4hw.org: New Year's day means the beginning of the new year. It's also a statutory holiday stipulated by the state. According to the national holiday arrangement, new year's day has a total of three days off, so little friends can enjoy playing outside. Let's take a look at the new year's holiday time arrangement. What are the Customs on New Year's day?
New year's Day holiday in 2018
New year's Day 2018 is Monday, January 1.
New year's Day holiday in 2018: from December 30 to 1, there will be three days off. Work normally on Tuesday, January 2.
Introduction to new year's Day
Yuan means' first day '; Dan means' Day'; 'New Year's Day' means' first day '. The word "New Year's Day" first appeared in the book of Jin, but its meaning has been used for more than 4000 years. In ancient China, the first month of December and October was the new year's day. Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty started on January 1 of the lunar calendar, and the Republic of China started on January 1 of the Gregorian calendar. In 1949, the people's Republic of China also took January 1 of the Gregorian calendar as the new year's day. Therefore, the new year's Day is also known as the 'lunar year' in China
The custom of new year's Day
In ancient China, new year's Day is the custom called "Spring Festival" in modern China. See the entry: Spring Festival.
The new year's day in modern China, according to the Chinese government, is listed as a legal holiday, becoming a national holiday. One day off, after that day will often be the day before or after the adjustment of the weekend, generally three consecutive days off. The celebration of new year's day in modern China is much less important than the Spring Festival. General organs and enterprises will hold year-end collective celebrations, but there are few folk activities.
The legend of new year's Day
It is said that when Emperor Yao and Shun were in their prime more than 4000 years ago, he worked hard for the people and did a lot of good things for them. He was loved by the people. But because his son had no talent and was not good at making things, he did not pass the throne of "emperor son" to his son, but to shun, who had both moral ability and ability.
Yao said to shun: 'in the future, you must hand over the throne. When I die, I can also rest in peace. Later, Shun passed the throne to Yu, who had made great contributions to flood control. Yu, like Shun, loved the people and did a lot of good things for the people, and was very loved. Later, people regarded the day when Emperor Shun offered sacrifices to heaven and earth and Yao as the beginning of the year, and called the first day of the first lunar month as' New Year's Day ', or' New Year's Day ', which was the ancient New Year's day.
The emperors of all dynasties held activities on New Year's day, such as sacrificing gods to ancestors, writing couplets for door-to-door hanging, writing blessing characters and dancing dragon lanterns. People also gradually formed such entertainment activities as sacrificing gods and Buddha, sacrificing ancestors, pasting couplets, setting off firecrackers, guarding the year, eating reunion dinner and many "social fires". Xin Lan, a poet of the Jin Dynasty, once wrote a poem "Yuanzheng": "Yuanzheng Herald day, Jiaqing started from here.". Xianzhuo ten thousand years, small Datong Yue Xi. 'describe the celebration of new year's day.