Traditional Door-god Sentences in New Year Pictures

First of all, the custom of the Spring Festival

During the Spring Festival, the main content of celebrating the New Year is to say goodbye to the old and change the new cloth, to worship the gods and ancestors, to ward off evil spirits and to pray for a bumper harvest. Rich and colorful forms, with strong regional characteristics. There are many custom activities in the Spring Festival, such as posting New Year's greetings, observing the new year, having a family reunion dinner and paying New Year's greetings. However, due to different local customs, the nuances have their own characteristics.

As far as Guangdong is concerned, it can be divided into central Guangdong (Pearl River Delta), western Guangdong, northern Guangdong and eastern Guangdong (Chaoshan and Hakka), each with its own charm. There is a saying in Guangdong called "twenty-eight-year-old, washing sloppy", which means that on December 28th of the lunar calendar, the whole family should stay at home and clean up, take off the old cloth and hang up the New Year's red (spring) to welcome the New Year. On New Year's Eve at the end of the year, worshipping ancestors, eating New Year's Eve, watching the Spring Festival and visiting the flower market are several major events for Lao Guang to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.

Second, Spring Festival couplets.

1, the first part: Xiaoxiao He Xinchun; The second part: get together to welcome the new year; Horizontal criticism: family happiness

2. Shanglian: * * Enjoy turning it into mine; In a word: accompany the healthy angel; Horizontal approval: Happiness is like the East China Sea.

3. Shanglian: Financial resources roll with the spring; In a word: full of happiness; Horizontal approval: extensive financial resources

4. Shanglian: Spring breeze enters happiness and wealth; Bottom line: the years are full of renewal; Horizontal batch: good luck in the new year

5. Shanglian: Dashun is rich and auspicious; In a word: New Year, New Year, New Century; Horizontal batch: all the best.

Third, the Spring Festival poems and ancient poems

1, "Night Snow" (Southern Song Dynasty) Lu You

On the fourth day, the north wind brought a heavy snow; The snow that God has given us comes on New Year's Eve, which indicates a bumper harvest in the coming year.

Before the glass half full of wine could be lifted to celebrate, I was still writing Fu Tao in cursive script under the lamp.

Vernacular translation: at the beginning of the fourth watch, the north wind brought a heavy snow; The snow that God gave us just arrived on New Year's Eve, indicating a bumper harvest in the coming year. Before half a glass of Tu Su wine was raised to celebrate, I also wrote a peach blossom symbolizing the Spring Festival in cursive under the lamp.

2, "Spring Festival to see the flower market" (modern) Lin

Every night, I groan, and my children snicker frequently in front of the lamp.

How can your generation know that I regret myself and wasted my efforts as a poet?

Vernacular translation: Every New Year's Eve, I complain and write poems. When my children saw it, they snickered in front of the lamp: "Dad wrote poetry again!" " "Don't laugh, I also regret that I shouldn't write poetry. It's no use being a poet for nothing.

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Legends related to the Spring Festival:

There is a legend about the origin of the Spring Festival. In ancient China, there was a monster called Nian. Its tentacles were very long and fierce. Nian lived on the seabed for many years, and climbed ashore every New Year's Eve, devouring livestock and killing people. Therefore, every New Year's Eve, people in the village fled to the deep mountains to avoid the harm of the "Nian" beast.

Then one year on New Year's Eve, an old beggar came from outside the village and told people how to drive away Nian beast. It turns out that Nian was most afraid of red, fire and explosion. Since then, every year on New Year's Eve, every family has posted red couplets and set off firecrackers. Every household has a bright candlelight, so it is better to wait for the New Year. In the early morning of the first day, I want to say hello to my relatives and friends. This custom has spread more and more widely, and has become the most solemn traditional festival among the people in China.