1, shou sui
Keeping old age, also known as emaciation, survival, keeping old age and providing for the aged, is a folk activity in China. On New Year's Eve, families get together, burning lights and candles all night and staying up late to welcome the Lunar 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. Shou Sui, written by Su Shi at Fengxiang's farewell, describes the ancient custom of "Shou Sui":
Shousui
Song sushi
If you want to know how old you are, there are snakes going to the valley. The scale is half, who will cover it?
The situation wants to tie its tail, although it is diligent and helpless. The child was forced not to sleep and was very happy at night.
If you don't sing the morning chicken, you are more afraid of causing trouble. After sitting for a long time, the lights went down and I looked at the Big Dipper.
It will be gone next year, and my worries will be in vain. Try to do it tonight, and the teenager can still boast.
It means: you know, the age of parting is like a long snake swimming towards a ravine. Half the scales are gone, who can stop the idea of leaving! Besides, I want to tie its tail, although I know diligently that this is a helpless move. Children don't sleep at night, don't laugh, don't make trouble and struggle. Morning chicken, please stop singing, it's even scarier to be urged. After sitting in the snuff for a long night, I fell down little by little. When I got up, I saw that the Big Dipper was lying on one side. Is there no Chinese New Year next year? I'm afraid my mind will be the same again. Cherish this night, young people can boast.
About the author: Su Shi (1037,65438+10.8-165438+24.8,0), known as "Su Dongpo". Han nationality, Meizhou people. Poet and poet of the Northern Song Dynasty, litterateur of the Song Dynasty, one of the main representatives of the unrestrained school, and one of the "Eight Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties". Wang Yang's prose is unrestrained and fluent, and his poems have a wide range of themes and rich contents. There are more than 3,900 existing poems. His representative works include Mid-Autumn Festival, Fu on the Red Wall, Twenty Dreams of Jiangchengzi in the First Month, Night Tour in Chengtian Temple, etc.
2. New Year greetings
Happy New Year is an ancient folk custom in China. It is an activity for relatives to exchange feelings during the Spring Festival, and it is also a way for people to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new and express their best wishes to each other. In ancient times, the original meaning of the word "Happy New Year" was to pay New Year greetings to the elderly, including kowtowing to the elderly, congratulating them on a happy New Year and greeting their lives.
There are three kinds of New Year greetings: early years, old age and New Year greetings. Generally speaking, visiting relatives and friends after the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month is regarded as worshipping the early years; Visiting the old refers to visiting relatives and friends after the fifth day of the first month and before the fifteenth day;
Happy new year refers to the first day of the first month to the fifth day of the first month. The posture of bowing in New Year's greetings is exquisite. The standard bowing posture of men is that the right hand is clenched and the left hand is wrapped. Because the right hand is the attacker, it should be wrapped to show goodwill. Women, on the other hand, don't shake hands, just shake hands. This is in line with the tradition of "male left and female right" in China since ancient times. Confucius, a poet in the early Qing Dynasty, mentioned the custom of "greeting the New Year" in his poem "New Year's Day in Wu Jia":
New Year's Day in Wu Jia (excerpt)
Kong Renshang
Listen to the childlike innocence of burning firecrackers and see the change of peach blossom characters. Add a plum blossom to the drum horn to celebrate the New Year in Lian Xiao.
It means: play a song "Plum Blossom Fall" with musical instruments and happily begin to pay a New Year call at the fifth watch.
About the author: Kong (1648— 17 18), whose real name is Dongtang, is a famous mountain. People from Qufu, Shandong. Is the sixty-fourth generation grandson of Confucius. Emperor Kangxi awarded Dr. imperial academy, Foreign Minister of Guangdong Department of Immigration Department, and was soon dismissed from office. There is a literary name, and the legend of Peach Blossom Fan is as famous as Hongsheng's Hall of Eternal Life, which is called "South Hong and North Sky".
Kong was sixty-six years old when he wrote the song "New Year's Day in Wu Jia". He lived in his hometown Qufu. The poem "New Year's Day in Wu Jia" describes the festive atmosphere of New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, as well as many Spring Festival customs, such as watching the New Year and setting off firecrackers. The whole poem reflects his quiet and happy mood after leaving the officialdom.
