Is New Year's Day the Year of the Dragon?Revealing traditional cultures
New Year's Day 2024 has passed, and many friends say that New Year's Day is the Year of the Dragon. Don't get me wrong, the saying that New Year's Day is the Year of the Dragon is wrong, and outsiders will say that we are uneducated. Why?
About"New Year’s Day.
New Year's Day refers to January 1 of the Gregorian calendar"Meta"It is the beginning, the meaning of the beginning, and the number of the beginning is called"Meta"；"Dan"Yes"day"，"New Year’s Day. "Namely"The days that began"meaning,"New Year’s Day. "Namely"The days that began"meaning,New Year’s Day. "It generally refers to the first day of the first month of the Gregorian calendar, which is commonly known in most countries in the world"New Year's Day"。
In Chinese history,"New Year’s Day. "The history of the term is very long, and it is mentioned in the Book of Jin"Emperor Zhuan was headed by the first month of Mengxia, in fact, the first day of the first month was the beginning of spring"。The oldest"New Year’s Day. "It actually refers to the first day of the first lunar month, but in ancient times every dynasty paired"New Year's Day"are not the same.
Before the Han Dynasty, the order of the months tended to change with the change of dynasties;It is said that the Shang Dynasty counted December as the first month of the year according to the regulations of the Xia Dynasty, while the Zhou Dynasty counted November as the first month of the year, and it was not until after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that the month arrangement of the Xia Dynasty was restored, and it has been used to this day.
The order of the months of these changes is called the first month after the change"New Year's Day"，"Positive"That's the right meaning. In his opinion, since the dynasty has changed and become the emperor and the throne has been corrected, the order of the twelve months of the year must also follow them"Positive"。
With the passage of time, during the Chinese ** period, China gradually adopted the Western Gregorian calendar. In 1949, the People's Republic of China officially announced that it would change its name to January 1 of the Gregorian calendar"New Year’s Day. ", and canceled at the same time"New Year’s Day. "Status as a traditional festival of the lunar calendar. At the same time, the status of New Year's Day as a traditional festival of the Spring Festival on the first day of the first lunar month will be cancelled.
About the Year of the Dragon. The dragon is a bizarre animal that has been deified, and legend has it that it has"Antlers, humpheads, rabbit eyes, snake necks, mirages, fish scales, eagle claws, tiger paws, bull ears"。It is a synthesis of a variety of animals, because the totems of ancient tribes are different animals, and after the unification of China, the dragon became the totem of China.
In the traditional dating method of our country, the dragon is also one of the 12 zodiac signs. The 12 zodiac signs are: Zi Chou Yin Mao Chen Si Wu Wei Shen Youxu Hai, Zi is a rat, Chou is a cow, Yin is a tiger, Mao is a rabbit, Chen is a dragon, Si is a snake, Wu is a horse, not a sheep, Shen is a monkey, you are a chicken, Xu is a dog, Hai is a pig.
The year of the stem branch is composed of the heavenly stem and the earthly branch, and the year of the earthly branch is called the year"Year of the Dragon"。There is no such statement in the Gregorian calendar, so"Year of the Dragon"Referring to the lunar year, of course.
This year, 2024, is the Year of the Dragon, and according to the ancient Chinese sexagenary branch, the dragon represents the dragon, so it is called"Year of the Dragon"。The Year of the Dragon is a traditional saying in our country, and it is only available in the lunar year of our country"Year of the Dragon"This statement. And New Year's Day is the first day of the Gregorian calendar, don't be mistaken, otherwise people abroad will say that we have no culture, the dragon is the symbol of our country, and only our country has the year of the dragon.