The first day of the first lunar month is the Spring Festival every year. During the Spring Festival, people have the custom of setting off firecrackers, stick grilles, sticking door gods and putting up red couplets. This is because a long time ago, there was a monster called Nian, whose tentacles were very long and fierce. Nian lived on the seabed for many years and climbed ashore on New Year's Eve every year. People are frightened by eating livestock and hurting people's lives.

On New Year's Day, people tried to escape, and an old beggar came from outside the village. He insisted on living in an old woman's house. After a while, Nian came, and people advised him to hurry up the mountain to avoid Nian beast. He didn't agree, so he had to let people go to the mountains by themselves.

In the middle of the night, Nian beast broke into the village. When he was near the door, there was a sudden explosion in the yard. It turns out that Nian is most afraid of red, fire and explosion. At this time, my mother-in-law's door was wide open, and I saw an old man in a red robe laughing in the hospital. "Nian" was frightened to disgrace and fled in confusion.

People all know the way to get rid of Nian beast. Every year on New Year's Eve, every household sticks red couplets and sets off firecrackers. Every household is brightly lit all night, and the whole family gets together for the New Year, which finally forms the most solemn traditional festival in China.

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Introduction to China Story Picture Book: Legend in 2008 (color picture and phonetic version): 0-3 years old is the best time for children to form good living habits, personality and sociality. Parents should adopt positive education and situational education in daily life to help children develop good living habits, personality and sociality. For example, tell some stories that can positively guide children to develop good habits, so that children can know what decent behavior is from an early age. After long-term active and interesting guidance, the baby will naturally develop good habits and good personality! The first month of the lunar calendar (65438+ 10 month) is the beginning of a year. In most cases, it is beginning of spring on the first or middle day of the first month (a small part of beginning of spring is in the late twelfth month), and now it is named Spring Festival; The final determination of the specific time of the festival is believed to be related to the minimum impact on agricultural work at this time. The last day of the lunar year (30th and 29th of the lunar month) is called "New Year's Eve". On New Year's Eve, the whole family get together for dinner (the last meal of the Lunar New Year). After dinner, there are customs of staying up late and giving lucky money, which means keeping the first day of the next year from the last day of the lunar new year. Therefore, this festival is also called China New Year. Tips: Two covers are shipped randomly.

Third, celebrate the origin of the Spring Festival.

The custom of observing age has a long history. The earliest records can be found in the local customs of the Western Jin Dynasty: on New Year's Eve, all parties give gifts to each other, which is called "feeding the elderly"; Wine and food are invited, which is called "not old"; Young and old get together to drink and wish a complete song called "age division"; Everyone stays up all night, waiting for dawn. This is the so-called "shou sui".

On New Year's Eve, the whole family get together, eat New Year's Eve, light candles or oil lamps, sit around the stove and chat, wait for the time to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new year, and keep vigil all night, which symbolizes driving away all evil diseases and epidemics and expecting good luck in the new year.

This custom gradually became popular. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, wrote a poem "Shou Sui": "Cold words and winter snow, warm with spring breeze". To this day, people are used to celebrating the New Year's Eve.

(3) The story about the origin of the Spring Festival in the picture book, the legend of the Year of the Animal, and the ppt version to expand reading.

Keeping old age on New Year's Eve is the most important custom, which was recorded in Wei and Jin Dynasties. On New Year's Eve, the Chinese nation still attaches great importance to staying up late with family members, getting together for drinking and sharing family happiness, which is an annual custom.

After the first cock crow, the new year began. Men, women and children wear holiday clothes. First, they celebrate the New Year's birthday for their elders. Then they visit their relatives and friends and congratulate each other. At this time, the land of China is shining everywhere. From the first day to the fifteenth day, people have been immersed in a festive atmosphere of joy, peace and civilization.

