1. "Yuan Ri"
Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty
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.
The spring breeze brings warmth and the sun rises. Every household lights firecrackers, drinks Tusu wine, and is busy taking off the old peach charms on the door and replacing them with new ones with the door god on them. The author selected these most typical festive scenes during the New Year to show a picture of folk customs with a strong flavor of life.
2. "Tian Jia Yuan Day"
Meng Haoran of the Tang Dynasty
The fight returned to the north last night, and today the new year rises east.
I have become an official in my old age, but I am still worried about farmers without a salary.
The father plowed the fields, and the shepherd boy followed him with the hoe.
The Tian family accounts for the climate, and the emperor said that this year will be good.
Last night the handle of the Big Dipper turned to the east, and this morning the year begins again. I am already forty years old. Although I do not have an official position, I am still worried about farming. Close to the farmers working in the fields full of mulberry trees, carrying hoes and working together with the shepherd boys. Farmers speculate on this year's harvest and say it will be a bumper year.
3. "New Year's Eve"
Wen Tianxiang of the Song Dynasty
The world is empty, and the years are passing by;
The end of the road is stormy, and the poor side is full of snow frost.
Life is about to end with the years, and the body and the world are forgotten;
There is no more to kill Su Meng, and the night is still young.
The poem is dilute and peaceful, without the heroic spirit of "the world is righteous" and without the generosity of "leaving a loyal heart to reflect the history". It only expresses the great hero's desire to gather with his family to enjoy Tusu wine. The New Year's Day wishes even reveal a hint of loneliness and sadness between the lines.