Twelve cold facts about the Spring Festival

1, the Spring Festival was not called "Spring Festival" before

The first day of the first lunar month was not called the Spring Festival in ancient times, but New Year's Day.

2. "Spring Festival" was not a festival before

The term "Spring Festival" in Chinese history is not a festival, but refers specifically to the "Lichun" in the twenty-four solar terms.

3. The Spring Festival has a narrow sense and a broad sense

The Spring Festival in a narrow sense generally refers to the first year of the Chinese lunar year, that is, the first day of the first lunar month.

4. The time of the Spring Festival

The time of the Spring Festival (the first day of the first lunar month) is traveled between January 21 and February 21 in the Gregorian calendar.

5, the Spring Festival may be two

Leap Spring Festival, also known as "Leap Month", began in 1645 AD using the calendar leap system, and by 2800 AD, the leap month of the lunar calendar occurred only 6 times.

6, Chinese New Year's Eve will also be in the "twenty-nine"

There are no 30 days in a month, which is a very normal thing in the lunar calendar.

Because the current lunar calendar is arranged according to the astronomical data of the earth, the moon, and the sun, it is necessary to see any bright part of the moon on the first day of each month, that is, "Shuo". 7

7. The content of the Spring Festival celebration is different every day

Although the Spring Festival is a holistic custom, the content of the celebration is different every day.

From the first day of the first year to the seventh day of the first year, it is chicken day, dog day, pig day, sheep day, cow day, horse day and man day.

8. Spring Festival is not only in China

In addition to China, there are many countries in the world that list the Lunar New Year as a legal holiday: South Korea, North Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Brunei.

9, press the old money is not actually "money"

Pressing money is actually not "money", but a product cast in the shape of a coin to ward off evil spirits.

10, "Fu" word upside down paste is exquisite!

The word "Fu" on the gate cannot be pasted upside down, and in the folk tradition, water tanks, garbage bins and cabinets must be pasted upside down.

11, the earliest firecrackers are really bamboo

The earliest reliable record of firecrackers can be found in the Southern Dynasty Liang Dynasty Zong Shu's "Jingchu Chronicle": "The first day of the first month is the day of the three yuan, which is called the end of the moon." Chickens chirp and firecrackers are fired before the court to avoid the evil ghosts of the mountains. ”

12. There is learning to hold a fist in the New Year

Men should "hold their fists left and right", and the traditional Chinese custom is still left and right, so when holding fists, they should wrap their right hands with their left hands, which is called "Ji Bai";