"Yuan Ri" describes the joyful scenes during the Spring Festival. Every household sets off firecrackers, drinks Chinese medicinal wine to dispel evil spirits, and pastes Spring Festival couplets to welcome the arrival of the New Year happily.
Author of "Yuan Day": Wang Anshi
The sound of firecrackers marks the end of the year, and the spring breeze brings warmth to Tusu.
Thousands of households always exchange old talismans for new peaches.
Word explanation
Yuan Day: refers to the first day of the first lunar month, which is the Spring Festival.
Firecrackers: The popping sound made when ancient people burned bamboo. It was used to drive away ghosts and avoid evil spirits, and later evolved into setting off firecrackers.
One year apart: One year is over.
Delete: remove. Finished.
Tusu: the name of medicinal wine. According to ancient custom, the whole family drank this kind of wine soaked in Tusu grass on the first day of the Lunar New Year to ward off evil spirits, avoid plague, and seek longevity.
曈戈: The bright and warm appearance at sunrise.
Peach: Peach charm is an ancient custom. On the first day of the first lunar month, people write the names of the two gods Shen Tu and Yu Lei on peach boards and hang them by the door to suppress evil spirits. Taofu were later compared to Spring couplets.