The origin of celebrating the Spring Festival

Celebrate the origin of the Spring Festival;

On New Year's Eve, people stay up all night, playing cards, chatting, setting off firecrackers and wrapping jiaozi ... The custom of observing the age began in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and Geng Shouwu and Xu Du in the Liang Dynasty wrote poems about observing the age. "One night for two years, five hours for two years." In ancient times, observing the age was also called "wasting light". People light candles or oil lamps to keep vigil all night, which symbolizes driving away all evil diseases and epidemics and looking forward to good luck in the new year. This custom has been handed down from generation to generation.

The origin of New Year greetings during the Spring Festival:

Legend has it that in ancient times there was a monster with a unicorn on his head and a mouth like a blood basin. People call it the year. On the thirtieth night of the twelfth lunar month, it jumped out of the mountain and preyed on people. People have to prepare some meat and put it outside the door, then close the door and hide at home. It was not until the first morning that Nian had eaten enough and left that people opened the door to congratulate each other on not being eaten by Nian. So the wind of New Year's greetings spread.

The legend of five years old is simple.

The jade emperor's little daughter is virtuous and kind, and sympathizes with the poor in the world. She has a crush on a poor young man who cooks for others. The Jade Emperor was very angry when he learned that, so he put his little daughter on the ground and suffered with the poor young man.

The Queen Mother sympathized with her daughter and interceded for her. The Jade Emperor reluctantly gave the poor boy a "kitchen god's position". The poor boy became the "kitchen god" of every household, and the jade emperor's little daughter naturally became the "grandmother of the kitchen god".

Grandma Chef knows the hardships of the people, and often brings back some food, drink, clothes and necessities from the sky in the name of going back to her parents' home to visit relatives, and distributes them to the poor people.

The Jade Emperor disliked the poor son-in-law and little daughter very much. He was very angry when he heard that the little daughter had brought something back from the sky. He stipulated that they were not allowed to return to the Heavenly Palace until the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, and were not allowed to return to heaven at the rest of the year.

The next year, the Spring Festival is coming, but the poor are still short of this and that, and some can't even lift the lid. Grandma Wang sees it in her eyes and hurts in her heart. The 23rd of the twelfth lunar month is coming, and she is going to go back to her parents' house to get something to eat for the poor.

However, there are no stars in my house. What if there is no dry food on the road? The people know, you and I made some noodles together, branded two cakes, and took them to grandma Kitchen God on the way.

Grandma Chef returned to heaven and told the Jade Emperor about human sufferings. But the Jade Emperor was not only unsympathetic, but also suspected that his daughter had brought back evil spirits and asked her to go back that night.

Grandma Chef was so angry that she had to leave at once. On second thought, no, how can I tell the people when I go back empty-handed? Besides, it's not cheap for a cruel father.

At this time, it happened that the Queen Mother also came to accompany her, so she said, "I'm not leaving. I will take my broom home tomorrow and sweep away poverty. "

On the 24th, Grandma Kitchen God was tying a broom, and the Jade Emperor came to urge her to go back quickly. She said, "What's the hurry? It's almost Spring Festival. There is no tofu at home. I'm going to turn tofu tomorrow. "

On the 25th, Grandma Kitchen God was cutting tofu, and the Jade Emperor came to urge her to hurry back. She said, "What's the hurry? I have to cut the meat tomorrow! "

On the 26th day, Grandma Kitchen God had just finished cutting the meat, and the Jade Emperor urged her to hurry back. She said, "What's the hurry? My family is too poor to afford a chicken. I will kill the chicken tomorrow! "

On the 27th, Grandma Kitchen God was killing chickens, and the Jade Emperor came to urge her to hurry back. She said, "What's the hurry? Bring some dry food on the road, and I will send flour steamed bread tomorrow! " "

On 28th, Grandma Kitchen God was steaming steamed bread, and the Jade Emperor came to urge her to hurry back. She said, "What's the hurry? I want to have a wedding reception in the New Year and drink tomorrow! "

On the 29th, Grandma Kitchen God just came back from drinking wine, and the Jade Emperor came to urge her to hurry back. She said, "What's the hurry? We can't even eat jiaozi all the year round, and we have to pack jiaozi tomorrow! "

On the 30th, Grandma Chef is wrapping jiaozi. The jade emperor was furious and asked her to go back today. Grandma Kitchen God prepared almost everything, so she didn't say much, but she couldn't bear to leave the Heavenly Palace until dark. That night, every household didn't sleep, waiting for Grandma Cook to come back.

