The purpose of posting Spring Festival couplets and setting off firecrackers is to drive away the "year". Reasons for setting off firecrackers: There is a saying among Chinese people about "opening firecrackers". That is, when the New Year arrives, the first thing every household does when they open the door is to set off firecrackers, with the sound of beeping firecrackers to get rid of the old, welcome the new, and drive away the New Year beast. The sound of firecrackers is a symbol of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new, and an expression of festive mood.
Legend has it that many, many years ago, there was a very ferocious beast in the forest called "Nian". Every year on New Year's Eve of the twelfth lunar month, it comes out roaring and eats humans and livestock. Later, people discovered that when the bamboo crackled and crackled, the "Nian" was scared away. Later, people invented firecrackers and paper, so firecrackers were used instead of firecrackers.
Spring Tie originated from China, and its origins can be divided into three aspects: Yichun Tie, Taofu and Yanxiang poems. Yichun Tie is one of the origins of spring Tie, also known as "Spring Book". It has appeared in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. It is an item for people to pray for good luck and good fortune. On the first day of spring, the word "Yichun" is cut out of colored paper and posted on On the doorposts, there are also some other auspicious words written in single sentences, which are affixed to the lintel.
The "Records of the Years of Jingchu" written by Liang Zongmao of the Southern Dynasty records that at the beginning of spring, people in Hunan and Hubei not only cut colorful silk cloth into the shape of swallows and put them on their heads, but also wrote The two characters "Yichun" are posted at home, that is, Yichun tie, also known as spring tie. Sun Simiao's "Qian Jin Jade Order" of the Tang Dynasty also mentioned that people posted Yichun posts at the beginning of spring.