Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival in our country. People believe that eating some traditional diets at this time can bring good luck to themselves and their families. The Spring Festival is a special festival for the people of China, and there are many folklores in the Spring Festival, so what are the legends and stories in the Spring Festival? Interested friends, let's take a look. Legend 1: The Story of Nian Beast
In ancient times, there was a kind of monster called Nian, which was a dog with a body image. Every time it was the Lunar New Year's Eve, it came out to make trouble. Many people suffer from it, and people are very scared at this time of year! However, with the passage of time, people later discovered that Nian was afraid of the sound of firecrackers when they exploded, so every time it came out, people set off firecrackers to scare it and told it not to go down the mountain to harm people. So people can spend this time safely, and thus call this time "Chinese New Year". Legend 2: Receiving the God of Wealth in the Spring Festival
The day of receiving the God of Wealth in the Spring Festival is the fifth day of the first month, which is said to be the birthday of the God of Wealth. Out of the first day, we should be ready to meet the god of wealth. On the fourth night, every household will hold a banquet to celebrate the birthday of the God of Wealth and welcome him.
who is this god of wealth? Legend has it that in the Song Dynasty, when the people thought that Prime Minister Cai Jing was very rich, they said that he was born as a god of wealth, and because he was born on the fifth day of the first month, the people worshipped Cai Jing as a god of wealth. Later, when Cai Jing fell, the people changed the God of Wealth, and the surname of the Song Dynasty was Zhao, so the people named the God of Wealth "Zhao Xuantan" and worshipped it. Legend 3: the story of Laba porridge
"Don't be greedy, children. It's the year after Laba. Laba porridge, drink for a few days ",this is the ballad of the New Year in the north. After Laba is the New Year, drinking a bowl of Laba porridge will kick off the Spring Festival and you can start buying new year's goods!
The custom of drinking Laba porridge on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month originated from the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty. It is said that when Zhu Yuanzhang was in trouble and suffered in the prison, it was cold and hungry at that time, and Zhu Yuanzhang actually dug out some seven or eight kinds of whole grains such as red beans, rice and red dates from the mouse hole in the prison. Zhu Yuanzhang boiled these things into porridge. Because it was the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhu Yuanzhang called this pot of miscellaneous grains porridge Laba porridge. I enjoyed a delicious meal. Later, Zhu Yuanzhang pacified the world and became emperor facing south. In order to commemorate that special day in prison, he designated this day as Laba Festival and officially named the miscellaneous grain porridge he ate that day as Laba porridge. Legend 4: calendar is created in ten thousand years
Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a young man named Wanli, who thought the festivals at that time were chaotic and wanted to create a punctual and accurate method. When Wanli went up the mountain to cut wood, he was inspired by the shadow of trees and the dripping spring on the cliff, and created a coffin for measuring the sun's shadow to determine the time and a five-layer clepsydra for calculating the time.
when Wanli knew that Zu Yi, the monarch at that time, was worried because of the uncertain weather, he volunteered. After hearing the method of Wanli, Zu Yi left it, hoping that Wanli could calculate the exact morning and evening time and create a calendar to benefit all the people.
A few years later, Zu Yi went to visit Wanli, and when he saw the poems about the weather burned on the sun and moon altar, he knew that legislation had been made. Wannian pointed to the astronomical phenomena and said to Zu Yi, "The Spring Festival will begin again. Please make a festival for your majesty." Zu Yi said, "Spring is the first year of the year, so let's call it Spring Festival." It is said that this is the origin of the Spring Festival. Customs of the Spring Festival
1. Sticking couplets
Before the Lunar New Year's Eve, other door decorations can be ignored for every household, but a pair of red and joyful Spring Festival couplets must be pasted. No matter in urban or rural areas, every household should select a pair of red Spring Festival couplets and stick them on the door to increase the festive atmosphere of the festival and also indicate a good omen for the coming year. 2. jiaozi
It is a tradition in China to pack jiaozi on New Year's Eve, and jiaozi must be eaten on New Year's Eve, so every family will get up early to pack jiaozi, and only a few peanuts or other nuts are packed in many jiaozi. Whoever eats such jiaozi indicates good luck and good luck in the new year. 3. New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve is the most important day in a year, and it is also a day of family reunion. On New Year's Eve, the whole family got together, had a New Year's Eve dinner, and waited for the moment to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. Every family has a very rich New Year's Eve dinner. In addition to having the whole family gather together for dinner to show harmony and reunion, it is also necessary to offer sacrifices to the ancestors before eating and pray for their gods' blessing.
These are the four legendary stories about the Spring Festival. What else do you know, my friends?