Introduction to the origin and customs of New Year's Day 30 words

New Year's Day means 1 day in the Gregorian calendar, yuan means "start" and Dan means "day". It's the first day together.

There is also a touching legend about New Year's Day. In more than 4,000 years of ancient times, Yao did not pass on the position of tribal leader to his son, but to Shun, who had both ability and political integrity. Shun also passed the throne to Yu, who was deeply loved by the people. Yu always thought of the people. Later, people named the day when Shun offered sacrifices to Heaven and Earth and Yao as "New Year's Day", which is the origin of New Year's Day.

First, clean the dust.

The custom of sweeping dust was very popular in Yao and Shun dynasties, because dust and Chen are homophonic, and the New Year is a festival to welcome new weather. Therefore, sweeping dust means "getting rid of the old and not being new", which means sweeping away all unlucky things and making yourself full of good luck in the new year. Therefore, on the night before the New Year, almost every household has to clean the environment, clean all kinds of electrical appliances, remove and clean bedding curtains and so on.

Second, shou sui

The custom of observing the old age has a long history, which was first recorded in the Local Records of the Western Jin Dynasty, that is, on New Year's Eve, all parties gave gifts to each other, which was called "giving back the old age"; 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". Since the Han Dynasty, the time for the alternation of the old and new years is generally at midnight.

Third, New Year greetings.

The meaning of New Year's greetings is very simple, that is, to go to relatives and friends' homes and send gifts and greetings. This custom was not invented in modern times, but was one of the most popular customs in Song Dynasty.

However, at that time, only royalty and nobles would do so. They have a lot of manners. They will make special greeting cards, called "name stickers". The making method is not simple. Different positions and levels have different fancy styles, but in any case, they will eventually bring some gifts and visit their homes.

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Wonderful customs around the world to welcome the New Year.

1. In Britain, the day before New Year's Day, every household should have wine in the bottle and meat in the cupboard. The British believe that if there is no wine and meat left over, they will be poor in the coming year. In addition, the custom of "digging wells" in the New Year is also very popular in Britain. People strive to be the first person to draw water, thinking that the first person to draw water is a happy person, and the water obtained from it is auspicious.

After the New Year bell rings, British families will open the back door of the house to let out the "old year" and then open the front door to welcome the "new year".

2. In Scotland, on New Year's Eve, people like to listen to songs written according to Burns' poems, while lighting asphalt buckets and let them roll in the street to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.

The welcome activities of Edinburgh people in England are much more enthusiastic. Dressed as pirates, they marched in the street with torches in their hands, welcoming the New Year in a prosperous flame.

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