更新时间:2018-06-24 12:36作者:李一老师
中国历代的春节的日期并不一致:
夏朝用孟春的元月为正月。
商朝用腊月(十二月)为正月。
秦始皇统一六国后规定以十月为正月,汉朝初期沿用秦历。
汉武帝太初元年,即公元前104年,天文学家落下闳、邓平等人制订了《太初历》,将原来以十月为岁首改为以孟春正月为岁首,后人在此基本上逐渐完善为我们当今使用的阴历(即农历),落下闳也被称为“春节老人”。此后中国一直沿用夏历(阴历,又称农历)纪年,直到清朝未年,长达2080年。
Precedingdays春节前
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OnthedaysbeforetheNewYearcelebrationChinesefamiliesgivetheirhomeathoroughcleaning.ThereisaCantonesesaying"Washawaythedirtonninyabaat"(年廿八,洗邋遢),butthepracticeisnotusuallyrestrictedonnin'ya'baat(年廿八,the28thdayofmonth12).Itisbelievedthecleaningsweepsawaythebadluckoftheprecedingyearandmakestheirhomesreadyforgoodluck.Broomsanddustpansareputawayonthefirstdaysothatluckcannotbesweptaway.Somepeoplegivetheirhomes,doorsandwindow-framesanewcoatofredpaint.HomesareoftendecoratedwithpapercutoutsofChineseauspiciousphrasesandcouplets.Purchasingnewclothing,shoes,andreceivingahair-cutalsosymbolizeafreshstart.