What is the origin of New Year’s Day? What are the customs of New Year’s Day?

What is the origin of New Year’s Day? What are the customs of New Year’s Day?
New Year's Day is a legal holiday in our country. Many people are not clear about the origin of New Year's Day? So what is the origin of New Year’s Day? What are the customs of New Year’s Day? Let’s take a look at the following content!

What is the origin of New Year’s Day?

Chinese New Year has traditionally referred to the first day of the first lunar month. The "yuan" of "yuandan" means the beginning of a new year and means the first. "dan" is a pictograph, with the "ri" on top representing the sun and the "yi" on the bottom representing the horizon. "Dan" means the sun rising from the horizon, symbolizing the beginning of a day.
People combine the words "yuan" and "dan" to mean the first day of the new year. New Year's Day is also known as "Sanyuan", namely the first day of the year, the first day of the month, and the first day of the hour.
Legend has it that during the prosperous era of Yao and Shun more than 4,000 years ago, Emperor Yao was diligent in his work and did many good things for the people, and was loved by the people. However, because his son was not talented and not very capable, he did not pass the throne of "Son of Heaven" to his son, but passed it to Shun, who was both virtuous and talented.
Yao said to Shun, “You must pass the throne well in the future, so that I can rest in peace after my death.” Later, Shun passed the throne to Yu, who had made great contributions to flood control. Yu, like Shun, was close to the people and did many good things for the people, and was very loved.
Later, people regarded the day when Emperor Shun offered sacrifices to the heaven and earth and the former Emperor Yao after Yao's death as the beginning of the year, and called the first day of the first lunar month "New Year's Day", or "Yuan Zheng", which was the ancient New Year's Day.

What are the customs of New Year’s Day?

What are the New Year's Day customs? Introduction to New Year's Day customs in various countries
1. Japan

On New Year's Day in Japan, people will give a scarf with their name on it to someone they consider important as a souvenir.
2. North Korea
On New Year's Day, every household in North Korea eats sweet rice made of glutinous rice, pine nuts, date paste, and honey, symbolizing a sweet and good year.
3. Iran
The day before New Year's Day, every Iranian household will prepare dry firewood. At night, the whole family will light the dry firewood, and then jump over the fire one by one, indicating that the coming year will be free from the harm of diseases and bring happiness to the whole family.
4. Indonesia
On New Year's Day in Indonesia, everyone wears new clothes and visits relatives and friends to repent for the mistakes made in the previous year. Moreover, in some areas of Indonesia, people will hug each other and cry during New Year's Day, lamenting that life is short and time flies by.
5. Hungary
Hungarian residents are not allowed to eat poultry and fish on New Year's Day. Relatives and friends give each other porcelain figurines of piglets and chimney sweeps to express their best wishes.

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