Spring Festival
January Day-Wang Anshi of Song Dynasty
In the sound of firecrackers, the spring breeze sends warmth into Tu Su.
every family always changes new peaches for old ones.
I. Spring Festival
The first day of the first lunar month-also known as "Lunar New Year" and "Yuanri", commonly known as "New Year" and "Chinese New Year" are the most solemn and celebrated festivals in China.
Second, the earliest couplets in history
Celebration of the New Year's Eve, the Jia FestivalNo. Changchun (after Meng Chang, the Lord of Shu, wrote couplets on peach symbols in 964 AD).
Third, the evolution of customs
1. Pre-Qin
Sacrifice (to ancestors, to hundreds of gods) and hanging peach symbols (to draw door gods).
2. Wei and Jin Dynasties
Give New Year's greetings (giving gifts), don't send them (inviting wine and food), divide them into years (gathering to celebrate) and keep them awake all night.
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New Year greeting cards in Tang Dynasty.
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Eating jiaozi and burning firecrackers in the Song Dynasty.
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In the Ming Dynasty, kitchen gods, door stickers and couplets were attached.
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In the Qing Dynasty, people performed lion and dragon dances, acted and told stories.
Fourth, historical allusions-"upside down"
It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang, the great ancestor of Ming Dynasty, wanted to use the word "fu" as a secret memory to prepare for murder, but Ma Huanghou, who was kind, knew about it. In order to eliminate this disaster, Ma Huanghou asked the whole city to put a "blessing" on their doors before dawn.
One of the families can't read, and even put the word "Fu" upside down. Ming Taizu sent people to the streets to check, only to find that every family posted the word "Fu", and another family posted it down. The emperor was very angry and ordered the family to be beheaded.
Ma Huanghou had a brainwave: "The family knew that you were visiting today, and deliberately pasted the word" Fu "upside down, didn't it mean" Fu Dao "? When the emperor heard that it was quite reasonable, he ordered the family to be released, and a disaster was finally eliminated.
Since then, the word "Fu" has been pasted upside down by the people, one for good luck and the other for commemorating Ma Huanghou.