The short introduction of China's various customs |
| Source: Author: Date: 2007-11-06
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1. The origins of New Year Spring Festival
Chinese New Year's, and everyone was up early, dressed in整整齐齐, go out走亲访友, mutual Betty, and wish the coming year大吉大利.
Betty practices on the origin and legend ancient times there is a monster, long unicum head, I might Xiepen, people call the "years." Whenever腊月30 evening, it will窜出Hillwood, predatory macrophages people. People had to prepare some meat on the outside, and then slam the door behind home until初一morning, "years" after a meal and sped away, people are opening the door to arms,作揖道喜, mutual congratulations
2. Spring Festival守岁of Origin
守岁that people overnight on New Year's Eve Night Insomnia, play cards, chat, setting off firecrackers, making dumplings ...
守岁practices began in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the YU LIANG Chao shoulder o, Xujunqian have守岁of poems. "Even two-night-五更-2002." Ancient,守岁also called "as wasted," and the people from the candle or lamp point, overnight vigils, as a symbol of all the evil of the blast epidemic racing, drove them off, and looks forward to the new year吉祥如意. This custom has been circulated.
3. The origin of firecrackers
Both the Chinese New Year holiday, or marriage marriage, into school promotions, as well as completion of buildings, shops opened, and so on, as long as the order to express jubilation, people are used to setting off firecrackers to celebrate.
This custom in China has 2000 years of history. "Jingchu at the age of mind" has such records, the first day the first month, the first chicken called again, we have to get up in their own yard放爆竹to逐退god of plague Goblins.
At that time, no gunpowder, no paper, people will use burned bamboo so that it burst audible to the expulsion of the god of plague, which is of course superstitious, but it reflects the aspirations of working people in ancient Aetna's fine hopes.
By the Tang dynasty, firecrackers has been referred to as "explosive strength" is probably will be a long bamboo pole combustion section by section, row, blasting voice. Nanchang poet Hu to the "early spring" lines: "The new calendar will be only half-paper set, blasting pole kiosk Utah Poly Gray." Spring Festival is the time to write the burning bamboo scene.
Later, alchemy and the home after chemical tests found saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal together can cause combustion and explosion, then invented gunpowder. Some of gunpowder packed in bamboo tube in the discharge, greater voice, burned bamboo makes this ancient custom has changed fundamentally. Northern Song Dynasty, there have been people with rolls of the discharge of gunpowder wrapped with, and there are twice Dan ring for the distinction, renamed "explosive battle," was later changed to "firecrackers."
4. Dinner the origin of cannibalism
New Year's Eve night, no matter how far apart, how busy work, people want to return to their home, they can get a round the round dinner. Sometimes it can not go home, there is always home for him to stay a seat and stay a碗筷that reunion with him. This dinner is also called "Carnival", which people attach great importance to the home Pavilion banquet. According to the traditional Chinese folk customs, dinner is very particular about the cannibalism, usually a wonton, dumplings, a long face, Dynamism and so on.
New Year eating wonton choose the initial plan. Legend Pangu's opening-day split, the "gas-float to the light for days, gas condensate under the Zhongzhuo for those", and end the chaotic state of the time when the universe Quartet. She then admitted "wonton" and "pistachio tun" homophonic, meaning food Mandun.
Dumplings is one of our traditional foods. Also known as扁食或煮饽饽. Ancient only wonton without dumplings. Subsequently wonton made into dumplings on the crescent. Tang eat dumplings in the habit has spread to the remote areas of China.
New Year's Eve, a 12.0 bell sounded, they started eating dumplings, therefore, is for tsunami victims, choose in renewal, the arrival of the Italian Methodist pastor.
A long face, also known as longevity face, New Year eat it, pre-birthday long centuries. Ancient have called all the pasta pie, so汤面initially also called soup cake, the plane started rolling film is not 10% or 10% of pressure, but will and good face, hand-torn leaves to the pot, and now the North eating "crow head", "monkey ears of" practice almost. Since the beginning of the Tang Dynasty chopping board rolling surface with only PV饯has a long face, short face, in many places to eat年饭time also with some non-staple food, in order to seek the mouth Geely mining. Eat jujube (Spring comes early), eating dried persimmons (wishful matter), eating almonds (for happiness), eat tofu (getting ready), eat three fresh vegetables (LUCKY YEARS), eat长生果(to live a long life), eat cakes (Year cakes, rises higher each year) ...
Of course, the dinner is now even more abundant species, what poultry meat,山珍海味, in about a year to see the best dishes are put on the table.
