Briefly talk about the origin of the Spring Festival (100 words)

The Spring Festival was originally called "New Year's Day", and Du Taiqing of Sui Dynasty said in "Five Candles Collection": "The first month is the end of the month, and one day is Yuan Day, which is also a cloudy month." The original meaning of "yuan" is "head" and later extended to "start" Because this day is the first day of the year, the first day of spring and the first day of the first month, it is called "Sanyuan".

Because this day is still the old dynasty, the moon dynasty and the Japanese dynasty, it is also called the "three dynasties"; Because it is the first Shuori, it is also called "Yuanshuo". Song and Wu explained in Meng Lianglu: "The first day of the first month is called New Year's Day".

Extended data

In the original sense, the beginning of the year refers to the "beginning of spring" in the calendars of cadres and branches. When a day is like "the handle of a bucket points to Yin", Yin and Yang change, Yang and thorns begin, and everything is spring, which means a new cycle begins. The origin and development of the Spring Festival is a process of gradual formation, subtle improvement and popularization. As an important part of China traditional culture, festival culture reflects the profound connotation of China culture and records the rich and colorful cultural contents of ancient people's social life.