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A long time ago, there was a monster named Xi. As big as 2008, the strength is endless and refreshing. As big as 2008, the New Year's Eve will come out. His every step is like an earthquake. He can eat a cow with his mouth open, but he is not afraid of red lanterns, lights and drums, which makes people helpless, so he dominates the night.

So people sent several jars of spirits to Xi, and a young man got drunk and cut off his head. Who knows, everywhere Xi's head went, it caught fire, so the young man hugged Xi's head and jumped into the Yellow River. The same people call this day New Year's Eve to commemorate it.

2. Spring Festival

According to legend, in ancient times, our ancestors were threatened by a new beast "Nian". It catches all kinds of animals as food. In winter, when there is a lack of food in the mountains, they will break into villages and hunt for people and animals, and the people will be in constant fear. People have struggled with Nian for many years and found that Nian is afraid of three things, red color, fire and noise.

So in winter, people hang hearts on their doors, light a fire at the door, stay up all night and knock at the door. That night, "Nian" broke into the village and saw that every household had a red fire and heard a deafening noise. He was so scared that he ran back to the mountains and never dared to come out again. To commemorate this victory, every household sticks red couplets on their doors, lights lanterns, beats gongs and drums, and sets off firecrackers and fireworks at this time of winter. At night, vigil all night; The next day, I congratulated each other early in the morning. This is handed down from generation to generation, and it becomes the New Year.

3. Lantern Festival

Commemorate Pinglu

According to legend, the Lantern Festival was set up to commemorate Pinglu during the reign of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty. After the death of Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang, Lv Hou's son Liu Ying became Emperor Hui of Han Dynasty. Hui Di was born weak and indecisive, and power gradually fell into the hands of Lv Hou. After Hui Di's death, he monopolized state affairs and turned Liu's world into Lu's. The old courtiers and Liu Zongshi were deeply indignant, but they were afraid of cruelty and dared not speak out. After Lv Hou's death, Zhu Lu has been in a state of anxiety, afraid of being hurt and excluded.

So, in the general's home, they secretly assembled and plotted to make trouble in order to completely seize Liu's country.

This incident reached the ears of Liu Xiang, the king of the Liu clan. In order to protect Liu's country, Liu Xiang decided to fight Zhu Lu. Then, he contacted Zhou Bo and Chen Ping, founding fathers, and designed and promoted Lv Lu. The "Zhu-Lu Rebellion" was finally completely put down.

After the rebellion, the ministers made Liu Heng, the second son of Liu Bang, emperor and called him Emperor Wen. Impressed by the hard-won peace and prosperity, Emperor Wen designated the 15th day of the first month of the first month to quell the "Zhu-Lu Rebellion" as a day to have fun with the people, and every household in Beijing celebrated with lanterns and colorful decorations. Since then, the fifteenth day of the first month has become a popular folk festival-"Lantern Festival".

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the sacrificial activities of "Taiyi God" were scheduled for the 15th day of the first month. Taiyi: the God who rules the universe. When Sima Qian created the taichu calendar Law, he had already identified the Lantern Festival as a major festival.

Step 4 break five parts

(Lunar calendar) The fifth day of the first month, commonly known as the "Broken Five" Festival. On this day, women are not allowed to visit, which is unlucky. "Clear Bi Chao" contains: "On the fifth day of the first month, women are not allowed to go out." On this day, all families eat jiaozi, which means wrapping them in jiaozi for good luck. Nowadays, although people do not attach importance to women's visits, it has become a habit to eat jiaozi on this day.

5. Qingming custom

Qingming is the fifth of the 24 solar terms in China. The ancients attached great importance to this solar term and left many interesting customs. In Jinan, there are "hiking", "sweeping graves", "swinging", "inserting willows" and "planting trees".