When people saw Grandma Cook coming back and brought back many good things for the New Year, they all lit incense, paper yards and firecrackers to welcome Grandma Cook. At this time, it is the fifth watch of the New Year's Eve.

In memory of Grandma Cook, people will never forget her kindness. Every year, on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, people will offer sacrifices to the stove and stay up for 30 nights, which is called "Shounian".

Others call it "forbearance for a hundred years". This is waiting for the virtuous and kind grandma Chef Wang to come back from heaven. This custom has been passed down to this day.

(5) The story of the picture book about the origin of the Spring Festival and the legend of the Year of the Animal ppt extended reading:

The last day of the Lunar New Year is "all the poor months", so it is also called "New Year's Eve". For people, this day is an important day to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new.

Sacrificing ancestors is the first important event on New Year's Eve. In many parts of our country, on this day, people will put rich meals and lit incense sticks at home, and parents will lead their children to worship.

In some rural areas in the north, paper money is burned at home. "No matter how you worship your ancestors, the most important purpose is to educate future generations to remember filial piety and never forget your ancestors."

It is also an important custom for the whole family to have a reunion dinner on New Year's Eve. As the most important traditional festival in China, the Spring Festival is a good opportunity for family reunion, especially as many people are getting busier and busier at work.

Therefore, it is particularly important for children who are far away from home to have a reunion dinner with their parents on New Year's Eve.

The reunion dinner on New Year's Eve is also called New Year's Eve. According to Zonggu's records of Jingchu times, there was a custom of eating New Year's Eve dinner at least in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. In the past, families worked together and cooked a big dinner at home.

Now, in order to save trouble, some families directly put the location of the New Year's Eve dinner in the hotel. No matter where you eat, the theme of reunion will not change.

In our country, there is also the custom of keeping watch on New Year's Eve. Watching the new year begins with eating New Year's Eve dinner. This New Year's Eve dinner should be eaten slowly, starting with lighting lanterns, and some families have to eat it until late at night.

The custom of observing the old age not only includes the feeling of farewell and nostalgia for the fleeting time, but also expresses the good hope for the coming New Year.

Su Shi, a great writer in ancient China, wrote a famous sentence "Shousui": "There will be no year next year, and I am worried about waste; Do your best tonight, and the teenager can boast! " This shows the positive significance of keeping New Year's Eve.

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The origin of the Spring Festival, the story of Nian beast.

1, Spring Festival refers to the traditional Chinese New Year in the cultural circle of Chinese characters. Traditional names are New Year, New Year and New Year, but they are also verbally called New Year, Celebrating New Year and China New Year. In ancient times, the Spring Festival refers to the beginning of spring in the solar terms and is also regarded as the beginning of a year. Later, it was changed to the first day of the first lunar month as the New Year.

It won't end until at least the fifteenth day of the first month (Shangyuan Festival). The Spring Festival, commonly known as the "New Year Festival", is the most solemn traditional festival of the Chinese nation. Before Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Spring Festival dates of different dynasties were different. Since the first year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the first month of the summer calendar (lunar calendar) has been the beginning of a year, and the date of the Spring Festival has been fixed and has continued to this day.

19 1 1 After the Revolution of 1911, the Gregorian calendar was used to calculate the year, so it was called "New Year's Day" on the Gregorian calendar 1 and "Spring Festival" on the first day of the first lunar month.

2. According to legend, there was a monster named Nian in ancient China, with long tentacles and a ferocious face. Nian lived on the seabed for many years, and climbed ashore every New Year's Eve, eating livestock and hurting people's lives. Therefore, every New Year's Eve, people in the village fled to the deep mountains to avoid the harm of the "Nian" beast.

On New Year's Eve this year, people in Taohua Village were taking refuge in the mountains when an old beggar came from outside the village. He was leaning on crutches, carrying a bag on his arm, with elegant silver whiskers and staring at Matthew. Some villagers sealed windows and locked doors, some packed their bags, some herded cattle and drove sheep, and people shouted boo everywhere, which was a scene of panic. At this time, who still has the mind to take care of this begging old man?

