Why do we set off firecrackers on New Year’s Day? What is the meaning of setting off firecrackers on New Year’s Day?
Introduction: New Year’s Day is the beginning of the new year, and there are many customs for New Year’s Day, setting off firecrackers is one of them. So why do we set off firecrackers on New Year’s Day? What is the meaning of setting off firecrackers on New Year’s Day? Want to know more about the days in November of the lunar calendar 2018? Please pay attention to our Shui Mo Xiansheng website’s special topic for November of the lunar calendar!Why do we set off firecrackers on New Year’s Day? What is the meaning of setting off firecrackers on New Year’s Day?Myth 1 about setting off firecrackers on New Year's Day: Setting off firecrackers on New Year's Day has a long history and was originally used to drive away evil spirits. According to traditional folklore, setting off firecrackers on New Year's Day is said to be to drive away "mandrills". The mandrill was a vicious one-horned monster in ancient times, but it was most afraid of noise, so people used the explosion of burning bamboo to scare it away. After the invention of gunpowder, people loaded gunpowder into bamboo tubes to make firecrackers, and later used paper tubes, also known as firecrackers or cannonballs.The second theory about setting off firecrackers on New Year's Day: As time changes, people nowadays do not believe in the "legend of the mandrill", but still inherit the traditional custom of setting off firecrackers on New Year's Day. The New Year's Day in ancient times is now called the New Year. Setting off firecrackers can create a festive atmosphere. The red color on the ground after setting off firecrackers represents joy, happiness and auspiciousness. Therefore, on this festive occasion, we all set off firecrackers to celebrate. The difference between New Year's Day and Spring Festival:Time differenceNew Year’s Day 2019 is on January 1, 2019. The 2019 Spring Festival is on February 5, 2019. The difference between New Year's Day and Spring Festival related activities Ancient New Year's Day <br /> In ancient times, celebrations, ceremonies and prayers were held every New Year's Day. Because the Spring Festival and New Year's Day fell on the same day in ancient times, the activities on New Year's Day are similar to our current Spring Festival activities, such as offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors, dragon dancing, pasting Spring Festival couplets, setting off firecrackers, etc. Modern New Year's Day <br /> Although we have now separated New Year's Day from the Spring Festival, New Year's Day is still a traditional Chinese festival and the country has included it in the list of legal holidays. People all over the country take a day off to celebrate the New Year's Day. People will also take advantage of the New Year's Day holiday to reunite with their families or go traveling together. Before the Spring Festival, every household cleans the environment and the atmosphere is filled with joy to welcome the New Year. Staying up all night on New Year's Eve is one of the important customs. That is, the night before the Spring Festival, the whole family will gather together to have the New Year's Eve dinner, and then sit around the stove and chat, waiting for the moment to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. New Year's greetings on the first day of the Spring Festival, which is the first day of the Lunar New Year, people in every household will get up early, put on beautiful new clothes, dress neatly, go out to visit relatives and friends, greet each other, and wish each other good luck and happiness in the new year. |
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