春节的来历

第一篇：春节的来历

春节和年的概念，最初的含意来自农业，古时人们把谷的生长周期称为“年”，《说文。禾部》：“年，谷熟也：。在夏商时代产生了夏历，以月亮圆缺的周期为月，一年划分为十二个月，每月以不见月亮的那天为朔，正月朔日的子时称为岁首，即一年的开始，也叫年，年的名称是从周朝开始的，至了西汉才正式固定下来，一直延续到今天。但古时的正月初一被称为“元旦”，直到中国近代辛亥革命胜利后，南京临时政府为了顺应农时和便于统计，规定在民间使用夏历，在政府机关、厂矿、学校和团体中实行公历，以公历的元月一日为元旦，农历的正月初一称春节。

1949年9月27日，新中国成立，在中国人民政治协商会议第一届全体会议上，通过了使用世界上通用的公历纪元，把公历的元月一日定为元旦，俗称阳历年；农历正月初一通常都在立春前后，因而把农历正月初一定为“春节”，俗称阴历年。

传统意义上的春节是指从腊月初八的腊祭或腊月二十三的祭灶，一直到正月十五，其中以除夕和正月初一为高潮。在春节这一传统节日期间，我国的汉族和大多数少数民族都有要举行各种庆祝活动，这些活动大多以祭祀神佛、祭奠祖先、除旧布新、迎禧接福、祈求丰年为主要内容。活动形式丰富多彩，带有浓郁的民族特色。

第二篇：春节来历

中国农历年的岁首称为春节。是中国人民最隆重的传统节日，也象征团结、兴旺，对未来寄托新的希望的佳节。据记载，中国人民过春节已有4千多年的历史，它是由虞舜兴起的。公元前两千多年的一天，舜即天子位，带领着部下人员，祭拜天地。从此，人们就把这一天当作岁首，算是正月初一。据说这就是农历新年的由来，后来叫春节。春节过去也叫元旦。春节所在的这一月叫元月。

但是，中国历代元旦的日期并不一致：夏朝用孟春的元月为正月，商朝用腊月（十二月）为正月，秦始皇统一六国后以十月为正月，汉朝初期沿用秦历。流武帝刘彻感到历纪太乱，就命令大臣公孙卿和司马迁造“太阳历”，规定以农历正月为一岁之首，以正月初一为一年的第一天，就是元旦。此后中国一直沿用夏历（阴历，又称农历）纪年，直到清朝未年，长达2080年。

1912年孙中山在南京就任中华民国临时大总统时，宣布中国改用世界通用公历，也叫阳历、新历。并决定以公元1912年1月1日为民国元年1月1日。一月一日叫新年，但不称元旦。

1949年9月27日，中国人民政治协商会议第一届全体会议决定在建立中华人民共和国的同时，采用世界通用的公元纪年。为了区分阳历和阴历两个“年”，又因一年24节气的“立春”恰在农历年的前后，故把阳历一月一日称为“元旦”，农历正月初一正式改称“春节”。

地球绕太阳一周，历法上叫一年，循环往复，永无止境。但是，人们根据春、夏、秋、冬四季节气的不同，就以夏历正月初一为一年的岁首。每年农历十二月三十日（小月二十九）半夜子时（十二点）过后，春节就算正式来到了。

中国现行春节只有“97岁” 史称春节为“元旦”。历史上“元旦”的日期也不一致。据《史记》载，夏代元旦为正月初一；殷商定在十二月初一；周代提前至十一月初一；秦始皇统一全国以后，再提前至十月初一为元旦，直至西汉初期。到汉武帝时颁行《太初历》，才恢复夏代的以正月初一为元旦。

