春节的由来和习俗?
1、春节(农历一月一日) Spring Festival;Chinese New Year's Day
由来:
Primitive beliefs and sacrificial culture are important factors in the formation of New Year's Day.
原始信仰和祭祀文化是春节形成的重要因素。
习俗:
such as Lunar New Year's dinner, keeping the age, New Year's money, temple fairs, flower lanterns and other customs.
如团年饭、守岁、压岁钱、庙会、赏花灯等习俗。
2、元宵节(农历一月十五日) Lantern Festival(龙灯节直译)
由来:
The custom of burning lamps on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is related to the spread of Buddhism to the east.
正月十五燃灯的习俗与佛教东传有关。
习俗:
Lantern Festival mainly includes a series of traditional folk activities,
such as watching lanterns, eating dumplings, guessing lantern riddles and setting off fireworks.
元宵节主要有赏花灯、吃汤圆、猜灯谜、放烟花等一系列传统民俗活动。
3、清明节(公历4月5日前后,农历二月后半月至三月上半月间) Tomb-Sweeping Day
由来:
The Qingming Festival originated from the Spring Festival and the Spring and Autumn Festival in ancient times.
清明节源于上古时代的春祭,春秋二祭,古已有之。
习俗:
Tomb-sweeping, ancestor-sacrificing and outing are common basic etiquette and custom themes.
扫墓祭祖、踏青郊游是共同基本礼俗主题。
4、端午节(农历五月初五) Dragon Boat Festival(龙舟节直译)
由来:
Dragon Boat Festival, with a long history, evolved from the dragon totem worship held in Baiyue in ancient times.
端午节,历史悠久,由上古时代百越举行龙图腾祭祀演变而来。
习俗:
The Dragon Boat picking and rice dumplings are the two main themes of the Dragon Boat Festival.
扒龙舟与食粽子是端午节的两大礼俗主题。
5、中秋节(农历八月十五) Mid-Autumn (Moon)Festival
由来:
The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena,
and evolved from the worship of the moon on the autumn evening in ancient times.
中秋节源自天象崇拜,由上古时代秋夕祭月演变而来。
习俗:
offering sacrifices to the moon, enjoying the moon, eating moon cakes,
playing with lanterns, appreciating osmanthus flowers and drinking osmanthus wine.
中秋节自古便有祭月、赏月、吃月饼、玩花灯、赏桂花、饮桂花酒等民俗
6、重阳节(农历九月九日) Double-ninth Day(重九节直译)
由来:
The origin of Chongyang Festival can be traced back to ancient times. In ancient times,
there were activities of harvest sacrifice and Mars sacrifice in autumn and autumn.
重阳节的源头,可追溯到上古时代。古时季秋有丰收祭天、祭祀大火星活动。
习俗:
There are customs such as climbing high to pray for blessings, visiting chrysanthemums in autumn, wearing dogwood,
offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors, and feasting for longevity.
有登高祈福、秋游赏菊、佩插茱萸、祭神祭祖及饮宴求寿等习俗。
参考资料来源:百度百科——中国传统节日
中古春节:朝会和拜贺
秦代到汉中期前,那时候岁首是夏历十月,十月初一为新年。汉武帝太初元年时,把岁首之月确定在夏历正月,从那以后就一直沿袭下来了,一起沿袭下来的还有庆贺活动。
正月旦是汉代皇家的重要庆祝日,朝廷要举行大规模的朝会,皇帝正月清早上朝,接受文武百官的拜贺,百官也得到新年宴饮的赐赠。
近代春节:变化与传承
辛亥革命推翻清朝、建立民国后,中国社会发生了重大变化,在节日方面,官方节日和民间传统节日出现分离,春节地位时常发生变化。
孙中山引进西洋历法,把1912年1月1日定为民国元年元旦,与传统的历法不同算法,于是,在中国就出现了两种历法体系,一直沿用至今。
春节是迄今为止流传历史最久、流传地域最广、过节人数最多的中国节日,它是名副其实的中华民族第一大节,也是具有世界影响的重大节日。