first day of the lunar month
Wang Anshi in Song Dynasty
The roar of firecrackers, the old year has passed; The warm spring breeze ushered in the New Year, and people happily drank the newly brewed Tu Su wine.
The rising sun sheds light on doors of each household, New peachwood charm is put up to replace the old.
In the sound of firecrackers, the old year was sent away and the new year was ushered in. People meet the warm spring breeze and drink Tu Su wine to their heart's content. Every household is illuminated by the sun, and every household takes off the old peach symbol and puts on a new one in the new year.
Precautions:
1, January day: the first day of the first lunar month, that is, the Spring Festival.
2. Firecrackers: the 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, passed away.
3. Tu Su: "It refers to Tu Su wine, and drinking Tu Su wine is also the custom of the ancient New Year in China. On New Year's Day, the whole family drinks this wine soaked in grass to ward off evil spirits, avoid epidemics and prolong life.
4. Thousands of households: describe many portals and dense population. Bend: the bright and warm appearance at sunrise.
5. Peach: the symbol of peach, an ancient custom. On the first day of the first lunar month, people write the names of Shen Tu and Lei Yu on a mahogany board and hang them by the door to ward off evil spirits. Also called Spring Festival couplets.
Extended data:
Appreciate:
This poem describes the moving scene of excitement, joy and Vientiane renewal on New Year's Day, and expresses the author's thoughts and feelings of reforming politics.
The first sentence, "One year old in firecrackers", sent away the old year and ushered in the new year in firecrackers. Sentences are closely related to the topic, rendering the lively and joyful atmosphere of the Spring Festival. The second sentence, "Spring Breeze Warms Tu Su", describes people drinking Tu Su wine in the warm spring breeze. The third sentence, "Every family is dying", is written that the glory of the rising sun shines on every family.
Using "absolutely" to express the splendid scene at sunrise symbolizes the infinite bright future. In the conclusion, the phrase "Always exchange old symbols for new peaches" not only describes the folk custom at that time, but also contains the meaning of exchanging new cloth for old cloth.
"Fu Tao" is a kind of red wooden board painted with gods, which is hung on the door to ward off evil spirits. Every new year's day, take off the old peach symbol and put on a new one. "New peaches for old symbols" closely echoes the first sentence of firecrackers to send the old year, vividly showing the scene of Vientiane renewal.
Baidu Encyclopedia-January 1st