把农历正月初一作为过年之日，称之为“春节”，并且放假，是在辛亥革命以后定下的。据资料记载，1913年7月，由当时北京政府内务总长向大总统袁世凯呈上一份四时节假的报告，称：“我国旧俗，每年四时令节，即应明文规定，拟请定阴历元旦为春节，端午为夏节，中秋为秋节，冬至为冬节，凡我国民都得休息，在公人员，亦准假一日。”但袁世凯只批准以正月初一为春节，同意春节例行放假，次年(1914年)起开始实行。

1949年9月27日，中国人民政治协商会议决定在建立中华人民共和国的同时，采用世界通用的公元纪年。把阳历一月一日称为“元旦”，农历正月初一则称为“春节”。

第三篇：春节的来历

春节的来历

春节(Spring Festival)指华夏传统历法夏历的元旦（与中国现行的公历元旦不同），农历正月初一，又称农历新年、大年、岁首、正旦、正月朔日，又叫阴历年，俗称过年、度岁、庆新岁。

春节是中国最盛大、最热闹、最重要的一个古老传统节日。在中国民间，传统意义上的春节是指从腊月初八的腊祭或腊月二十三或二十四的祭灶，一直到正月十五，其中以除夕和正月初一为高潮。

在春节期间，中国的汉族和一些少数民族都要举行各种活动以示庆祝。这些活动均以祭祀祖神、祭奠祖先、除旧布新、迎禧接福、祈求丰年为主要内容。春节的活动丰富多彩多姿，带有浓郁的各民族特色。受到中华文化的影响，属于汉字文化圈的一些国家和民族也有庆祝春节的习俗。

关于春节的来历有这样的一个传说，玉皇大帝为了治理人间，就派天宫的弥勒佛下凡。这事被如来佛知道了，心想，我算佛主哩，为啥不让我去呢？于是，就找玉皇大帝论理，玉帝听了，无言可对，只好说：“商量商量再说吧。”借商量的空子，玉帝便想了个解围的方法。他请来弥勒佛和如来佛，将两盆花放在二佛面前，说：“这两盆花你二位各务一盆，谁的花先开，谁就下凡去管理人间。”如来佛心眼多，点子多，知道玉帝一定偏向弥勒佛，因为他猜到玉帝怕出口之言难收，才以务花为借口来行此事。面前这两盆花，恐怕玉帝已暗地作了安排，于是也想出个小计来。他借弥勒佛合目谢恩的机会，悄悄 地把两盆花换了个位置。第二天，如来佛的花就开了，因此弥勒佛只管了一天人间，这天就是正月初一。传说弥勒佛心善，这天他让人们吃好穿好睡好，因而正月初一人们就欢欢喜喜，兴高采烈的过了一天。后来，人们为了纪念弥勒佛，就把这初春之时，二佛交接的时刻称作“春节”。

而据记载，春节是由虞舜兴起的。公元前两千多年的一天，舜即天子位，带领着部下人员，祭拜天地。从此，人们就把这一天当作岁首，算是正月初一。在殷商时期，会在年头岁尾的祭神祭祖活动，是中国最盛大、最热闹、最重要的一个古老传统节日而在南北朝，则把春节泛指为整个春季。1911年辛亥革命以后，开始采用公历（阳历）计年，遂称公历1月1日为“元旦”，称农历正月初一为 “春节”。

春节到了，意味着春天将要来临，万象复苏草木更新，新一轮播种和收获季节又要开始。人们刚刚度过冰天雪地草木凋零的漫漫寒冬，早就盼望着春暖花开的日子，当新春到来之际，自然要充满喜悦载歌载舞地迎接这个节日。

千百年来，人们使年俗庆祝活动变得异常丰富多彩，每年从农历腊月二十三日起到年三十，民间把这段时间叫做“迎春日”，也叫“扫尘日”，在春节前扫尘搞卫生，是我国人民素有的传统习惯。

然后就是家家户户准备年货，节前十天左右，人们就开始忙于采购物品，年货包括鸡鸭鱼肉、茶酒油酱、南北炒货、糖饵果品，都要采买充足，还要准备一些过年时走亲访友时赠送的礼品，小孩子要添置新衣新帽，准备过年时穿。