3, paste the year red
Sticking New Year's Red is the general term for sticking Spring Festival couplets, door gods, banners, New Year pictures, blessings and window grilles. Because these are all red festive elements posted in the New Year, they are called "posting New Year's Red". Sticking New Year Red is a traditional New Year custom in China, which adds a festive atmosphere and places people's good expectations for the new year, the Spring Festival and a new life. When people put the red of the New Year on the doorstep, it means the official start of the Spring Festival. Lu You's poem "Snow Removal at Night" describes his writing of Fu Tao (Spring Festival couplets):
Snow removal at night
Lu you
On the fourth day, the north wind brought a heavy snow; The snow that God has given us comes on New Year's Eve, which indicates a bumper harvest in the coming year. Before the glass half full of wine could be lifted to celebrate, I was still writing Fu Tao in cursive script under the lamp.
It means: at the beginning of the fourth watch, the north wind brought a heavy snow; The snow that God gave us just arrived on New Year's Eve, indicating a bumper harvest in the coming year. Before half a glass of Tu Su wine was raised to celebrate, I also wrote a peach blossom symbolizing the Spring Festival in cursive under the lamp.
About the author: Lu You (1125-1210), the word service concept, the number is released. Han nationality, a native of Yinshan, Yuezhou (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang), was a famous poet in the Southern Song Dynasty. When I was young, I was influenced by patriotic thoughts at home. When Gaozong was young, I should try it, which was praised by Qin Gui. Filial piety makes a scholar. Middle-aged into Shu, devoted to military life, the official to Baozhangge to be built. Retire to another country in his later years. He has written all his life, and now there are more than 9 thousand songs, which are extremely rich in content. Together with Wang Anshi, Su Shi and Huang Tingjian, they are also called "the four great poets of the Song Dynasty", and together with Yang Wanli, Fan Chengda and You Mao, they are also called "the four great poets of the Southern Song Dynasty". He is the author of Poems of Jiannan, Collected Works of Weinan, Book of Southern Tang Dynasty, Notes on Old Ann Studies, etc.
Step 4 set off firecrackers
Setting off firecrackers, also known as setting off firecrackers, is a traditional folk custom in China with a history of more than 2,000 years. According to legend, it was to drive away a monster named Nian. At present, firecrackers are mainly set off on festivals or major days such as the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival. At midnight, the New Year bell rang and firecrackers shook the whole sky of China.
In this "three yuan" moment of "year yuan, month yuan, time yuan", some places still set up "Wang Huo" in the courtyard to show that the gas is soaring and prosperous. Firecrackers pinned the good wishes of the working people in China to ward off evil spirits and pray for blessings. Wang Anshi's poem "January Day" describes the scene of ancient people celebrating the Spring Festival: the spring breeze warmed up, the sun rose and every household set off firecrackers. ...
first day of the lunar month
Wang 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.
It means: in the sound 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 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 81August 8-1May 2, 0861day), whose real name was named Mid-Levels and Jinggong. The world also calls the king. Han nationality, a native of Yanfuling, Linchuan, Northern Song Dynasty (now Dengjiaxiang, Linchuan District, Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province), was an outstanding politician, thinker, writer and reformer in ancient China, and one of the eight masters in 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, Linchuan Collection and Mr. Linchuan Collection. Most of his works are collected in Wang Linchuan's 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?" He died in Zhongshan, Jiangning (now Nanjing).
5, lucky money
Lucky money originated from "winning money" in the Han Dynasty, also known as "winning money and spending more money". It is a lucky product, an evil spirit product and an interesting product cast in the form of money in the Han Dynasty, which is used by the people to attract wealth and evil spirits and entertain. The "year old" of lucky money is a homophonic loan word, originally it was "lucky money".
"Worship" refers to the evil in ghosts and gods. It is said that they like to come out and toss their children during the Chinese New Year. "Lucky money" is placed on children's pillows and feet to ward off evil spirits, and gradually forms the custom of giving children "lucky money".
Because it is endowed with the meaning of blessing to ward off evil spirits and avoid disasters, it will be given to children in the new year for peace, which will become "lucky money" in later generations, implying that people expect people to be prosperous, healthy and safe. Wu Manyun's poem "Lucky Money" describes the scene of children getting lucky money, which is tied with childlike innocence. ......
lucky money
Wu Qin man yun
Hundreds of dollars grow in colored lines, and then they are collected with pillows. I was busy all night to discuss the price of firecrackers with Xiao.
It means: give the lucky money worn by the colored thread to the child, and the child will be happy to take it away by himself. Speaking of buying toys such as firecrackers and flutes, the lucky money kept the children busy all night.
Saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new is a custom in China for five thousand years. These customs, such as observing the New Year, welcoming the New Year, posting New Year's red, and so on, are all for the beautiful Spring Festival. Every day and every hour of the Chinese New Year, the activities arranged are festive, all for the sake of winning a good lottery in the coming year.