Only an old woman in the village east gave the old man some food and suggested that he go up the mountain quickly to avoid the "Nian" beast. The old man smiled and said, "If my mother-in-law lets me stay at home for one night, I will definitely drive the Nian beast away.

The old woman looked at him carefully in surprise and found that he was handsome, energetic and different. But she continued to persuade and begged the old man to laugh without saying a word. My mother-in-law had no choice but to leave home and take refuge in the mountains.

At midnight, Nian beast broke into the village. It found that the atmosphere in the village was different from previous years: the old woman at the east end of the village had red paper on her door and the room was brightly lit. The beast Nian trembled and let out a long whistle. Nian stared at her mother-in-law's house for a while, then screamed and rushed over. As we approached the door, there was a sudden explosion in the yard. Nian trembled and dared not go any further.

It turns out that Nian was most afraid of red, fire and explosion. At this time, my mother-in-law's door was wide open, and I saw an old man in a red robe laughing in the hospital. "Nian" was frightened to disgrace and fled in confusion.

The next day was the first day of the first month, and the people who came back from refuge were very surprised to see that the village was safe and sound. At this time, the old woman suddenly realized and quickly told the villagers the promise of begging for the elderly. Villagers flocked to the old woman's house, only to find red paper on her mother-in-law's door, a pile of unburned bamboo still exploding in the yard, and several red candles still glowing in the house.

In order to celebrate the auspicious arrival, ecstatic villagers put on new clothes and hats one after another and went to their relatives and friends' homes to congratulate and say hello. The story soon spread in the surrounding villages, and people knew the way to drive away the "Nian" beast.

Since then, every year on New Year's Eve, every family has posted red couplets and set off firecrackers. Every household has a bright candlelight, so it is better to wait for the New Year. In the early morning of the first day, I want to say hello to my relatives and friends. This custom has spread more and more widely, and has become the most solemn traditional festival among the people in China.

(6) The story of the picture book about the origin of the Spring Festival and the legend of the Year of the Animal ppt extended reading:

The customs of the Spring Festival

1, Happy New Year

When paying New Year greetings during the Spring Festival, the younger generation should first pay New Year greetings to their elders and wish them health and longevity. The elders can distribute the lucky money prepared in advance to the younger generation. It is said that lucky money can kill evil spirits, because "old" and "special" are homophonic, and the younger generation can spend a year safely with lucky money. There are two kinds of lucky money, one is to put colored rope in the shape of Jackie Chan at the foot of the bed, which was recorded in Yanjing.

The other is the most common, that is, parents wrap the money distributed to their children in red paper. Lucky money can be given in public after the younger generation pays New Year's greetings, or it can be secretly put under the child's pillow by parents when the child falls asleep on New Year's Eve. It is still very popular for elders to give lucky money to younger generations.

2. Post Spring Festival couplets

Spring Festival couplets are also called door couplets, spring stickers, couplets, couplets and peach symbols. They depict the background of the times and express good wishes with neat, dual, concise and delicate words, which are unique literary forms in China.

Every Spring Festival, no matter in urban or rural areas, every household should choose a pair of red Spring Festival couplets and stick them on the door to add festive atmosphere to the festival. This custom began in the Song Dynasty and was popular in the Ming Dynasty. By the Qing Dynasty, the ideological and artistic quality of Spring Festival couplets had been greatly improved. Liang Zhangju's monograph Poetry of Spring Festival couplets discusses the origin of couplets and the characteristics of various works.

There are many kinds of Spring Festival couplets, which can be divided into door heart, frame pair, cross string, spring strip and bucket square according to the place of use. The "door core" is attached to the center of the upper end of the door panel; The "door frame pair" is attached to the left and right door frames; "Cross-dressing" is posted on the crossbar of the door; "Spring strips" are posted in corresponding places according to different contents; "Dou Jin", also known as "door leaf", is a square diamond, often attached to furniture and screen walls.