? The source of the Spring Festival:?
According to historical records, the Spring Festival was celebrated in Tang Yu, Sui in Xia Dynasty, Si in Shang Dynasty and Nian in Zhou Dynasty. The original meaning of "nian" refers to the growth cycle of grain, which is hot every year, so the Spring Festival is once a year, which means cool breeze. It is also said that the Spring Festival originated in "La Worship" at the end of primitive society. At that time, whenever the twelfth lunar month in spring came to an end, the ancestors slaughtered pigs and sheep, sacrificed ghosts and gods and ancestors, and prayed for good weather in the new year to avoid disasters. Their faces were painted with vermilion and bird feathers, and they sang, danced, ate and drank, which was very lively. However, it is generally believed that the Spring Festival began in Yu Shun. One day more than 2000 BC, Shun became emperor and led his men to worship heaven and earth. Since then, people have regarded this day as the beginning of a year. It is said that this is the origin of the Lunar New Year, which was later called the Spring Festival.
In different times, the name of the Spring Festival is different. The pre-Qin period was called "Shangri-La" and "Yuanri". In the Han Dynasty, it was also called "Three Dynasties", "Sui Dan" and "Zheng Dan". In the Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, it was called "New Year's Day" and "Yuan". In the Qing Dynasty, it was always called "New Year's Day" or "Yuan Day". It was not until after the Revolution of 1911 that the Lunar New Year was officially named Spring Festival. During the period of Beiyang government in the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai defined New Year's Day as Gregorian calendar 065438+1October 0 1 and renamed the first day of the first lunar month as Spring Festival. China people have celebrated the Spring Festival for more than 4,000 years. People regard the first day of the first lunar month as the Spring Festival, and generally it doesn't end until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month (Shangyuan Festival).
? Spring Festival custom:?
1, cutting window grilles
Cutting window grilles is one of many customs. After the Song and Yuan Dynasties, it began to rise, with the meaning of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new year. There are different styles of window grilles in the north and south. The south is beautiful and exquisite, and the north is naive and simple. In the days before New Year's Eve, every door and window is decorated with various shapes of window grilles, which makes the atmosphere of the New Year more intense. During the Spring Festival, people spend time in stick grilles to decorate the environment and render the atmosphere, and hope to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.
2. Sweep the dust during the Spring Festival
As early as the Yao and Shun period, China had the custom of sweeping dust during the Spring Festival. Because "dust" and "Chen" are homophonic, sweeping dust in the Spring Festival has a new meaning, meaning "getting rid of the old and not being new", hoping to sweep all bad luck out of the house.
3, paste couplets
Spring Festival couplets, also known as "spring stickers", "door pairs" and "couplets", are important symbols to celebrate the Spring Festival. When people put couplets and blessings on their doorsteps, it means the official start of the Spring Festival. Every Spring Festival, whether in urban or rural areas, in addition to Spring Festival couplets, every household should also have stick grilles, New Year pictures and blessings to increase the festive atmosphere.
4. New Year's Eve dinner
New Year's Eve, also known as New Year's Eve, reunion dinner, reunion dinner and so on. Especially the New Year's Eve dinner. Reunion dinner is the highlight of the year ago, which is not only colorful, but also very meaningful. There are usually chickens (indicating a plan) and fish (more than enough every year) for good luck. China people's New Year's Eve dinner is a family reunion dinner, which is the most abundant and important dinner in a year.
5. Happy New Year
"Happy New Year" and "Happy New Year to you". On the first day of the first month, when people meet, they will exchange such New Year wishes with each other. There are three traditional new year greetings: first, worship. Minors should pay New Year greetings to their elders. The second is to bow and scrape. Generally speaking, the younger generation uses it to pay New Year greetings to their elders, commonly known as "Bai Ji". The third is boxing. Most of them are New Year greetings between peers. Legend has it that one day more than two thousand years BC, Shun became emperor and led his men to worship heaven and earth. Since then, people have regarded this day as the beginning of a year and called it the first day of the first month.
6, dragon and lion dance
Dragon and lion dancing is a traditional folk custom in China. Dragon dance is also called dragon lantern play and dragon lantern dance. . Dragon is an ancient totem. It is said that dragons can spread clouds and rain, eliminate disasters and reduce happiness, symbolizing good luck. Therefore, praying for peace and harvest through dragon dancing has become a custom all over the country.
Our country is vast and rich in natural resources. People will cook different foods to welcome the New Year. For example, the South will pound rice cakes, while the North will steam flowers and steamed buns ... The difference is customs and food, and people are enjoying the joy of Qi Xin's cooperation in welcoming the New Year. The heat emitted by thousands of households is also a wish for a prosperous life in the coming year.