The lunar calendar is formulated according to the moon's orbit around the earth, the moon every time it goes around the sun and the earth, the time between the sun and the earth is twenty-nine and a half days, half a day can not be counted as a day, can only be accumulated to the next month, so the lunar calendar has a big month and a small month, the small month is twenty-nine days, the big month is thirty days, the last day of each month is the obscure day, obscurity also has the meaning of obscurity and obscurity.
The obscurity of the first month is the first obscurity, and the obscurity of the wax moon is the last obscurity.
The last month of the year is the wax month, which is also the obscure month;
The last day of the year is the obscure day;
The moon does not shine, it can only emit sunlight, the moon can not be seen at night on the day of the obscurity, there is no moon that is darkness, people think that the obscurity is a symbol of obscurity, and this day is also a gathering place of darkness and obscurity, so the obscure day also has the meaning of darkness.
Evening: for night, evening;
Remove: remove, remove;
祟: originally referred to ghosts or ghosts harming people (superstition);
The Chinese New Year's Eve, that is, the eve of the year, the last dark night of the year.
So Chinese New Year's Eve is to remove the darkness of the night on the last day of the last month of the lunar year;
New Year's Resolution: Also known as Pressing Spirit, a Chinese New Year's custom, meaning to ward off evil spirits and drive away ghosts, and bless peace.
Shou Sui: also known as Shou New Year's fire, according to the New Year, etc. On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, folk activities are mainly manifested in lighting and keeping the New Year's fire, that is, all houses are lit with candles and candles, and the family gathers to welcome the New Year. Chinese New Year's Eve is lit all night long, which is called "illumination", and it is said that after such a year, the wealth of the family will be enriched in the following year. The night of modern Chinese New Year's Eve is brightly lit and the bonfire is not extinguished, illuminating the darkness of the night of Chinese New Year's Eve with the light of the lights.
Firecrackers: It is a traditional Chinese folk custom with a history of more than 2,000 years. Legend has it that it was to drive away a monster called "Nian". When midnight is crossed, the New Year's bell rings, and the sound of firecrackers reverberates in the sky over the entire land of China. It means that the sky is prosperous and prosperous. It entrusts the Chinese working people with a kind of good wishes to welcome auspiciousness and blessings.
Just like Wang Anshi's "Yuan Ri":
In the sound of firecrackers, the spring breeze sends warmth into Tusu.
Thousands of households always replace the new peach with the old one.
Light is also a force that dispels darkness, and fire is a symbol of light.
Guarding, pressing the New Year, and setting off firecrackers are all to drive away the evil, that is, to drive away the night, to drive away the last dark night in the old year, and to drive away all the bad luck.
Therefore, the night of Chinese New Year's Eve is brightly lit, the bonfire is not extinguished, and fireworks are set off, which is to illuminate the darkness of the night of Chinese New Year's Eve with the light of the lamp, that is, to expel the obscurity with lights.
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