New year's day information

New Year's Day, a festival in China, is called "New Year" in most countries in the world and is the first day of the Gregorian calendar. The word "New Year" first appeared in the Book of Jin. In ancient China, the first day of the twelfth lunar month and the first day of October were regarded as New Year's Day, and the first day of the twelfth lunar month and the first day of October were 1 of the lunar calendar, which was extended. The Republic of China began in Gregorian calendar 65438+ 10/,1 949, and was defined as "Spring Festival" in lunar calendar 65438+ 10/,so New Year's Day is also called "new calendar year" and "solar calendar year" in China.

It is said that New Year's Day began in Zhuan Xu, one of the three emperors and five emperors, with a history of more than 5,000 years. The word "New Year's Day" first appeared in the Book of Jin: "The pursuit of the emperor is based on the first month, which actually coincides with the spring of New Year's Day."

In the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Xiao Ziyun, a literary historian in the Southern Dynasties, recorded in his poem "Jieya" that "New Year's Day in four seasons, long life in early spring". Wu's Dream in the Song Dynasty said: "The first day of the first month is called New Year's Day, and the custom is called New Year's Day. This is the first one. " Record.

In Han Dynasty, it was called Yuan Shuo in Cui Yuan's Three Zi Ming, in Jin Dynasty's Yu Fu of Yang Du, in Northern Qi Dynasty's Fu of Emperor Xia, and in Shi Li's poem "Retire Yuan to Watch the Army Fight and Return to Camp".

New Year's Day in China always refers to the first day of the first month of the summer calendar (lunar calendar and lunar calendar). The calculation method of the first day of the first month was also very inconsistent before the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, the New Year's Day of the past dynasties is not consistent. Meng Xiyue (1 month) is the first month of the Xia calendar, the twelfth month of the Shang lunar calendar (1February) and the winter month of the week calendar (1 1 month). After Qin Shihuang unified China, Yangchun month (October) was the first month, that is, the first day of October was New Year's Day.

From Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, it was stipulated that Meng Xiyue (January) was the first month, and Meng Xiyue (the first day of the first month in the summer calendar) was called New Year's Day, which was used until the end of the Qing Dynasty.

In A.D. 19 1 1, the Revolution of 1911 led by Sun Yat-sen overthrew the rule of the Manchu Dynasty and established the Republic of China. Representatives of provincial governors met in Nanjing and decided to use the Gregorian calendar, calling 65438+ 10 1 of the lunar calendar "Spring Festival" and 65438+ 10/of the Gregorian calendar "New Year's Day", but it was not officially announced at that time.

In order to "follow the agricultural season, so follow the western calendar, so do statistics", the first year of the Republic of China decided to use the Gregorian calendar (actually used is 19 12), and stipulated that the Gregorian calendar 65438+ 10/0 1 is called "New Year's Day", but it is not called "New Year's Day".

1949 On September 27th, the first China People's Political Consultative Conference decided to establish the People's Republic of China (PRC), and at the same time decided to adopt the world calendar, namely the solar calendar. New Year's Day refers to the first day of the first year of the year. [ 1]

In order to distinguish between the two New Years, and in view of the fact that the "beginning of spring" in the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar is just around the Lunar New Year, the first day of the first lunar month was renamed the Spring Festival, and the Gregorian calendar 1 day was designated as the beginning of the New Year, which became a national legal holiday.

Legend has it that during the prosperous period of Yao and Shun in ancient times more than 4,000 years ago, when Emperor Yao was in power, he worked diligently for the people and did many good things for the people, which was deeply loved by the people. However, due to his son's incompetence, he did not pass on the throne of "emperor" to his son, but passed it on to Shun, who has both ability and political integrity. Yao said to Shun, "You must pass on the throne in the future, and you will be relieved when I die." Later, Shun passed the throne to Yu, who made great contributions to flood control. Yu also loves the people and has done many good things for the people like Shun, and is deeply loved by the people. Later, after Yao's death, people took the day of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth and the first emperor Yao as the beginning of the year, and called the first day of the first month "New Year's Day" or "Jacky", which was the ancient New Year's Day. On New Year's Day, emperors of all dynasties held ceremonies to celebrate, offer sacrifices and pray for blessings, such as offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors, writing couplets on doors, writing blessings and dancing dragon lanterns. People have gradually formed entertainment celebrations such as offering sacrifices to Buddha, ancestor worship, posting couplets, setting off firecrackers, celebrating the New Year, having a family reunion dinner and numerous "social fires". Lan Xin, a poet in the Jin Dynasty, once wrote a poem "Jacky": "Jiaqing was born here in Jacky. Fairy plays for thousands of years, and small and big have fun. " Describe the celebration of New Year's Day

New Year's Day in modern China was listed as a legal holiday by the China government and became a national holiday. Usually take a day off. In modern China, the celebration of New Year's Day is far less important than the Spring Festival. General organs and enterprises will hold year-end collective celebrations, and there are few folk activities.