The Spring Festival, the most solemn traditional festival among Chinese people, falls on the first day of the first lunar month of the lunar calendar, also called the lunar year, commonly known as "New Year". The "New Year" Spring Festival has a long history. It originated from the activities of worshiping gods and ancestors at the beginning and end of the year during the Yin and Shang Dynasties. According to the Chinese lunar calendar
The first day of the first lunar month was called Yuan Day, Yuan Chen, Yuan Zheng, Yuan Shuo, New Year's Day, etc. in ancient times. It was commonly known as the first day of the new year. During the Republic of China, the Gregorian calendar was switched to the Gregorian calendar. January 1 of the Gregorian calendar was called New Year's Day, and January 1 of the lunar calendar was called New Year's Day.
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The Spring Festival is here, which means that spring is coming, everything is revived, the vegetation is renewed, and a new round of sowing and harvesting seasons is about to begin. People have just passed through the long cold winter of ice and snow, and the vegetation has withered. They have long been looking forward to the days of spring and flowers blooming. When the New Year arrives,
, naturally we should welcome this festival with joy, singing and dancing
For thousands of years, people have made New Year celebrations extremely colorful. Every year from the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month to the 30th day of the lunar calendar, the folks call this period "Spring Day", also called "Dust Sweeping Day".
Sweeping dust and doing hygiene before the Spring Festival is a traditional habit of our people
Then every household prepares New Year’s goods. About ten days before the festival, people start busy purchasing items. New Year’s goods include chicken, duck, fish, tea, wine, sauce, north and south roasted seeds and nuts, candies, bait and fruits. They must buy enough and prepare some for visiting relatives during the New Year.
Gifts given when visiting friends. Children need to buy new clothes and hats to wear during the New Year.
Before the festival, New Year's messages written in yellow letters on red paper are pasted on the door of the house, that is, Spring Festival couplets written on red paper. Brightly colored New Year pictures with auspicious meanings are posted in the house. Ingenious girls cut out beautiful window grilles and paste them on the windows.
, hang red lanterns in front of the door or paste the word "Fu" and the God of Wealth, the door god, etc. The word "Fu" can also be pasted upside down. Passers-by will turn upside down when they think of blessing, which means blessing has arrived. All these activities are to add enough festive atmosphere to the festival.
Another name for the Spring Festival is Chinese New Year. In the legends of the past, Nian is an imaginary animal that brings bad luck to people. When the new year comes, the trees wither and no grass grows; when the new year passes, everything grows and flowers are everywhere. How about Nian?
How can we get past it? We need to blast it with firecrackers, so there is a custom of burning firecrackers. This is actually another way to heighten the lively scene.
The Spring Festival is a happy and peaceful festival, and it is also a day for family reunions. Children who are away from home have to go home to celebrate the Spring Festival. The night before the New Year is the 30th night of the twelfth lunar month of the old year, also called New Year's Eve, also called Reunion Night.
At this time of transition between old and new, staying up late is one of the most important annual activities. On New Year’s Eve, the whole family stays up together to stay up late, drink and share family happiness. In northern areas, there is a custom of eating dumplings on New Year’s Eve.
The method is to knead the noodles first, and the word "harmony" means "合"; the word "dumpling" for dumplings is a homophonic sound, "He" and "Jiao" mean getting together, and it also means "Gengsui Jiaozi". In the south, there is a habit of eating rice cakes during the Chinese New Year, which are sweet and sticky rice cakes.
, symbolizing the sweetness of life in the new year, backgammon
When the first rooster crows, or the New Year's bell rings, firecrackers blast in the street, and every family is filled with joy. The new year has begun. Men, women, and children are all dressed in festive costumes.
People pay New Year's greetings and birthdays. During the festival, children are also given new year's money and have a New Year's Eve dinner. On the second and third day of the Lunar New Year, they start visiting relatives and friends, paying New Year greetings to each other, congratulating each other, saying congratulations on the new year, congratulations on getting rich, congratulations, happy New Year, etc., and offering sacrifices.
activities such as ancestors
The warm atmosphere of the festival not only permeates every household, but also fills the streets and alleys everywhere. In some local markets, there are lion dances, dragon lanterns, social fire performances, flower markets, temple fairs and other customs. During this period, the city is filled with lanterns.
The streets are full of tourists, bustling with excitement and unprecedented grandeur. The Spring Festival is not really over until after the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month.
The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Han people, but more than a dozen ethnic minorities such as the Manchu, Mongolian, Yao, Zhuang, Bai, Gaoshan, Hezhe, Hani, Daur, Dong and Li also have the custom of celebrating the Spring Festival, but the form of the festival has their own
National characteristics, more profound
On New Year's Day, Liu Wentian and Murong Jia'er got up early. Wang Qiang was setting off fireworks outside the villa. Seeing Liu Weidong and the others also getting up, he hurriedly stepped forward to say New Year greetings, "Tian, new year and new atmosphere, I wish you and Jia'er a happy new year."
In a year of harmony and happiness! Haha." Liu Wentian and Murong Jiaer were also very happy: "Fat brother, I also wish you can find a beautiful, virtuous and good wife in the year that is in your heart! Hehe, bring it here
!" Murong Jia'er stretched out her little hand towards Wang Qiang, "Bring it? Bring what?" Wang Qiang was a little confused?
"I'm dizzy, I got a red envelope! Brother Qiang, you can't be so stingy!" Murong Jia'er said with a small mouth.
Wang Qiang: "", Liu Wentian decided to take Murong Jiaer and Wang Qiang to make good use of these few days to go to the capital. Murong Jiaer was very happy when he heard that there was a place to play. In the afternoon, the three of them drove to the capital.