Fireworks can be set off in Yiwu, Zhejiang. Do you miss the Spring Festival when fireworks can be set off?

I miss it, because if there are no fireworks in the Spring Festival, it always looks a little deserted. As one of the four traditional festivals in China, the Spring Festival occupies an irreplaceable position in the minds of China people. In China, many traditional festivals, including the Spring Festival, are mostly related to the worship of nature and astronomical phenomena. The ancients in ancient times didn't know much about nature like modern people, and they couldn't make a scientific explanation for natural phenomena such as thunder and rain and alternation of day and night. Because it is incomprehensible, the ancients simply attributed all these natural phenomena to the role of the gods, so the corresponding belief worship and sacrifice activities were born.

Through the exploration of astronomical phenomena and the universe, the ancients developed a star-watching culture, which became the 24 solar terms of the system after step-by-step improvement. At first, the ancients judged solar terms according to the direction of bucket handle, namely the Big Dipper. Among them, when did the barrel handle appear? Ken yin? This orientation is the beginning of a new year, which is often said? End of the year? . It is called the beginning of the year because the ancients used it? Years old? Count the years. As the beginning of the new year, the ancients would make sacrifices and pray around this day. The Spring Festival is developed from these folk cultures.

? Spring Festival? This term only appeared in the Republic of China. Before that, people just called it China New Year. Moreover, the Spring Festival holiday time we are celebrating now is the first day of the first lunar month, but the ancient Chinese New Year time refers to the beginning of the year, and the time referred to at the beginning of the year is not completely unified. Among them, what was the Qin Dynasty unified by Qin Shihuang at that time? Zhuan Xu calendar? So the first month of this period actually refers to October in winter. After Emperor Wu entered the DPRK, the calendar was changed to? Tai chi calendar? Therefore, the first year is also adjusted to 1 month 1 day.

After entering modern times, China introduced the Gregorian calendar from outside. At that time, in order to better distinguish the Gregorian calendar from the lunar calendar, the government of the Republic of China designated Gregorian calendar 1 month 1 day as New Year's Day and lunar calendar 1 month/day as Spring Festival. Why did you take it? Spring Festival? The reason for this name is that the first day of the first lunar month is the first of the 24 solar terms? The beginning of spring? Very close. Compared with New Year's Day introduced from abroad, China people pay more attention to the Spring Festival when they were born and raised in China. Whenever the Spring Festival comes, people in China will buy new year's goods, paste Spring Festival couplets, eat New Year's Eve dinner and set off fireworks.

However, in recent years, in order to promote environmental protection, fireworks and firecrackers have been banned in many places, which has made the taste of the Spring Festival much lighter. I still remember the Spring Festival when I was a child. After dinner, everyone will watch the Spring Festival Gala in front of the TV. Until twelve o'clock, every household will take out firecrackers prepared in advance and quarrel for a while. But it is because of the noise that the excitement of the Spring Festival is highlighted, so I still miss the Spring Festival when fireworks can be set off.