"January Day" Wang Song Anshi firecrackers one year old, spring breeze send warm into Tu Su. Thousands of families always trade new peaches for old ones.
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January: The first day of the first lunar month.
Firecracker: the crackling sound made by the ancients when they burned bamboo. It was used to ward off evil spirits and later evolved into setting off firecrackers.
One year old except: one year has passed. Except go.
Tu Su: Medicine Hotel. An ancient custom, exorcising evil spirits and avoiding plague in order to live longer.
Bend: It looks bright at sunrise.
Peach: the symbol of peach. In ancient times, it was a custom to write the names of two door gods on a mahogany board and hang them around the gate to exorcise ghosts and eliminate evil spirits, and change them every year.
Modern translation
Firecrackers drove away the old year, and the spring breeze sent hot drinks to Tusu to avoid disaster and seek happiness. Thousands of families have ushered in the morning sun on the first day of the first month, and always replace the old peach charms with new door gods.