在节前要在住宅的大门上粘贴红纸黄字的新年寄语，也就是用红纸写成的春联。屋里张贴色彩鲜艳寓意吉祥的年画，心灵手巧的姑娘们剪出美丽的窗花贴在窗户上，门前挂大红灯笼或贴福字及财神、门神像等，福字还可以倒贴，路人一念福倒了，也就是福气到了，所有这些活动都是要为节日增添足够的喜庆气氛。

春节的另一名称叫过年。在过去的传说中，年是一种为人们带来坏运气的想象中的动物。年一来。树木凋蔽，百草不生;年一过，万物生长，鲜花遍地。年如何才能过去呢?需用鞭炮轰，于是有了燃鞭炮的习俗，这其实也是烘托热闹场面的又一种方式。

春节是个欢乐祥和的节日，也是亲人团聚的日子，离家在外的孩子在过春节时都要回家欢聚。过年的前一夜，就是旧年的腊月三十夜，也叫除夕，又叫团圆夜，在这新旧交替的时候，守岁是最重要的年俗活动之一，除夕晚上，全家老小都一起熬年守岁，欢聚酣饮，共享天伦之乐，北方地区在除夕有吃饺子的习俗，饺子的作法是先和面，和字就是合;饺子的饺和交谐音，合和交有相聚之意，又取更岁交子之意。在南方有过年吃年糕的习惯，甜甜的粘粘的年糕，象征新一年生活甜蜜蜜，步步高。

待第一声鸡啼响起，或是新年的钟声敲过，街上鞭炮齐鸣，响声此起彼伏，家家喜气洋洋，新的一年开始了，男女老少都穿着节日盛装，先给家族中的长者拜年祝寿，节中还有给儿童压岁钱，吃团年饭，初二、三就开始走亲戚看朋友，相互拜年，道贺祝福，说些恭贺新喜、恭喜发财、恭喜、过年好等话，祭祖等活动。

节日的热烈气氛不仅洋溢在各家各户，也充满各地的大街小巷，一些地方的街市上还有舞狮子，耍龙灯，演社火，游花市，逛庙会等习俗。这期间花灯满城，游人满街，热闹非凡，盛况空前，直要闹到正月十五元宵节过后，春节才算真正结束了。

春节是汉族最重要的节日，但是满、蒙古，瑶、壮、白、高山、赫哲、哈尼、达斡尔、侗、黎等十几个少数民族也有过春节的习俗，只是过节的形式更有自己的民族特色，更蕴味无穷。

第四篇：春节来历

一、春节来历

2009-01-14 10:58 中国农历年的岁首称为春节。是中国人民最隆重的传统节日，也象征团结、兴旺，对未来寄托新的希望的佳节。据记载，中国人民过春节已有4千多年的历史，它是由虞舜兴起的。公元前两千多年的一天，舜即天子位，带领着部下人员，祭拜天地。从此，人们就把这一天当作岁首，算是正月初一。据说这就是农历新年的由来，后来叫春节。春节过去也叫元旦。春节所在的这一月叫元月。

但是，中国历代元旦的日期并不一致：夏朝用孟春的元月为正月，商朝用腊月（十二月）为正月，秦始皇统一六国后以十月为正月，汉朝初期沿用秦历。流武帝刘彻感到历纪太乱，就命令大臣公孙卿和司马迁造“太阳历”，规定以农历正月为一岁之首，以正月初一为一年的第一天，就是元旦。此后中国一直沿用夏历（阴历，又称农历）纪年，直到清朝未年，长达2080年。

1912年孙中山在南京就任中华民国临时大总统时，宣布中国改用世界通用公历，也叫阳历、新历。并决定以公元1912年1月1日为民国元年1月1日。一月一日叫新年，但不称元旦。

