Celebrate the New Year in peace and auspiciousness
Today (February 8, 2024) is the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, and tomorrow is the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, which is the Chinese New Year's Eve. Chinese New Year's Eve, also known as Chinese New Year's Eve, Chinese New Year's Eve, etc., is not the day of the 30th day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, but refers to the day as night, excluding daytime. It means that this night is the meaning of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new. The last day of the lunar month of each year is called "year division", that is, the old year ends on this day, and the old year changes to the new year. It is a big day for the family to be happy, say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, and worship the ancestors.
The day before the Lunar New Year has been given meaning, and there are many records since the Eastern Han Dynasty. The twelfth month of the lunar calendar is called the wax moon, and the Chinese New Year's Eve of the lunar month is also called "wax Chinese New Year's Eve" or "wax removal". The word "except" is not interpreted as "remove" (epidemic), it should be interpreted as "easy", and Shen Kuo's "Mengxi Writings" in the Northern Song Dynasty admonished: "In addition to worshipping official positions, it is said to be 'removing his old nationality', otherwise it is also." "In addition" is still "easy", and the new is easy to say "except" in the old and new, such as the turn of the old and new years is called "year division". "Yi" "Eliminate the weapon, don't be safe". With the new easy disadvantages, so be prepared also. 'Order' is the one who divides, from the bottom up, and it is easier to meaning. ”
The great poet Lu You of the Southern Song Dynasty has a poem:
New Year's Eve (Song Land Tour).
There are several rafters in the wild water maple forest house, and there is no fire in the cold furnace and no felt.
The remnant lights are sad and lonely, and the little snow is sending the old year.
The pepper wine is pouring out the plague, and the blue-robed captives are dancing and staggering.
From now on, I will provide only spring camelina, and don't envy the foolish public day.
In addition to historical records, there are also folk tales about Chinese New Year's Eve in Chinese folklore. In ancient times, there was a monster named "Xi", which disturbed the village on the thirtieth day of the lunar month every year. After the peasants asked the king of the stove, they went to heaven to ask to see the Jade Emperor, and the Jade Emperor sent "Nian" to exorcise the demons. The disadvantage of "Xi" is that it is afraid of red and loud sounds, while "Nian" uses red silk to deal with "Xi". Later, people also defeated the night together with the crackling sound of the red-hot bamboo pole, so that day is also called "Chinese New Year's Eve". The first day of the first lunar month is to commemorate the deeds of "Nian" defeating "Xi", so the first day of the first lunar month is also "Nian" (also known as "Spring Festival").
Take a look at the agricultural proverbs left by our ancestorsThe precious agricultural proverbs left by the ancestors are the crystallization of the experience of the ancestors' labor practice, which is formed through long-term observation and summary, and everyone focuses on reference.
1. The Chinese New Year's Eve is sunny, and the piglets will be in the coming year.
The proverb says: "The Chinese New Year's Eve is fine, and the piglets will be in the coming year". It means that if on the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the sunny day is mainly sunny and the sky is clear, then there is no problem in raising pigs next year, which indicates that the livestock will be healthy and healthy in the coming year, and raising pigs is quite good!
2. It snows on Chinese New Year's Eve, and it is lacking all year round.
The agricultural proverb left by the ancestors said: "If it snows on Chinese New Year's Eve, there will be a shortage of the whole year." It seems that I don't want snow to fall on Chinese New Year's Eve, this night is to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, people are busy, it is the time to eat Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, worship ancestors, worship the gods and the lower realm, if there is snowfall affects everyone's Chinese New Year's Eve activities. As the proverb goes, if snow falls on Chinese New Year's Eve, it often indicates that the coming year will not be smooth and the harvest will be abundant.
Through the ** weather forecast, most parts of the country on Chinese New Year's Eve and Spring Festival this year are mainly sunny.
Finally, I wish you all the best in the Year of the Dragon.