The real origin and history of the Spring Festival
The festival of the Spring Festival has appeared as early as the ancient times, and it evolved from ancient sacrifices.However, the Spring Festival we are celebrating now was regulated by the government of the Republic of China.In order to distinguish the Lunar New Year from the Gregorian New Year, the government of the Republic of China decided that the first month of the lunar calendar must be the Lunar New Year, that is, the Spring Festival.
Origin of the name of the Spring Festival
After the Revolution of 1911, the Gregorian calendar (a type of solar calendar, also known as the Gregorian calendar) was gradually used.Later, in order to distinguish the two New Years from the Chinese calendar and the Gregorian calendar, since the first day of the first month of the summer calendar is just before and after the "Li Chun" solar term, one of the twenty-four specific seasons that represent seasonal changes in the Ganzhi calendar, the first day of the first month of the first month of the Chinese calendar (lunar calendar) was used.It was renamed "Spring Festival", and the 1st month of the Gregorian calendar was renamed "New Year’s Day".In July 1913 (the second year of the Republic of China), Yuan Shikai approved the first day of the first lunar month as the Spring Festival, and agreed that the Spring Festival would be a regular holiday, which began to be implemented in 1914.Since then, the beginning of the Lunar New Year has been changed from the previous "New Year" to "Spring Festival".
Origin of the Spring Festival Festival
The Spring Festival has a long history, which evolved from the prayers for the first year of the year in ancient times.All things originate from the sky, and humans originate from their ancestors.Praying for the New Year, offering sacrifices, and respecting the ancestors of the heavens and the ancestors, it is also to repay the origin and reverse the beginning.The origin of the Spring Festival contains profound cultural connotations, and it carries a rich historical and cultural heritage in its inheritance and development.During the Spring Festival, various activities to celebrate the Spring Festival are held all over the country, with strong regional characteristics and a lively and festive atmosphere.Colorful, embodies the essence of traditional Chinese culture.
Legends about the Spring Festival
There is a legend about the origin of the Spring Festival.In ancient China, there was a monster called "Nian", which had long tentacles on its head and was extremely ferocious."Nian" lives deep in the seabed for many years, and only climbs ashore every New Year’s Eve, devouring livestock and harming people’s lives.Therefore, every New Year’s Eve, people in villages and villages help the old and the young to flee to the deep mountains to avoid the damage of the "Nian" beast.Later, on New Year’s Eve, an old man came from outside the village to beg and told people how to drive away the "Nian" beast.It turned out that Nian was most afraid of red, fire and explosions.From then on, every New Year’s Eve, every family posted red couplets and set off firecrackers; Early in the morning of the first day of the new year, I also have to go to my relatives and friends to say hello.This custom spreads more and more widely, and it has become the most solemn traditional festival among Chinese folk.
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