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1 91265438+1October1,the Republic of China was proclaimed, and Sun Yat-sen was appointed interim president in Nanjing. Sun Yat-sen's oath of office ended with "New Year's Day of the first year of the Republic of China". This is the origin of "New Year's Day" in China.

He regards the first month of the lunar calendar as Yuan and the first day as Dan. "Yuan" means beginning, while "Dan" means a red sun rising from the ground. The harmony between "Yuan" and "Dan" means that people should greet the new year with vigor.

Most countries in the world usually call it "New Year". Yuan means "start", and the beginning of each number is called "yuan"; Dan means "day"; New Year's Day means "the first day".

The word "New Year's Day" in history first appeared in the Book of Jin. In the history of China, "New Year's Day" means "the first day of the first month". The calculation method of "the first month" was very inconsistent before the period of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, and the date of New Year's Day in previous dynasties was also inconsistent.

Starting from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the first month of 1 is called "the first month", and the first month of 1 is called New Year's Day. It was used until the end of Qing Dynasty. After the Revolution of 1911, in order to "go to Xia Zheng, I went to the farm, counting from the Gregorian calendar".

New Year's Day is also called "three yuan", that is, year yuan, month yuan and hour yuan. Due to the different geographical environment and calendar, in different times, the time positioning of New Year's Day in different countries and nationalities in the world is different. Now, the Gregorian calendar is increasingly recognized by countries all over the world. Most countries in the world adopt the international Gregorian calendar, and 1 in October every year is regarded as "New Year's Day". Countries that use the Gregorian calendar take Gregorian calendar 65438+ 10/month as New Year's Day, which is a national holiday.

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I. Custom culture

Lan Xin, a poet in Jin Dynasty, once wrote a poem "Jacky": "Special Envoy of Jacky, Jiaqing Zhao Zi. Salty for thousands of years, Little Datong Yuexi. " Describe the New Year's Day celebrations. According to the government of China, on New Year's Day in modern China, it was listed as a legal holiday and became a national holiday. After a day's rest, it is generally adjusted before or after the festival, usually for three consecutive days.

In modern China, the celebration of New Year's Day is far less important than the Spring Festival. General organs and enterprises will hold year-end collective celebrations, and there are few folk activities.

Western New Year's Day: In 46 BC, Caesar of ancient Rome designated this day as the beginning of the New Year in China. In order to bless janus, a double-faced goalkeeper in Roman mythology, "janus" later evolved into an English sentence "1 month".

Second, related legends

Legend has it that around 5000 AD, the ancient Egyptians had changed from nomadism to farming and settled on both sides of the Nile. Their agricultural harvest has a lot to do with whether the Nile is flooded or not. The ancient Egyptians found the Nile flooding regularly through long-term observation, so they recorded this time on bamboo poles every time.

It was learned that the interval between the two floods was about 365 days, and it was also found that when the Nile rose near Cairo today, the sun and Sirius just rose from the horizon at the same time. Therefore, the ancient Egyptians set this day as the beginning of the year.

Baidu Encyclopedia-New Year's Day

People's Network-The Origin of New Year's Day