities have a common theme, that is, "saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new". The main customs are:
First of all, New Year's Eve.
New Year's Eve is also called reunion dinner. The annual New Year's Eve dinner is extremely important to China people. Old people and young people respect and love each other, share their families and sit around the dining table, feeling very happy.
Second, post Spring Festival couplets.
Sticking Spring Festival couplets is also called sticking couplets, Spring Festival couplets, couplets and peach symbols. It depicts the background of the times and expresses good wishes with neat, dual, concise and exquisite words, which is a unique literary form in China.
Third, lucky money.
Every New Year's Eve, elders can distribute the lucky money prepared in advance to the younger generation. It is said that lucky money can suppress evil spirits, and the younger generation can spend a year safely with lucky money.
Fourth, set off firecrackers.
There is a folk saying in China called "Open the door and set off firecrackers". That is to say, when the new year comes, the first thing for every household to open the door is to set off firecrackers to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. Firecrackers are a specialty of China, also known as "firecrackers", "firecrackers" and "firecrackers".
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Spring Festival and New Year
In ancient China, there was a monster named Nian, which had long tentacles on its head and was very fierce. I have been living in the depths of the sea for years. Whenever he climbs ashore on New Year's Eve, he will devour livestock and endanger human life. Therefore, every New Year's Eve, people in the village, old and young, fled to the mountains to avoid the harm of the "Nian" beast.
One year on New Year's Eve, news came from outside the village that the old man was begging. When the villagers were anxious and panicked, only an old woman in the village gave the old man some food and suggested that he go up the mountain to avoid Nian beast. The old man smiled and said, "If my mother-in-law lets me stay at home all night, I will definitely send Nian beast away." The old woman continued to persuade and begged the old man to smile, but said nothing.
In the middle of the night, Nian beast broke into the village. It found that the atmosphere in the village was different from previous years: the old woman's house in the east of the village had red paper on the door and candlelight in it. "Nian" beast trembled and cried strangely. As we approached the door, there was a sudden bang in the yard. Nian trembled and dared not move forward. It turns out that Nian is most afraid of red, fire and explosion.
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