Why do you think of the golden hook cup every Christmas?

After the founding of the Han Dynasty, Gaozu practiced the rule of Huang Lao and the way of recuperation. At that time, there were quite a few people practicing immortality.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, on the third day of the solstice winter, I heard that in a Taoist temple in Runan, the real person of Ling Jun was sitting in front of the statue of Laozi. As soon as the light shines, a golden hook cup stands out in front of the table. There is a red fruit in the cup. When the Taoist priests saw the sudden drop of the holy light, they were frightened and ran to the house, only to see the red and white beards of the real people in the mausoleum.

The real person in the Mausoleum said, "This is the blessing of the old gentleman and the old gentleman, and I won it. The golden hook cup is the meaning of comforting Tao; This sacred fruit is the meaning of the revival, revival and immortality of all things. I did well today and want to go home. " After the imperial bamboo stick, and go. Everyone who saw it sighed: "This zodiac is also auspicious."

When people hear the news, they hang red cloth clocks every winter to the third day in the future in order to get blessings. And often gather in the house, wearing red clothes, singing poems about gold hooks and cups, eating red fruits and exchanging gifts.

In the early Yuan Dynasty, Taoist priests chanted with golden hooks and cups, often accompanied by the sound of golden bells. Kyle Polo, a foreigner, recorded this when traveling in the Central Plains, and later passed it on to Europa, which was translated into Jingle Bells.

This festival is called "Holy Festival" because Grand Priest has blessed you. Later, the old gentleman on the throne was often called God, called "Cecilia Yip Leaf", called "Leaf Festival", later changed to "Christmas" and often called "Christmas".

There is a song that it is too late to give birth to the holy grail, and the light comes like spring.

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there was a golden hook cup song, and the song said, "Golden hook cup, golden hook cup, golden hook European song is"

There are also Christmas songs in Qinghe Peking Opera, which have not been handed down today, only the golden hook cup aria is left.

After the Gregorian calendar was changed in the Republic of China, Christmas was set at1February 25, and it has been until now.