1949年9月27日，中国人民政治协商会议第一届全体会议决定在建立中华人民共和国的同时，采用世界通用的公元纪年。为了区分阳历和阴历两个“年”，又因一年24节气的“立春”恰在农历年的前后，故把阳历一月一日称为“元旦”，农历正月初一正式改称“春节”。

地球绕太阳一周，历法上叫一年，循环往复，永无止境。但是，人们根据春、夏、秋、冬四季节气的不同，就以夏历正月初一为一年的岁首。每年农历十二月三十日（小月二十九）半夜子时（十二点）过后，春节就算正式来到了。

临近春节，人们采办年货，除夕时，全家团聚在一起吃年夜饭。贴年画、春联；迎接新的一年来临。

随着新中国的建立，春节庆祝活动更为丰富多彩。不仅保留了过去民间习俗，剔除了一些带有封建迷信的活动，而且增加了不少新的内容。使春节具有新的时代气息。1949年12月23日，中华人民共和国人民政府规定每年春节放假三天。

中国是个多民族的国家，各民族过新年的形式各有不同。汉族、满族和朝鲜族过春节的风俗习惯差不多，全家团圆，人们吃年糕、水饺以及各种丰盛的饭菜、张灯结彩，燃放鞭炮，并互相祝福。春节期间的庆祝活动极为丰富多样，有舞狮、耍龙的，也有踩高跷、跑旱船的。在有些地区人们沿袭过去祭祖敬神活动，祈求新的一年风调雨顺，平安、丰收。古代的蒙古族，把春节叫做“白节”，正月叫白月，是吉祥如意的意思。藏族是过藏历年。回族、维吾尔族、哈萨克族等，是过“古尔邦节”。春节也是苗族、僮族、瑶族等的盛大节日。

Spring Festival the origin 2009-01-14 10:58 China Chinese lunar year beginning of the year is called the Spring Festival.Is the Chinese people most grand tradition holiday, also symbolizes the unity, prosperously, will repose the new hope to the future the festival.According to the record, the Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival to have more than 4000 years history, it is emerges by Yu Shun.B.C.E.more than 2000 year one days, Shun is the emperor position, is leading the subordinate personnel, worships the world.Henceforth, the people on this day regard beginning of the year, are in the first lunar month first days.It is said this is the lunar calendar new year origin, afterwards was called the Spring Festival.Spring Festival in the past also called the New Year'sDay.Spring Festival is at this in January is called in January.But, the Chinese all previous dynasties New Year's Day date is inconsistent: Xia Dynasty with first month of spring in January is in the first lunar month, Shan Dynasty with the December(in December)is in the first lunar month, after Chin Shihhuang unifies six countries take October as in the first lunar month, the Han Dynasty initial period continues to use Qin to undergo.Flows Wu Diliu the penetrating to feel the experience discipline too is chaotic, orders Minister Gongsun Qing and Sima Qian makes “the solar calendar”, stipulated take lunar calendar in first lunar month as a year old of head, take the first lunar month first day as a year first day, is the New Year's Day.Hereafter China continues to use the lunar calendar continuously(lunar calendar, also called lunar calendar)numbers the years, until the Qing Dynasty year, in 2080.In 1912 Sun Yat-Sen took office the Republic of China temporary president when Nanjing, announced China changed to the world general solar calendar, also was called the solar calendar, the new experience.And decided take on January 1, 1912 as the Republic of China first year January 1.On January 1 is called the new year, but unequal New Year's Day.On September 27, 1949, theChinese People's Political Consultative Conference first session of plenary session decided while establishes the People's Republic of China, uses the world general A.D.to number the years.In order to differentiate the solar calendar and lunar calendar two “the year”, and further because year 24 solar terms “spring beginning” exactly in Chinese lunar year around, therefore on January 1 is called the solar calendar “the New Year's Day”, lunar calendar in first lunar month first day officially renames “the Spring Festival”.The Earth circles a solar week, in the calendar calls for a year, the repeat in cycles, forever without limits.But, the people according to the spring, the summer, the fall, the winter four seasons solar terms difference, take lunar calendar in first lunar month first day as a year beginning of the year.The lunar calendar on December 30(29-day lunar month 29)midnight 11 p.m.to 1 a.m(12)from now on, Spring Festival officially will arrive every year.Approaching Spring Festival, when the people manage the new year's goods, the lunar New Year's Eve, the family reunion is having the New Year supper together.Pastes the lunar new year's painting, the spring festival couplet;Greets the new year to approach.Along with the new China's establishment, celebration is Spring Festival more richly colorful.Not only retained the past folk custom, rejected some to have the feudal superstition activity, moreover increased many new contents.Enable the Spring Festival to have the new current relevance.On December 23, 1949, the People's Republic of China people's government stipulated every year Spring Festival has a vacation three days.China is nationality's country, various national new year form has had the difference respectively.The Han Nationality, the Manchu nationality and the Korean National Minority celebrates the Spring Festival the manners and customs to be similar, family reunion, the people eat the lunar new year's cake, the boiled dumplings as well as each kind of sumptuous meal, are decorated with lanterns and colored streamers, to set off the firecrackers, and prays for heavenly blessing mutually.Spring Festival period celebration extremely is bountiful, has the lion dance, plays the dragon, also has walks on stilts, the row-boat dance.Follows the ancestor worship in some local people to make sacrifices to a god the activity, implores the new year good crop weather, safe, abundant harvest.The ancient times Mongolian national minority, was called the Spring Festival “the white festival”, in first lunar monthcalled the white month, was the propitious pleasant meaning.The Tibetan national minority is the Tibetan calendar.The Hui tribe, the Uygur national minority, the Kazakh national minority and so on, are “the Corban”.Spring Festival also is the Miao national minority, the Chuang national minority, the Yao national minority and so on the grand holiday.二、春节的来历与习俗

