"Headed by a hundred festivals", the Spring Festival is the most important festival of the Chinese nation, and there is no one.
The formation of the custom of "Nian" is related to Emperor Yao and Emperor Shun, and is also a direct reflection of the ancient Zen system. In the ancient book "Shang Shu Shun Dian", it is recorded: "On the first day of the first month, the ancestor of the final Wenzu" was received. That is to say, every year on the first day of the first lunar month, at the temple of Yao Wenzu, Emperor Yao ceded the throne to Emperor Shun. The Zen ceremony is the ritual of the supreme ruler of ancient China to cede the throne to a virtuous person. The Chinese astronomical calendar will also deliberately choose the most suitable day for the people of heaven and earth to hold this grand ceremony, so this day is set as "nian", which also reflects the idea of the unity of heaven and man in traditional Chinese culture.
How was "year" celebrated in ancient times? In the first poetry collection on the mainland, "Poetry Classic, Feng Feng, July", it is written: "Pengjiu Siyi, who kills lambs, stomps on the court, and calls him a man of his life without boundaries." The cheerful scene of the ancestors resigning from the old and welcoming the new, killing sheep and drinking to celebrate the Spring Festival jumped on the paper. Ceremonies such as "puppet opera" and "wax festival" are also held to communicate with heaven and earth and celebrate festivals.
How the word "year" was written, how it evolved step by step into what it is now. In the oracle bone, "nian" is a synoptic and morphic word, like a person carrying a grass, indicating harvest and harvest. In the "Explanation of Words and Characters", Nian is included in the "Hebu": "Nian, Gu Shuye, from Heqian Sheng". In the process of the transition from seal to li, the curved lines of the word "nian" became straight strokes, and finally developed today's glyphs.
What are the customs of the "year". On the first day, the family drank Tusu wine and Cangshu soup to prevent illness, burned firecrackers, posted door gods to exorcise evil spirits, and worshiped the New Year and worshiped the gods, etc. In the "Chronicle of the Ages" based on the record of the seasons, many folk festivals of Chinese New Year's Eve and the first day of the first lunar month are recorded.
What are the poems of "Year". We have all learned Wang Anshi's "Yuan Day": "In the sound of firecrackers, one year old is removed, and the spring breeze sends warmth into Tu Su." Thousands of households always exchange new peaches for old charms. In the exhibition, we are also shown Cao Zhi's "Yuanhui": "The first year of Yuanzuo, the auspicious day is good..." Meng Haoran's "Tian Jia Yuanri": "Last night's fight back to the north, this year's year from the east..." Xu Junqian's "Gong Nei Ren Sat guarding the year at night", Xin Renjie's "Qingyu Case • New Year's Eve" and so on.
In the classics of the past, there are many cultural records about the "year", each of which is a cultural inheritance, which is collected, sorted, thought and written by the ancient literati in the process of the New Year, thinking about the year and the year, and is an important carrier for us to inherit traditional culture. "The Year of China in the Classics" is not only exhibited in the National Library, but also in libraries across the country, and everyone has time to go to the library around them to see, so that the "Year" has a more cultural flavor and more tradition.