What are the customs of Chinese New Year’s Day?
New Year’s Day is the New Year in ancient China, but we The New Year’s Day is not the ancient New Year’s Day, but the New Year’s Day of the Gregorian calendar established during the Republic of China, that is, the first day of the Gregorian calendar every year.Because it has not been introduced to China for a long time, and it is not as popular as the Spring Festival, so Chinese New Year’s Day has no unique customs.
Introduction to New Year’s Day
New Year’s Day, a Chinese holiday, commonly known as "New Year" in most countries in the world, is the first day of the year.The word "New Year’s Day" first appeared in the Book of Jin.In ancient China, the first month of the twelfth lunar month and October was the New Year’s Day, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar, and it was extended.The Republic of China started on January 1 of the Gregorian calendar, and it was clarified when the People’s Republic of China was founded in 1949.At the same time, it was determined that January 1 of the lunar calendar was the "Spring Festival".Therefore, New Year’s Day is also called "New Year" and "Gregorian Year" in China ( Correspondingly, the Spring Festival is called "Old Calendar Year", "Lunar Calendar Year", etc.).
Folk activities on New Year’s Day
China:Jin Dynasty poet Xin Lan once wrote "Yuanzheng" poem:"Yuanzheng Qiling Festival, Jiaqing Zhaozi., Xiao Datong Yuexi." Describes the New Year’s Day celebration.New Year’s Day in modern China, according to the Chinese government’s listing of it as a legal holiday, has become a national holiday for the people of the country.After a day off, it is often adjusted to two weekends before or after the current day, usually for three consecutive days.The celebration of New Year’s Day in modern China is far less important than the Spring Festival.General agencies and enterprises will hold year-end collective celebrations, but there are few non-governmental activities.
Germany:During the New Year’s Day in Germany, every household will put up a fir tree and a horizontal tree, and the leaves are full of silk flowers, which means that the flowers are blooming and spring is full of people.They climbed onto their chairs just before the New Year’s Eve at midnight on New Year’s Eve.When the bell rang, they jumped off the chairs and threw a heavy object behind the chairs to show that they had thrown away the disaster and jumped into the New Year.In the countryside of Germany, there is also a New Year’s custom of "tree climbing competition" to show step by step.
France:The New Year’s Eve is celebrated with wine, and people start binge drinking from New Year’s Eve until January 3rd.The French believe that the weather on New Year’s Day heralds a new year.In the early morning of New Year’s Day, they went to the streets to see the direction of the wind to make divination:if the south wind blows, the weather will be good and the year will be peaceful and hot; if the west wind blows, there will be a harvest year of fishing and milking; if the east wind blows, the fruit will be high; The wind is the year of poor harvest.
Italy:New Year’s Eve in Italy is a carnival night, as night begins to fall and thousands of people flock to the streets, lighting firecrackers and fireworks, and even firing live ammunition.Men and women dance until midnight.Every household packs up old things, smashes some breakable things in the house, and throws old pots, bottles and jars out of the door to show that they will get rid of bad luck and troubles.This is their traditional way of saying goodbye to the old year and welcoming the new year.
Switzerland:The Swiss have the habit of exercising on New Year’s Day.Some of them go to the mountains in groups, stand on the top of the mountain facing the ice and snow, and sing loudly about the good life; Skiing on the slopes seems to be looking for a path to happiness; some hold stilt-riding competitions, where men, women and children of all ages join together to wish each other good health.They welcome the new year with fitness.
Romania:On New Year’s Eve, people erected tall Christmas trees and staged in the square.The citizens sang and danced while burning fireworks.Rural people pull wooden plows decorated with various colorful flowers to celebrate the New Year.
Bulgaria:Whoever sneezes during the New Year’s Day meal will bring happiness to the whole family.The owner of the family promises him the first sheep, cow or foal to wish him happiness for the whole family.
Greece:On New Year’s Day, every family will make a big cake with a silver coin in it.The host cuts the cake into several pieces and distributes it to family members or visiting relatives and friends.Whoever eats the cake with the silver coins becomes the luckiest person in the New Year, and everyone congratulates him.
Spain:On New Year’s Eve in Spain, all family members get together to celebrate with music and games.When midnight came, and the bell at twelve o’clock started to strike the first time, everyone was scrambling to eat grapes.If you can eat 12 by the bell, it means that every month of the new year will be all good.
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