In our country, people have the habit of keeping watch on New Year's Eve. The New Year's Eve is brightly lit. At night, the whole family talks around the stove and stays up all night, which is called "Shousui". There was a custom of observing the age in the Jin Dynasty. At the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, Local Records said that Shu people "stayed awake until New Year's Eve, which is called observing the age". "Shounian", as the name implies, means waiting for the New Year.
In ancient times, observing the age has two meanings: the old man's observing the age means "resigning from the old", which means cherishing time. Young people keep their age in order to prolong the life of their parents. Since the Han Dynasty, the time for the alternation of the old and new years is generally at midnight. The "longevity" of observing the old year means nostalgia for the past old year and hope for the coming new year. The custom of observing the old age not only includes the feeling of farewell and nostalgia for the fleeting time, but also expresses the good hope for the coming New Year.
From ancient times to the present, "guarding the age" contains the meaning of cherishing time and life. The ancients wrote in a poem "Shousui": "Invite Shousui Arong's family to sprinkle green yarn with candlelight. Thirty-six years have passed, and I cherish the years since this night. " It is human nature to cherish the years, so Su Shi, a great poet, wrote a famous sentence: "There will be no years next year, and my heart will be afraid of waste." Do your best tonight, and the teenager can boast! " This shows the positive significance of keeping old on New Year's Eve.
New Year's Eve:
"New Year's Eve" means that the old year ends here and the new year begins in the morning, which is a good sign, indicating that the old is new.
Keeping watch on New Year's Eve is to welcome the new year. On this night, the family get together to chat, which means praying for a safe night. Keeping the New Year's Eve is also called "staying up late for the New Year" to kill time. After New Year's Eve, at 12 o'clock sharp, every household began to set off firecrackers to celebrate the beginning of the new year.
The vigil on New Year's Eve has good implications, including two points: First, looking forward to the New Year, the whole family can be safe, smooth and auspicious. The second is to drive away the disease and make the family healthy and safe. Of course, New Year's Eve and other meaning are good symbols.