The origin of a weekly diary of 200 words a year

Regarding the origin of "Nian", there is a folk legend: in ancient times, there was a monster named "Nian", who often gathered people to make trouble, killing people and setting fires. People tried many ways, but they couldn't kill it. Just as the people told them every day not to do it, the land was ineffective, and they were ready to move out, a strong man appeared, and he was willing to give his life and die together in exchange for the people to live and work in peace and contentment. Later, the strong men launched a life-and-death struggle with Nian in the place where Nian frequented. In the end, Nian was killed and the strong man died unfortunately. In order to remember this strong man and congratulate him on his rebirth, people held various grand celebrations, set off firecrackers and put up door gods to exorcise evil spirits on the day he was killed in 2008, which gradually formed a habit and passed it down. Since then, human beings have said "Chinese New Year".

Second, the year is the common name of the Spring Festival. Speaking of spring, you will naturally think of summer, autumn and winter, and even think that there are 24 solar terms and 365 days in a year. So, who makes the disorderly world orderly and the chaotic world clear? It's emperor Yao. It was Emperor Yao who first stood at the forefront of scientific research, stepped into the dark nature, sought and pursued laws, sought light and gained insight into the world. "China Ancient History Five Thousand Years of Romance" records that Yao, who became a leader, was as broad as the sky and omnipotent; Wisdom is as subtle and omniscient as God. ..... Yao put Li Zhonghe in charge of observing astronomical phenomena and divining providence. After a long time, he and Li actually became two astronomers! They also pass on their astronomical knowledge to Hehe, so that more people can understand astronomical phenomena. After Yao appointed Hou Ji as a farmer, farming became more and more developed, and he felt that sowing and harvesting must master the four seasons, and mastering the four seasons must understand the astronomical phenomena. Therefore, Yao called, He, and others, and ordered a careful observation of the astronomical phenomena, and made a calendar according to the operation of the sun, the moon and the stars, so that people could engage in production on time. He ordered Xi Zhong to live on the eastern seashore, observe and record the position and time of sunrise, and take the day and night as the vernal equinox; Uncle Xi was ordered to live in Du Ming in the south and observe how the sun moves south to determine the summer solstice. Life and species live in the valley of ignorance in the west, measuring sunsets to determine the autumnal equinox; Life and uncle live in a hidden capital in the north, observing the direction of the sun moving from south to north to determine the winter solstice. After finishing his homework, Yao said, "I tell you, about 366 days can be a cycle, and the rest days can be solved by leap months, so that we can determine the spring, summer, autumn and winter." After determining the four seasons, you can naturally determine the year. "

Looking through the Book of Records of the Historian Yao Dian, we can know: (Emperor Yao) "xi He is the one who is ordered to respect heaven. The calendar is like the sun, the moon and the stars, and the police teach the people. The teacher ordered the west, ... the emperor said: consultation! If the evening is harmonious, there will be six days in three hundred and sixty years, and the leap month will be set at four o'clock to reach the year ... "Thus, it is indisputable that Emperor Yao decided on the lunar calendar.

Third, New Year's Eve.

New Year's Eve refers to the night on the last day of the twelfth lunar month, which is connected with the Spring Festival (the first day of the first month). The word "except" in "New Year's Eve" is "go; Easy; "Alternating" means that New Year's Eve means "the month is poor and the old year is exhausted". People want to get rid of the old department and the old year, and the coming year means getting a new year. This is the last night of the Lunar New Year. Therefore, the activities during this period are all around changing the old for the new, eliminating disasters and praying for blessings.

During the Zhou and Qin Dynasties, a ceremony of "exorcism" was held in the palace at the end of each year to beat drums to drive away epidemic ghosts, which was called "banishment". Later, the day before New Year's Eve was called "small exorcism". New Year's Eve is New Year's Eve, that is, New Year's Eve.