A short story about folk customs

First, paste Spring Festival couplets-It is said that Meng Changjun, the monarch of Shu after five dynasties, was a monarch who liked to be unconventional. On New Year's Eve at the end of 964, he had a whim to let a bachelor named Xin write two sentences on the mahogany board and hang them on the door frame of his living room as peach symbols. These two sentences are "Qing Yu in the New Year, Changchun in the First Festival".

Enjoy the legacy of the previous generation in the new year. The second sentence is to the effect that festivals show that spring is always there. Since then, the form and content of Fu Tao have changed, and it has become the earliest Spring Festival couplets in China.

Second, Laba Festival is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month (December), which originated in the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasties. It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang was cold and hungry when he was in trouble and suffering in prison. Zhu Yuanzhang actually dug up seven or eight kinds of whole grains such as red beans, rice and red dates from the mouse hole in the prison. Zhu Yuanzhang cooked these things into porridge. Because it was the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhu Yuanzhang called this pot of miscellaneous grains porridge Laba porridge. I enjoyed a delicious meal.

Later, Zhu Yuanzhang pacified the world and became the emperor facing south. In order to commemorate that special day in prison, he designated it as Laba Festival and officially named the miscellaneous grains porridge he ate that day Laba porridge.

Third, China New Year-a long time ago, there was a monster named Nian. On New Year's Eve, the annual meeting will go out to the village to plunder property, food and crops will be trampled, and cattle and sheep will be eaten. As long as all the villages visited in 2008 are horrible and horrible, people have tried many ways to defend 2008, but all to no avail. Nian is not only big, but also strong, listening from all directions. There is no way to stop him. Until one day, Nian saw red lanterns hanging in the village, lights on and drums blaring, and he was so scared that he ran away. People call him China New Year to commemorate this day.

Fourth, New Year's Eve-a long time ago, there was a monster named Xi. As big as 2008, the strength is endless and refreshing. As big as 2008, the New Year's Eve will come out. His every step is like an earthquake. He can eat a cow with his mouth open, but he is not afraid of red lanterns, lights and drums, which makes people helpless, so he dominates the night. So people sent several jars of spirits to Xi, and a young man got drunk and cut off his head. Who knows, everywhere Xi's head went, it caught fire, so the young man hugged Xi's head and jumped into the Yellow River. The same people call this day New Year's Eve to commemorate it.