Original text:
first day of the lunar month
Wang Song Anshi
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.
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January 1st: 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 ancient Chinese New Year. On the first day of the New Year, the whole family drinks this wine soaked in Tu Su grass to ward off evil spirits and avoid epidemic diseases, so as to live longer.
(4) Thousands of households: describe numerous portals and dense population. Bend: the bright and warm appearance at sunrise.
5. Peach: Fu Tao is 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.
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In the sound of firecrackers, the old year passed; The warm spring breeze ushered in the New Year, and people happily drank the newly brewed Tu Su wine.
The rising sun shines on thousands of families, who are busy taking off the old peach charms and replacing them with new ones.
About the author:
Wang Anshi (102 1 year1February 8 18-1May 2, 0861day), is known as the king of the world. Han nationality, a native of Linchuan, Fuzhou in the Northern Song Dynasty (now a native of Dengjiaxiang, Linchuan District, Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province), was a famous politician, thinker, writer and reformer in the Northern Song Dynasty in China, and one of the eight masters in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Ouyang Xiu praised Wang Anshi: "There are 3,000 romantic poems in Hanlin and 200 articles in the official department. The old self-pity is still there, so who will argue with his son? " Collected works handed down from ancient times include Wang Linchuan Collection and Linchuan Collection. His poems are very good in all aspects. Although there are not many words, he is also good at them, including "Cinnamomum cassia" and other famous works. And Wang's most popular poem is "Green is here, when will the bright moon shine on me?"