Once upon a time ,there was a monster called nian。It hit people and stole peoples things .So ,people all hate it and wanted to kill it .Because of the monster was afraid of the color of red ,so ,people will made the house red when the Spring Festival is coming to get rid of the monster . This habit has been handed down until now .So ,today ,everybody will make their house red during the Spring Festival !Is that interesting ? 春节和年的概念,最初的含意来自农业,古时人们把谷的生长周期称为年,《说文。禾部》:年,谷熟也:。在夏商时代产生了夏历,以月亮圆缺的周期为月,一年划分为十二个月,每月以不见月亮的那天为朔,正月朔日的子时称为岁首,即一年的开始,也叫年,年的名称是从周朝开始的,至了西汉才正式固定下来,一直延续到今天。但古时的正月初一被称为元旦,直到中国近代辛亥革命胜利后,南京临时政府为了顺应农时和便于统计,规定在民间使用夏历,在政府机关、厂矿、学校和团体中实行公历,以公历的元月一日为元旦,农历的正月初一称春节。 春节到了,意味着春天将要来临,万象复苏草木更新,新一轮播种和收获季节又要开始。人们刚刚度过冰天雪地草木凋零的漫漫寒冬,早就盼望着春暖花开的日子,当新春到来之际,自然要充满喜悦载歌载舞地迎接这个节日。 |