农历正月初一是春节，又叫阴历(农历)年，俗称“过年”。这是我国民间最隆重、最热闹的一个古老传统节日。

春节是汉族最重要的节日。然而，我国是个多民族的国家，除汉族外，还有满、蒙古，瑶、壮、白、高山、赫哲、哈尼、达斡尔、侗、黎等十几个少数民族也有过春节的习俗。

春节的历史很悠久，它起源于殷商时期年头岁尾的祭神祭祖活动。有关年的传说也很多。古代的春节叫“元日”、“元旦”、“新年”。辛亥革命后，才将农历正月初一正式定名为春节。

春节，顾名思义就是春天的节日。春天来临，万象更新，新一轮播种和收获季节又要开始。人们有足够的理由载歌载舞来迎接这个节日。于是，节前就在门脸上贴上红纸黄字的新年寄语。当春姑娘来到门口时，会念一遍寄托新一年美好愿望的句子，这一念，好运真的来了。同样寓意的事情还有挂大红灯笼和贴“福”字及财神像等，“福”字还必须倒贴，路人一念“福倒了”，也就是“福到了”。

春节的另一名称叫过年。“年”是什么呢？是一种为人们带来坏运气的想象中的动物。“年”一来，树木凋蔽，百草不生；“年”一“过”，万物生长，鲜花遍地。“年”如何才能过去呢？需用鞭炮轰，于是有了燃鞭炮的习俗。

春节是个亲人团聚的节日，这一点和西方的圣诞节很相似。离家的孩子这时要不远千里回到父母家里。真正过年的前一夜叫团圆夜，家人要围坐在一起包饺子。饺子的作法是先和面，“和”字就是“合”；饺子的饺和“交”谐音，“合”和“交”又有相聚之意，所以用饺子象征团聚了。

节日喜庆气氛要持续一个月。正月初一前有祭灶、祭祖等仪式；节中有给儿童压岁钱、亲朋好友拜年等典礼；节后半月又是元宵节，其时花灯满城，游人满街，盛况空前，元宵节过后，春节才算结束了。

