Legend of the Spring Festival (English+Chinese translation)

Legend of lucky money for the Spring Festival

Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a little demon named Chong who came out to harm children on New Year's Eve. As long as he touches the sleeping child's forehead with his pale hand three times, the child will have a high fever and talk nonsense; After a few days, the high fever subsided, and the clever child became delirious and dull!

People are afraid that "worship" will hurt children, so on this day, lights will be turned on all night to protect children. Later, a family named Guan got old. In order to protect this hard-won child, they forced the child to play that night, wrapped eight copper coins in red paper, and the child unpacked and wrapped them until he went to bed.

But the couple dare not sleep and accompany the children. The wind suddenly blew in the middle of the night, and the "rushing ears" came again. When it proudly prepared to touch the child's forehead with its hand, a light suddenly burst out of the pillow, and "Chong Sui" was scared out of her wits and fled in a hurry.

Later, the couple told everyone about the "copper wallet and red paper", and every household used this method every year to prevent "special", and the children were never hurt again.

It is said that these eight copper coins were exchanged by the Eight Immortals, which secretly protected the safety of children. The custom of "pressing" red envelopes has also spread to this day. Because "old" and "special" are homophonic, "special" naturally developed into "old".

English translation/ translator/ interpreter

Lucky money in the legend of Spring Festival

Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a demon called "Xuan", who came out to harm children every night on New Year's Eve. As long as you touch the forehead of a sleeping child with a pale hand three times, the child will have a high fever and speak loudly; When the fever goes down in a few days, the clever child will become unconscious and dull!

People are afraid of "sneaking around" to hurt children. On this day, they stayed up all night, and in order to protect their children, "guards were sneaking around." Later, a family with a surname came to have children. In order to protect the hard-won children, they forced them to play all night and wrapped eight copper coins in red paper. The children unpacked until they fell asleep.

But the couple dare not sleep and accompany the children. In the middle of the night, the wind was blowing hard and the "Yin" came again. When it proudly prepared to touch the child's forehead with its hand, a light suddenly burst out on the pillow. "Yin" scared to flee. Later, the couple told everyone about "red paper wrapped in copper coins." ?

Every family follows this method every year to prevent "hiding", and children are never hurt again.

It is said that these eight copper coins were exchanged by the Eight Immortals, secretly protecting the safety of children. The custom of "hiding" red envelopes has also been passed down to this day. Because of the homonym of "old" and "hidden", the development of "hidden" is now naturally called "old".

Extended data

1. Spring Festival, one of the four traditional festivals in China, is the traditional Lunar New Year. The Spring Festival is usually called "the festival of the year". Its traditional names are New Year, New Year, God, New Year, and it is also called "New Year" and "Happy New Year" verbally.

People in China have celebrated the Spring Festival for at least 4000 years. In the folk, the Spring Festival in the old traditional sense refers to the sacrificial furnace from the 23rd or 23rd or 24th of the twelfth lunar month in La Worship to the 19th of the first month. In modern times, people set the Spring Festival on the first day of the first lunar month, but it generally doesn't end until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month (Shangyuan Festival).

During the Spring Festival, the Han nationality and some ethnic minorities in China will hold various celebrations. These activities are mainly to worship the gods, ancestors, bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, and pray for a bumper harvest. Rich and colorful forms, with strong national characteristics. Influenced by China culture, some countries and nationalities belonging to the Chinese character cultural circle also have the custom of Spring Festival. The Spring Festival is a happy and peaceful festival, and it is also a day for family reunion.

During the Spring Festival, people try to go home and reunite with their loved ones. On this festival, relatives and friends visit New Year to express their feelings for relatives and friends and their good wishes for the new year.

5. Spring Festival is the most solemn traditional festival of the Chinese nation, and it is also an important carrier for China people to release their emotions and satisfy their psychological demands. It is also the annual carnival and eternal spiritual pillar of the Chinese nation. Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival are also called the four traditional festivals in China.

6. The folk custom of "Spring Festival" was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Spring Festival (one of the four traditional festivals in China)