What is the origin of the Chinese New Year to help

The Spring Festival originated in the Kai period of the Yin Shang dynasty in China.

According to historical records, there are many theories about the origin of the Spring Festival, and it is said that the "Spring Festival" originated from the ancestor worship activities (wax sacrifice) at the beginning and end of the year during the Yin Shang period in China.

In the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, there was an annual custom of celebrating the harvest and sacrificing ancestors at the turn of the old and new years, which can be regarded as the prototype of the "year". However, the name "year" appeared later, and the name of the year began in the Zhou Dynasty. In order to show the authority of the "Son of Heaven", ancient emperors often set up their own calendars when they succeeded to the throne.

It was not until the Western Han Dynasty that it was officially fixed, and it has continued to this day.

In the first year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, that is, in 104 B.C., astronomers Luo Hong and Deng Ping formulated the "Taichu Calendar", which changed the original October Ming Sui as the first year to Meng Chun as the first year, and the descendants gradually perfected the lunar calendar (that is, the lunar calendar) we use today. Since then, China has followed the Xia calendar (lunar calendar, also known as the lunar calendar) year until the end of the Qing Dynasty, which lasted for 2080 years.

The Hail Calendar of the Spring Festival: The Spring Festival, the first year of the lunar calendar, another patting Qingfan of the Spring Festival, called the New Year, is the grandest, most lively and most important ancient traditional festival in China, and it is also a festival unique to the Chinese. It is the worst manifestation of the concentration of jujube in Chinese civilization.

Since the Western Han Dynasty, the custom of the Spring Festival has continued to this day.

There is also a legend about the origin of the year. Legend has it that in ancient times, our ancestors were threatened by one of the most ferocious beasts. This beast screams"years"In winter, when there is a shortage of food in the mountains, it will break into the village and hunt people and livestock, and the people will be in fear all day.

people"years"After many years of struggle, people found that they were afraid of three things, red color, fire, and sound. So in the winter, people hung red mahogany boards on their doors, lit fires at the door, and stayed up all night, knocking and knocking. That night,"years"When I broke into the village, I saw the red and the fire in my house, and when I heard the sound of the earth-shattering, I was so frightened that I ran back to the mountains and never dared to come out again.

As the night passed, people congratulated each other, put up lanterns, drank and feasted, and celebrated the victory.

In order to commemorate this victory, every winter time in the future, every household will paste red paper couplets on the door, electric lanterns, gongs and drums, and set off firecrackers and fireworks; At night, an all-night vigil; The next day, they congratulated each other early in the morning. In this way, it is passed down from generation to generation, and it becomes"Chinese New Year"。

It's the New Year, and every family hangs it. On the Spring Festival couplets, the word Fu was pasted, and the big fish and big meat were all put on the table. The children put on new clothes, chased and played. The sound of crackling firecrackers is everywhere, adding a bit of color to this cheerful festival.

Don't think that's all there is to it, there's a legend! In ancient times, there was a mountain village where many villagers lived, and they lived in peace and contentment, and lived happily. Until one night, a monster came, this monster not only eats people, but also livestock, and its name is Nian.

After the monster left, people were worried all day long, and as long as the last night of the year, people drove their livestock, children and the elderly to the mountains to take refuge. Once an old man with a long beard came, and after smiling and asking people why they were so sad, he said, "I will stay here today to drive out the monster for you."

A well-meaning one. The old woman persuaded him to go, and he made up his mind not to go, so no matter how much he tried to persuade him, it was useless. Today was the last night of the year, and the monster came to the village as usual, when the old man with a long beard came out of the house, holding a string of lit firecrackers, and wearing a large red robe, and every house lit red candles.

The monster shuddered when it saw the words, and fled without a trace in the blink of an eye. The bearded old man stroked his beard and smiled.

The next day, people saw the bearded old man sitting on the kang unharmed. Approaching to ask why, the bearded old man told them that the monster was afraid of red and loud noises. The people listened to the old man with the beard, and the monster called Nian never came again.

Therefore, people refer to the first day of the year as the New Year.

That's where the year came from, how? This legend is interesting, isn't it?