春节背后的历史History behind Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is the longest festival and economical lay off period in the world.

春节是世界上最长的节日，也是最经济的休假时期。

Traffic during Chinese New Year

农历新年期间的交通

Most of people believe that celebration of Chinese New Year began from the time of Shang Dynasty (1600 BC – 1046 BC). Some people believe that it started during Emperor Yao and Shun (~2100 BC). Chinese people follow the lunar calendar to celebrate festivals. In the beginning dates of celebration varied from mid-winter to early spring. As the Solar based calendar started to mature, Emperor Wu (156 BC – 87 AD) of the Han Dynasty (202 BC – 220AD), declared the first day of the first month as the beginning of the year.

大部分人认为, 庆祝农历新年始于殷商时期 (公元前1600 年–公元前1046年)。有些人认为, 它始于帝尧和舜 (约公元前2100年)。中国人按照阴历庆祝节日。起初，庆祝的日期从隆冬到早春不等。随着太阳历开始成熟，汉朝（公元前202年-公元220年）汉武帝（公元前156年-公元前87年）宣布第一个月的第一天为一年的开始。

Evolution of Chinese New Year :

中国新年的演变:

Emperor Yao and Emperor Shun (~ 2100 BC)
New Year celebration with small scale type of activities.

尧帝与舜帝 (约公元前 2100年)

新年庆典举行小规模的活动。

Shang Dynasty (1600 BC – 1046 BC)
The New Year celebration started with a religious ceremony.

商代 (公元前1600年-公元前1046年)

新年庆典以宗教仪式开始。

Han Dynasty (202 BC – 220AD)
New Year celebration started on the first day of the first month and crack bamboo started to be used. (Cracked bamboo creates a loud sound of cracking when put on fire. It is a belief that the sound drives away evil.)

汉代 (公元前202 年-公元220年)

第一个月的第一天开始庆祝新年, 裂竹也在那时开始使用。(开裂的竹子在着火时会发出响亮的爆裂声。这是一种

信念：声音赶走邪恶。）

Wei Dynasty (220AD – 265AD) and Jin Dynasty (265AD – 420AD)
Fireworks started to be used for the New Year celebration. The tradition of Shou Sui started.

魏朝 (公元220年–公元265年) 和晋朝(公元265年–公元420年)

烟花开始用于庆祝新年。传统的寿穗开始。

Song Dynasty (960AD – 1279AD)
Fireworks made of gun powder started to be used.

宋朝 (公元960年-公元1279年)

用火药制成的烟花开始被使用。

According to mythology, Chinese New Year begins with the fight against a mythical beast called the “Year”. It looks like an ox with a lion head and lives in the sea. During New Year’s Eve, it is believed that the “Year” will come out and harm people, animals, and properties. It is believed that the “Year” is scared of the color red, fire, and loud sound. For self-protection, people started posting red Dui Lian in front of their house, use fireworks, and hang lit up lanterns at year-end.

根据神话, 中国新年的开始是与一只名叫 “年” 的神秘野兽的战斗。它看起来像一只狮子头, 生活在海里。在除夕夜, 人们相信 “年” 会出来伤害人和动物及侵害财产。据信, “年” 害怕大红色、火和响亮的声音。为了自卫, 人们开始在他们的房子前张贴红色的对联, 使用烟花, 并在年底挂亮灯笼。

Chinese New year and Diwali (Indian New Year) has many similarities. Both are the symbol of victory of good over evil. The way of celebration is similar for both festivals.

中国新年和排灯节 (印度新年) 有许多相似之处。这两种都象征着战胜了邪恶获得胜利。两个都以类似的方式庆祝。