Why is the celebration of Minor New Year divided into north and south? What is the origin of Minor New Year?
Introduction: Xiaonian is an important festival in the lunar calendar. Due to geographical reasons, the time of Xiaonian is divided into north and south. So why is Xiaonian celebrated in north and south? What is the origin of Xiaonian? Shuimoxiansheng.com has carefully compiled detailed information about the twelfth lunar month of 2018. If you want to know the auspicious and inauspicious days in the twelfth lunar month, just visit Shuimoxiansheng.com.Why is the celebration of the Little New Year divided into north and south?Starting from the reign of Emperor Yongzheng, the emperors of the Qing Dynasty would worship gods in the Kunning Palace on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month every year. In order to save money, the emperors would also worship the Kitchen God at the same time. Later, the royal family and nobles followed suit and worshipped the Kitchen God on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month. From then on, officials and civilians began to celebrate the New Year's Eve on different days.In Chinese folk, there is a tradition that "officials celebrate the Little New Year on the 23rd, common people on the 24th, and people living on water on the 25th". That is to say, the Little New Year for officials is on the 23rd, for common people it is on the 24th, and for people living on water it is on the 25th. Before the Southern Song Dynasty, the north was the political center and was heavily influenced by officialdom, so the Little New Year was usually celebrated on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month. In contrast, the south was far away from the political center, so the Little New Year was celebrated on the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month. Residents along lakes and seas retained the tradition of boatmen, so the Little New Year was celebrated on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month. The Nanjing area is a relatively special area because after Zhu Di usurped the throne in the Ming Dynasty, he implemented a tyrannical rule. At that time, the people held a lantern festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in the first year of the Yongle reign, and they all missed the lenient policies of the Zhu Yunwen era. The scene was even better than the Chinese New Year. Therefore, in Nanjing area, the Lantern Festival has become the Little New Year. The southwestern Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan regions and some northern Hui Muslim areas regard the first day of the first lunar month as the Big New Year's Eve, and New Year's Eve becomes the Small New Year's Eve. What is the origin of Xiaonian?The 23rd and 24th day of the 12th lunar month are the traditional Chinese days for worshiping the Kitchen God, also known as the "Little New Year." Legend has it that the Kitchen God was originally a commoner named Zhang Sheng. After marrying a wife, he spent his days in debauchery and lost all his family fortune, and was reduced to begging on the streets. One day, he went to beg at his ex-wife Guo Dingxiang's house. He was so ashamed that he dived under the stove and burned to death.When the Jade Emperor found out, he thought that Zhang Sheng had changed his mind and was not completely bad. Since he died at the bottom of the pot, he was named Kitchen God. He was required to report to heaven on the 23rd and 24th of the twelfth lunar month every year and return to the bottom of the pot on New Year's Eve. Ordinary people feel that the Kitchen God must be respected because he has to report to Heaven. Therefore, people have the "Little New Year" of worshiping the kitchen god on the 23rd and 24th of the twelfth lunar month, praying for peace and prosperity in the coming year. Fan Chengda of the Song Dynasty said in his "Poem on Offering to the Kitchen God": "According to ancient legend, on the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, the Kitchen God looks up to the sky and wants to speak. The cloud chariot and wind horses linger for a while, and every family prepares cups and plates for the rich offering. The pig's head is cooked hot, and the two fish are fresh, and the bait is made of bean paste, sweet pine and powder. Men offer wine and girls stay away, and the Kitchen God is pleased with the offerings and money. Don't listen to the quarrels of maids, and don't be angry at the filth of cats and dogs. I send you drunk and full to the Heaven's Gate, and don't say anything about the long or short ladle. I beg for the profits and share them when I return." It can be said that this poem vividly illustrates the customs and habits of the ancient Chinese people regarding offering to the Kitchen God. Of course, this is just a folk legend and is not credible. |
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