What is the origin of old customs?

1, door painting. According to Shan Hai Jing, when Li Shimin was ill, he often heard amityville horror's voice in his dreams and couldn't sleep at night. At this time, two generals, Qin and Weichi Gong, volunteered to stand on both sides of the door. As a result, the palace is safe. Li Shimin felt sorry that the two generals were too hard, so he ordered the painter to paint their mighty images on the door, which is the so-called "keeper".

2. Spring Festival couplets. It evolved from the "peach stalk" in the Warring States period more than two thousand years ago. According to Huainanzi, peach characters (peach stalks) are carved from peach wood. It is engraved with a spell that destroys happiness, and it changes every year. Meng Changjun, the Emperor of Shu after the Five Dynasties, had a whim during the Spring Festival and asked people to slice peach trees. He wrote a couplet on it: "Welcome to Qing Yu in the New Year and celebrate the festival in Changchun". This is the earliest Spring Festival couplets in China.

3. Happy New Year. According to the Miscellaneous Notes of Lu Rongyuan in Ming Dynasty, the custom of welcoming the New Year was first implemented in Kyoto in Ming Dynasty. When dealing with officials, whether you know them or not, you should worship each other, while the people worship their relatives and friends. In the Qing Dynasty, it was popular to send "worship boxes" during the Spring Festival, that is, to send New Year cards to relatives and friends in exquisite and beautiful decorative boxes to show solemnity. In today's China, "Happy New Year" has become a traditional custom. Dear friends and colleagues visit and greet each other.

4. lucky money. It is a traditional folk custom in China to give children some lucky money during the Spring Festival. The lucky money is full of blessings from the elders to the younger generation. In China, there are some popular stories about the origin of lucky money. For example, in ancient times, there was a demon with black hands and white body called Chong, who came out to harm children every New Year's Eve. So people burn lights all night and put copper coins on children's pillows to ward off evil spirits. This is the so-called "special protection" and "special suppression", which is later "old protection" and "old suppression".

The Origin of the Spring Festival

In ancient times, there was a monster called Nian, which was a dog's body image. Every time it's Lunar New Year's Eve, come out and make trouble. Many people suffer from it, and people are very scared at this time of year! However, with the passage of time, people later discovered that Nian was afraid of the sound of firecrackers exploding, so every time it came out, people set off firecrackers to scare it and told it not to go down the mountain to hurt people. Therefore, people can spend this time safely, so this time is called "China New Year".