春节：现代民间习惯上把过春节又叫做过年。其实，年和春节的起源是很不相同的。

那么“年”究竟是怎么样来的呢？民间主要有两种说法：

一种说的是:

相传，中国古时候有一种叫“年”的怪兽，头长触角，凶猛异常。“年”长年深居海底，每到除夕才爬上岸，吞食牲畜伤害人命。

因此，每到除夕这天，村村寨寨的人们扶老携幼逃往深山，以躲避“年”兽的伤害。

这年除夕，桃花村的人们正扶老携幼上山避难，从村外来了个乞讨的老人，只见他手拄拐杖，臂搭袋囊，银须飘逸，目若朗星。

乡亲们有的封窗锁门，有的收拾行装，有的牵牛赶羊，到处人喊马嘶，一片匆忙恐慌景象。这时，谁还有心关照这位乞讨的老人。

只有村东头一位老婆婆给了老人些食物，并劝他快上山避“年”兽，那老人捋髯笑道：“婆婆若让我在家呆一夜，我一定把”年“兽撵走。

老婆婆惊目细看，见他鹤发童颜、精神矍铄，气宇不凡。可她仍然继续劝说，乞讨老人笑而不语。婆婆无奈，只好撇下家，上山避难去了。

半夜时分，”年“兽闯进村。它发现村里气氛与往年不同：村东头老婆婆家，门贴大红纸，屋内独火通明。”年“兽浑身一抖，怪叫了一声。”年“朝婆婆家怒视片刻，随即狂叫着扑过去。将近门口时，院内突然传来”砰砰啪啪“的炸响声，”年“浑身战栗，再不敢往前凑了。

原来，”年“最怕红色、火光和炸响。这时，婆婆的家门大开，只见院内一位身披红袍的老人在哈哈大笑。”年“大惊失色，狼狈逃蹿了。

第二天是正月初一，避难回来的人们见村里安然无恙十分惊奇。这时，老婆婆才恍然大悟，赶忙向乡亲们述说了乞讨老人的许诺。

乡亲们一齐拥向老婆婆家，只见婆婆家门上贴着红纸，院里一堆未燃尽的竹子仍在”啪啪“炸响，屋内几根红腊烛还发着余光……

欣喜若狂的乡亲们为庆贺右祥的来临，纷纷换新衣戴新帽，到亲友家道喜问好。这件事很快在周围村里传开了，人们都知道了驱逐”年“兽的办法。

从此每年除夕，家家贴红对联、燃放爆竹；户户烛火通明、守更待岁。初一一大早，还要走亲串友道喜问好。这风俗越传越广，成了中国民间最隆重的传统节日。

另一种说法是:

