Legend of the Spring Festival (English+Chinese translation)

Chinese

Legendary lucky money for the Spring Festival

It is said that in ancient times there was a small demon named Chong, who came out to harm children every New Year's Eve. As long as he touches the sleeping child's forehead three times with his pale hands, the child will have a high fever and talk nonsense; After a few days, the high fever subsided, and the clever child became delirious and dull!

People are afraid that "adoration" will hurt their children, so on this day, they sit up all night with lights on to protect their children. Later, a family named Guan was old. In order to protect this hard-won child, they forced the child to play on this night, wrapping eight copper coins in red paper, and the child unpacked and wrapped them until he went to sleep.

But the couple dare not sleep and stay with their children. In the middle of the night, the wind suddenly blew, and "Chong-sui" came again. When it proudly prepared to touch the child's forehead with its hand, a light suddenly burst out of the pillow, and "Chong-sui" was scared out of her wits and fled in panic.

Later, the couple told everyone about the "red paper wrapped in copper coins", and every household took this method to prevent "special" every year, and the children were never hurt again.

It is said that these eight copper coins were changed by the Eight Immortals, secretly protecting children's safety. The custom of "pressing the special" in red envelopes has also spread to this day. Because "old" and "special" are homophonic, "pressing the special" has naturally developed into "pressing the old".

English translation

new year's money in the legend of the spring festival

legend has it that in ancient times, there was a kind of black-handed and white-handed demon called "Xuan", which came out every night on the 3th of the New Year to harm children. As long as he touched the sleeping child's forehead three times with his pale hands, the child would have a high fever and speak loud words; when the fever went away a few days later, the original bright child would become unconscious and dull!

People are afraid of hurting their children by "sneaking". On this day, they stay up all night and "guard sneaking" to protect their children. Later, a family with a family name came to have children. In order to protect the hard-won children, they forced them to play this night, wrapping eight copper coins in red paper. The children took apart and wrapped them until they fell asleep.

But the couple dare not sleep and stay wi th their children. In the middle of the night, when the wind burst, the "Yin" came again. When it was proudly ready to touch the child's forehead with its hands, a bright light burst out on the pillow. The "Yin" was frightened and fled in panic. Later, the couple told everyone about "copper money wrapped in red paper".?

Every household followed this method every year to prevent "hidden", and the children were never hurt again.

It is said that the eight copper coins were changed by the Eight Immortals, secretly protecting the children's safety. The custom of "pressing the hidden" in red envelopes has also been passed down to this day. Because of the Harmony of "age" and "hidden", the development of "pressing the hidden" is now naturally called "pressing the old".

Extended information

1. Spring Festival, one of the four traditional festivals in China, is the traditional Lunar New Year. The Spring Festival is commonly known as the "Festival of the Year". Its traditional names are New Year, New Year, Tianla and New Year, and it is also called "Celebrating the New Year" and "Chinese New Year" verbally.

2. China people have celebrated the Spring Festival for at least 4, years. In the folk, the Spring Festival in the old traditional sense refers to the sacrificial stove from La Worship in the twelfth lunar month or on the 23rd or 24th of the twelfth lunar month until the 19th of the first month. In modern times, people set the Spring Festival on the first day of the first lunar month, but generally it doesn't end until the 15th day of the first lunar month (Shangyuan Festival).

3. During the Spring Festival, Han people and some ethnic minorities in China will hold various celebrations. These activities are mainly about worshipping the gods, paying homage to ancestors, getting rid of the old and spreading the new, welcoming the new year, and praying for a good harvest. The forms are rich and colorful, with strong national characteristics. Influenced by Chinese culture, some countries and nations belonging to the Chinese character cultural circle also have the custom of celebrating the Spring Festival. The Spring Festival is a happy and peaceful festival, and it is also a day for family reunion.

4. During the Spring Festival, people try their best to go home and reunite with their relatives. During this festival, relatives and friends visit to pay New Year greetings and express their feelings for relatives and friends and their good wishes for the new year.

5. Spring Festival is the most solemn traditional festival of the Chinese nation, and it is also an important carrier for China people to release their emotions and satisfy their psychological demands. It is also the annual carnival and eternal spiritual pillar of the Chinese nation. Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival are also called the four traditional festivals in China.

6. The folk custom of "Spring Festival" was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Spring Festival (one of the four traditional festivals in China)