What is the meaning and symbol of setting off firecrackers during the Chinese New Year?
In the folk firecrackers are a very common item for happy occasions, just as the ancient poem said:"The sound of firecrackers kills one year old, and the spring breeze brings warmth to Tusu", which shows that firecrackers are also an important form of expression in New Year culture.It means to exorcise evil spirits and ward off evil spirits, making the family aura of harmony, and it also symbolizes the prosperity and prosperity of the family in the coming year.
As the most important traditional festival in my country, the Spring Festival can be described as a day of national celebration.On New Year"s Eve, people not only have to eat New Year"s Eve dinner, but also set off firecrackers to Showing congratulations, it means that the family will be prosperous and prosperous, and life will be prosperous, and welcome a new year with the sound of firecrackers.
Meaning of setting off firecrackers in the New Year
From the ancient traditional culture, the reason for setting off firecrackers during the New Year is because there is a legend that an old man used firecrackers to scare away the "Nian", which is a disaster.Monsters, from which the tradition of setting off firecrackers during the Spring Festival has been spread, in order to achieve the effect of seeking good luck and avoiding evil, and keeping the house safe.Although it seems that this statement is a bit outdated, in the ancient times of material poverty, this was people"s The best hope for the new year is based on people"s rich ideological connotations.
From the perspective of modern social culture, the firecrackers set off during the New Year are mostly a symbol of prosperous fortune and a prosperous family in the life of the next year, because the firecrackers are all red, and the sound when they are set off is also very pleasant., so that the family has a series of happy events and good luck.Although this approach is somewhat idealistic from a scientific point of view, it is people"s spiritual sustenance and cultural heritage, and it is people"s most simple prayer for the new year.
Symbols of setting off firecrackers during Chinese New Year
1.Firecrackers are set off before the reunion dinner, which means reunion.
To set off firecrackers before the reunion dinner is actually a long-standing folk custom.In addition to the sun, the peach symbols are added, the Spring Festival couplets are changed, the colors are tied, the firecrackers are played, the golden drums are played, and the Dendrobium is set, and the holly and plum blossoms are inserted into it.On this evening, the gods inside and outside are worshipped, and the young and senior perform the New Year"s Ceremony."The sound of hanging firecrackers is actually an expression of people"s joy of reunion after one year.
2.Close the door after the firecrackers are set off, which means that money will not flow out.
In addition to the reunion dinner, there is still a time on New Year"s Eve that people keep the tradition of setting off firecrackers, that is, the custom of "closing the door of wealth" at 12 o"clock in the evening.But this custom has since evolved into a way for people to express their desire for a better life.Pursue, hope to attract wealth and treasure, and have the protection or enjoyment of rich material life.
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