我国古代的字书把”年“字放禾部，以示风调雨顺，五谷丰登。由于谷禾一般都是一年一熟。所”年“便被引申为岁名了。

我国古代民间虽然早已有过年的风俗，但那时并不叫做春节。因为那时所说的春节，指的是二十四节气中的”立春“。

南北朝则把春节泛指为整个春季。据说，把农历新年正式定名为春节，是辛亥革命后的事。由于那时要改用阳历，为了区分农、阳两节，所以只好将农历正月初一改名“春节”。

The Spring Festival origin and custom lunar calendar in first lunar month first day is the Spring Festival, also is called the lunar calendar(lunar calendar)the year, is named ” to celebrate the new year “.This is our country folk is most grand, a liveliest ancient traditional holiday.Spring Festival is the Han Nationality most important holiday.However, our country is nationality's country, besides Han Nationality, but also has, Mongolia fully, precious, strong, white, the mountain, the Hezhe, Harney, the Dawoer, Dong, Lebanon and so on several national minorities also have celebrate the Spring Festival the custom.The Spring Festival history is very glorious, it origins in the Shang Dynasty time year year's end offers a sacrifice to the god ancestor worship activity.The related year fable very are also many.The ancient times Spring Festival called ” new year's day “, “New Year's Day”, “new year”.After the 1911 Revolution, only then first day officially chooses a name lunar calendar in first lunar month as the Spring Festival.Spring Festival, is the spring holiday as the name suggests.Spring approaches, the everything renewed, new turn sowing seeds and the harvest season must start.The people have the enough reason to sing and dance greet this holiday.Therefore, in front ofthe festival on pastes on the red paper yellow character on the gate face the new year to send word.When the spring girl arrives the entrance, can read reposes the new year happy desire the sentence, this reads, the good luck really came.The similar implication matter also has hangs the scarlet lantern and pastes ” the lucky “ character and the God of Wealth and so on, “the lucky ” character also must give instead of taking likely, as soon as the passer-by read “ lucky but actually ”, also was the “ luck arrived ”.The Spring Festival another name is called the new year's celebration.What “year is “? Is one kind brings the bad luck for the people in the imagination animal.First “year ”, trees almost dead, all the various grassy plants do not live;“year “ ” “, the myriad things have grown, fresh flower everywhere.How “year can ” pass? Needs the whip to mass-criticize, therefore had has burnt the firecrackers the custom.Spring Festival is the holiday which a family member reunites, this point and West's Christmas day is very similar.Leaves home the child wanted to go to the trouble of traveling a long distance by now to get in the parents home.The true new year's celebration preceding night is called the reunion night, the family member to have to sit in a circle in the same place makes dumplings.The stuffed dumpling method is kneads dough firs“and the “ character is ” gathers “;The stuffed dumpling stuffed dumpling and ” hand over the “ harmonics, “gather ” and “ hand over ” also to have gather meaning, therefore reunited with the stuffed dumpling symbol.The holiday jubilation atmosphere must continue for a month.In first lunar month first day front has offers sacrifice to the kitchen god, ceremonies and so on ancestor worship;In the festival has for the child the new year's money, the relatives and friends pays new year's call and so on the ceremonies;The festival latter or second half of a month also is the festival of lanterns, meantime the decorative lantern full city, the tourist full street, the occasion unmatched in grandeur, festival of lanterns from now on, Spring Festival only then calculated finished.Spring Festival: In the modern folk custom celebrates the Spring Festival to be called the new year's celebration.Actually, the year and the Spring Festival origin is very not same.Actually then “ year ” is how does come? The folk mainly has two views: One kind said:

