Is Little New Year's Eve the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month? The origin of the Tujia New Year celebration
Introduction: Everyone knows New Year’s Eve, but in fact the day before New Year’s Eve is called Little New Year’s Eve. It also has important significance in our folk culture. The Little New Year's Eve is the Tujia people's celebration of the New Year. Don’t know how to catch the New Year? Now, let’s follow the editor to get to know it. A year's plan begins with spring, and the Spring Festival is an important traditional festival of ours. Do you want to know more about the Spring Festival? Come and take a look at the Spring Festival special topic carefully prepared by Mr. Shui Mo!Little New Year’s Eve is the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month?The 28th or 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, the day before New Year's Eve, is called Little New Year's Eve, a Chinese folk culture. On this day, families hold banquets and people visit each other to say goodbye to the old year. Burning incense outdoors is called "tianxiang" and usually lasts for three days.New Year's Eve refers to the last night of the twelfth lunar month of each year, which is connected to the Spring Festival (the first day of the first lunar month). The word "chu" in "Chuxi" means "to go; to change; to alternate". Chuxi means "the end of the month and the year". People have to get rid of the old and welcome the new. It means that the old year is over and the new year will come. It is the last night of the lunar calendar. Therefore, the activities during this period are centered around getting rid of the old and bringing in the new, eliminating disasters and praying for blessings. During the Zhou and Qin dynasties, at the end of each year, a "Dannu" ceremony was held in the imperial palace, in which drums were beaten to drive away the plague demons. This was called "Zhu Chu". Later, the day before New Year's Eve was called Xiao Chu, or Little New Year's Eve, and New Year's Eve was called Da Chu, or Big New Year's Eve. Traditional festivals of the Tujia ethnic groupThis day is also a traditional festival of the Tujia people, also called "Tiaonianhui". The Tujia people celebrate the Spring Festival one or several days earlier than the Han people.Legends about the Tujia people's "New Year's Eve": 1. In the Ming Dynasty, Tujia soldiers were ordered to go to the southeast coast to fight against Japanese pirates. As the military order was urgent, they celebrated the New Year in advance and rushed to the front line. The soldiers fought bravely and achieved "the first military achievement in the southeast." To commemorate this expedition, later generations moved the New Year's Day forward and made it a custom. 2. The ancestors of the Tujia people were poor and had to work for the rich on New Year’s Eve, celebrating the New Year in advance so that they could reunite with their families. 3. In the old days, at the end of the year, government troops would come everywhere to drive out the people. The Tujia people would celebrate the New Year in advance and have reunion dinners in order to escape. 4. Tujia ancestors resisted foreign invasions and had New Year’s Eve dinner in advance to prepare for the battle. Summary: Through the above article, we have a certain understanding of the New Year’s Eve, and also know the traditional festival of the Tujia people - Gannian. I hope you will like the above article. I wish you all good luck in the new year and a prosperous and happy year! After reading this article, there are more exciting content in the Spring Festival special topic, let’s take a look! |
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