5. The origin of the lion dance
During the Spring Festival or other celebrations, China's civil lion dances are prevalent. In阵阵percussion sound of firecrackers, lion filled with several large jump, added a number of festive, festive atmosphere. The Chinese lion dance has a long history.
The lion dance records, the earliest found in "Hanshu music Chi", which refers to "象人", as the Three Kingdoms of Wei Meng Kang who explained, "象人" is a fish, shrimp, the lion artists. Evidently, at the latest when the three countries have the lion dance. Northern and Southern Dynasties, civil also popular lion dance.
By the Tang dynasty, the lion dance has developed into more than 100 large-scale song and dance performance collective, as Yanyue dance performances in the palace, known as the "Peace," and is known as the "five parties lion dance." Then the lion dance, but also spread to Japan. Japan's a "Thaksin Ancient Music map", a painting on it official ancient Japanese dance scene, and the Tang Dynasty similar, but much smaller. After the Tang Dynasty, the lion dance in the civil widely circulated. Song "Tokyo dream of" records that in some Buddhist temple festival opened Lions Club, the monks sat on the Lions practice, Lecture to bring visitors. Ming Zhang Dai "TAO: Meng Yi", introduced Zhejiang Lights, the center percussion sound, always someone Wai cluster refuses to watch the lion dance.
6. The origin of that auspicious red
In the eyes of Chinese people, red means auspicious. New Year holiday, we should put up red couplet; UNIFEM married woman married to drape a red band wounded; Send birth to a child to Hong Hei eggs; Red paper should send gift parcels; Opening foundation, it is necessary to cut red silk fabric. In short, all that happy, auspicious, and can not be separated from the red. In fact, China is not from the start with the Red Kat Hing said.
As early as in ancient times, our ancestors have used yellow representatives Jiqing, also used black and white representatives Jiqing. By Han, Han GAO Zu said he was "赤帝son." Red is red. Since then, the red became the color of people's advocate. Since the Han Dynasty, China's customs red around advocating basic trend has been consistent and has been followed down.
7. Royal construction of the multi-purpose红墙Huangwa Origin
Visited the National Palace Museum, the Summer Palace, Beihai? Your attention to the building without the use of these Royal color? Royal construction is usually yellow glazed tile, red brick wall. Why do like to use yellow and red? This is the Chinese people's view on the color.
Yellow in China since ancient times was considered respectable color, because in the "five elements" theory, on behalf of the central position (central Dependent Territories, the LDC for yellow). Tang Dynasty, was provided for yellow color on behalf of the Crown, other people can use. By Song Dynasty, the feudal emperors began to use yellow glazed tile nails, after it inherited this requirement.
In fact, many things are yellow emperor, robes of the dragon All of imperial edict All of the many even indoor decoration is yellow. If civil casual wear yellow clothes, really rebellion篡位of the suspects.
Red China was regarded as a happy happy colors mean solemn, wealth. Yuan Zhou Dynasty BC 11 century, building palaces on the commonly used red, and spread and future generations. Because the palaces of feudal emperors is supreme ruler place of activities, we must always show the "supremacy", "distinguished rich." Therefore, the overwhelming majority of ancient palaces are红墙Huangwa.
8. The origin of birthday send Longevity Peach
Every birthday, especially to the elderly birthday, people like to send Longevity Peach, in order to wish the birthday oldest health and longevity. Send Longevity Peach birthday this custom is said to be from Sun Bin began.
Legends, Sun Bin at the age of 18 left home to thousands of miles in Baidoa Gui Gu Zi teacher learning Art of War. Flash 12 years later, Sun Bin where in the master study hard,废寝忘食, or even have never once back home. May初五that day, Sun Bin suddenly think, this is the mother's birthday; Old mother has been the age of 80, his son every day looking forward to returning home. 12 years did not meet, I do not know how the mother body. Repeat Sun Bin's home, placed酒宴for this big old mother Keiju. Old mother see the whole family except one less Sun Bin, and my heart is sad tears. When a person's shoulders mother, Sun Bin back. Sun Bin see that the mother because he misses his son haggard looks, a very sad heart. He immediately sent from the arms to endorse the master gave his mother said Peach "today告假back, master gave me a peach treated them with filial respect you." You see Sun Bin's mother after eating a peach and become healthy young, have followed the Sun Bin, the birthday of their parents, even when the general relatives and friends celebrating his birthday , into Longevity Peach, expressed his heartfelt blessing.
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