On this day, people get together, change their door gods and stick Spring Festival couplets ... As early as the end of the Zhou and Qin Dynasties, a ceremony of "food stalls" was held in the palace to beat drums to drive away the ghosts of the plague. Meng Chang, the master of Shu in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, wrote two auspicious words on the mahogany: "Spring Festival, Changchun Celebration", which was the earliest Spring Festival couplets. Now every family has to eat a big New Year's Eve dinner, and of course, there is "Shounian". People in Taiwan Province Province put empty bowls and chopsticks on the table when they surround the stove on New Year's Eve to express their good wishes for family reunion and reunification of the motherland. Watching new year's eve dinner has two meanings: in the old people's eyes, it means to bid farewell to the old year and cherish the time; In the eyes of young people, it is a blessing for parents to prolong life. After midnight on New Year's Eve, it is the first day of the Spring Festival. There is an ancient poem that says, "firecrackers are one year old, and spring breeze warms Tu Su". Firecrackers are a sign of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new, and a manifestation of joy. According to legend, setting off firecrackers is a custom to drive away the New Year monsters and pray for a happy and peaceful New Year.
In today's view, it contains the simple thoughts of the ancients and only hopes to live safely. The Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival of the Chinese nation. It has continued since the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (BC 140). During the Spring Festival, friends and relatives pay New Year greetings to each other. In fact, children are the happiest and always receive red envelopes. Speaking of lucky money, the word "old" is the same as "precious", which is a taboo. With the emotional appeal of the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival is coming soon. The fifteenth day of the first month is called Shangyuan in ancient times, and Yuanxiao is Shangyuan night, which means the first full moon night this year. Celebrating with lanterns originated in the Tang Dynasty and is the custom of Buddhists returning from the West. The seasonal food of Lantern Festival is glutinous rice balls, which have different flavors in different places, but they are consistent as a symbol of reunion.
There is a folk saying that "eating glutinous rice balls is a good reunion". Now, coming out of the busy work, study and life, and enjoying the classical festivals spread for thousands of years with my family, the deep affection has surpassed the internet that has caught the world, flooded the reinforced concrete in the city, and once again awakened the feelings that gradually faded in people's hearts. Perhaps this is a special reminder from China people to the traditional culture of China. Think about ancient people. Although some feudal superstitions are funny today, they are not only bound by the chains of feudal rule, but also ignorant and chaotic. They are too eager for a better life, but they have never learned the right way.
We are on the road, and we have the beauty we long for in our hearts. The Spring Festival and Lantern Festival are the festivals when we tell our true feelings. Facing the upsurge of globalization, western festivals seem to attract our attention more easily. We should respect foreign cultures, but we must never forget that it is the unshirkable responsibility of every Chinese son and daughter to inherit and carry forward Chinese culture.