Hands down, Chinese ancient times has manticore which one kind calls “ year ”, head length antenna, fierceness exceptionally.“year “ elder occupies the seabed deeply, whenever the lunar New Year's Eve only then crawls comes ashore, swallows the domestic animal injury human life.Therefore, whenever lunar New Year's Etthis day, the villages people bring along the old and the young to run away toward the remote mountain, avoids ” year “ beast's injury.This year lunar New Year's Eve, the peach blossom village people are bringing along the old and the young to climb mountains seek asylum, from village external the old person who went begging, saw only his hand to lean on the walking stick, the arm builds the bag pouch, the silver must be elegant, if item bright star.The fellow villagers have seal the window to lock a door, some tidy up the luggage, some pull Niu Ganyang, everywhere men shouting and horses neighing, a piece of hurried panic picture.By now, who also had a mind the old person who looked after this position to go begging.Only then a village eastern end granny has given the old person food, and urges him to climb mountains quickly evades ” year “ beast, that old person strokes the fine beard to say with a smile: Grandma if “lets me in home dull one night, I drive certainly out ” year “ beast.Granny startled item examines carefully, sees his crane to send the young face, the spirit is healthy, the manner is uncommon.But but she still continued to persuade, to go begging the old person to smile not the language.Mother-in-law reluctantly, has to abandon the family, climbed mountains seeks asylum.Midnight the time-sharing, “year ” beast rushes in the village.It discovered in thvillage the atmosphere and the old times were different: The village eastern end wife husband's family's home, the gate pastes the scarlet paper, in the room the alone fire is brightly lit.As soon as “year “ beastly whole body shook, has cried out strangely.“year ” looks angrily at the moment towards the husband's family's home, shouts wildly immediately is throwing oneself.When near entrance, in the courtyard transmits “ suddenly rat-a-tat pa pa ” crack the sound, “year “ whole body trembles, again did not dare to proceed to collect.Originally, “year ” most fears red, the flame and crack.By now, mother-in-law's main house gate greatly opened, saw only in the courtyard a body to drape a red band the gown old person to laugh.“year “ has a big shock, ran away distressedly leaps up.Second days are in the first lunar month first days, seek asylum the people see in the village safe and sound extremely surprised.By now, the granny only then was suddenly enlighted, hurries recounted to the fellow villagers went begging old person's promise.The fellow villagers support in once to the wife husband's family's home, saw only mother-in-law in the main house gate to paste the red paper, the bamboo which in the courtyard a pile has not burnt through still in ” pa pa “ crack, in the room several red wax candles were also sending-odd light......Is wild with joy the fellow villagers forcongratulated right auspicious oncoming, exchanges in abundance clothes Dai Xinmao, congratulates to the relatives and friends family gives regards.This matter has spread very quickly in the periphery village, the people had all known pursues ” year “ beast's means.From this time on every year lunar New Year's Eve, each family paste the red antithetical couplet, sets off the firecracker;The household household candle fire well-illuminated, the keep nightwatch treats the year old.First day very early, but also must walk kisses the string friend to congratulate gives regards.This custom biography was broader, has become the Chinese folk most grand tradition holiday.Another view is: Our country ancient times calligraphy book put ” year “ character the standing grain department, showed the good crop weather, bumper grain harvest.Because the valley standing grain all is generally a year one ripe.” Year “ is then expanded for the year old name.Our country ancient times folk although already has the new year's celebration custom, but was not called the Spring Festival at that time.Because said at that time the Spring Festival, refers was in 24 solar terms ” spring beginning ".The Southern and Northern Dynasties make a general reference the Spring Festival for the entire spring.It is said, new year officially chooses a name the lunar calendar as the Spring Festivafter is the 1911 Revolution matter.Because had to change to the solar calendar at that time, in order to differentiate the agriculture, positive two, therefore had first day to change name lunar calendar in first lunar month “the Spring Festival”.

第五篇：春节的来历

春节的来历

现代民间习惯上把过春节又叫做过年。其实，年和春节的起源是很不相同的。

那么“年”究竟是怎么样来的呢？民间主要有两种说法：一种说的是，古时候，有一种叫做“年”的凶猛怪兽，每到腊月三十，便窜村挨户，觅食人肉，残害生灵。有一个腊月三十晚上，“年”到了一个村庄，适逢两个牧童在比赛牛鞭子。“年”忽闻半空中响起了啪啪的鞭声，吓得望风而逃。它窜到另一个村庄，又迎头望到了一家门口晒着件大红衣裳，它不知其为何物，吓得赶紧掉头逃跑。后来它又来到了一个村庄，朝一户人家门里一瞧，只见里面灯火辉煌，刺得它头昏眼花，只好又夹着尾巴溜了。人们由此摸准了“年”有怕响，怕红，怕光的弱点，便想到许多抵御它的方法，于是逐渐演化成今天过年的风俗。

另一种说法是，我国古代的字书把“年”字放禾部，以示风调雨顺，五谷丰登。由于谷禾一般都是一年一熟。所“年”便被引申为岁名了。

我国古代民间虽然早已有过年的风俗，但那时并不叫做春节。因为那时所说的春节，指的是二十四节气中的“立春”。

南北朝则把春节泛指为整个春季。据说，把农历新年正式定名为春节，是辛亥革命后的事。由于那时要改用阳历，为了区分农、阳两节，所以只好将农历正月初一改名为“春节”。