Rebirth of the Evil Life

The Spring Festival is the most important festival for Chinese people. The Chinese people have celebrated the Spring Festival for more than 4,000 years. There are many theories about the origin of the Spring Festival, but the generally accepted theory is that the Spring Festival started during the period of Yu and Shun. Shun was the emperor and led his subordinates to worship heaven and earth. From then on, People regard this day as the beginning of the year. This is the origin of the Lunar New Year, which was later called the Spring Festival. In the past, the Spring Festival was also called New Year's Day, and the month in which the Spring Festival is located was called January.

However, the dates of the Spring Festival in China are not consistent in the past dynasties: the Xia Dynasty used the first month of Mengchun as the first month, the Shang Dynasty used the twelfth lunar month (twelfth month) as the first month, after Qin Shi Huang unified the six kingdoms, October was the first month, and the early Han Dynasty followed the Qin calendar . In 104 BC, astronomers Luo Xiahong, Deng Ping and others formulated the "Taichu Calendar", which changed the original October as the beginning of the year to the first month of Mengchun as the beginning of the year. Later generations basically gradually improved it into the calendar we use today. According to the lunar calendar (i.e. the lunar calendar), Luo Xiahong is also known as the "Spring Festival Old Man". Since then, China has continued to use the Xia calendar (lunar calendar, also known as the lunar calendar) until the end of the Qing Dynasty.

However, this changed again in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. During the Beiyang Government of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai defined New Year's Day as January 1 of the Western calendar, and the Spring Festival as the first day of the first lunar month. What was the situation at that time? Ever since he became president, Yuan Shikai has been bent on doing something. After all, he was an old official of the Qing Dynasty, but he was also exposed to foreign culture. Therefore, in his heart, it was inevitable that he, Cixi, an old bitch, could listen to politics behind the curtain for decades. Why couldn't he, Yuan Shikai, be the emperor?

Of course, this has to be said, why did Yuan Shikai resent Cixi, but why was Yuan Shikai so obedient when Cixi was still alive? The reason is simple, because Cixi is clever. And in the last few years, Zhang Zhidong and Zaifeng were promoted to contain Yi Kuang and Yuan Shikai, and there was a decree to guard against Yuan Shikai. If this person had other ideas, he would be killed. certainly. This topic has gone too far.

In short, Yuan Shikai had the ambition to be the emperor, but he was not so courageous just as he had just become the president of the Republic of China. But he wants to be the one again, what should he do? The Ministry of Internal Affairs below was asked to draft a document to amend the lunar calendar. Test out the nation's reaction. How was this document written?

Section 1 of the Civil Affairs Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports to the President. Reason: The petition stipulates that the four sections shall be signed by General Director Zhu Qiqian (seal) on January 21st of the third year of the Republic of China as the petition. It was stolen from Xinbang to create the Gregorian era. Therefore, it is appropriate to facilitate the international traffic and determine the accounting year. Hang down your armor to show your coming. However, when issuing orders according to the times, they should be based on the universal unity of the world, be popular and suitable for the people, and follow the habits of society. Therefore, since the Japanese Restoration, the calendar has been corrected and implemented gradually, which is related to folk customs. All the reasons have not changed yet. In the good days of spring and autumn, the whole country is having fun, repairing evil spirits, or reporting feasts. The scenery of the year still shows the style of the Tang Dynasty. It is good to draw stories and embellish peace, not only to promote economic integrity. And it can help the spirit to be lively. It is an old custom in our country that during the four seasons, people travel around to visit and pray, and they follow the same wind from home to home, which is a normal routine for work and rest. It’s also about people’s livelihood. Proposal: New Year's Day of the lunar calendar is designated as the Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival is the Summer Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival is the Autumn Festival, and Winter Solstice is the Winter Festival. All citizens of our country are allowed to rest, and public servants are also allowed to take a day off. Is this the right thing for this department to comply with public opinion? Reasonable petition to the President for review and implementation. To the President. Chief of the Interior, January 21st.

President Yuan Da said: "As it has been submitted, it should be approved immediately.

This batch".

Originally, Yuan Shikai wanted to change the Spring Festival, but the staff below said that the change was too big and he was afraid that the people and intellectuals would not accept it, so he decided to change the New Year first and then the Spring Festival later. This allowed Yuan Shikai to calm down for a while.

Through such documents, the Chinese New Year's Day became the first day of the Gregorian calendar, and the Chinese Spring Festival still fell on January 1 of the lunar calendar. This reform of the law has certainly made many people a little unaccustomed to it. It is obvious that one holiday must be turned into two. However, it catered to the welcome of many intellectuals at the time, who believed that this would help China become stronger. At that time, Yuan Shikai was praised for his courage and foresight in Japan's democratic reform. Regardless of whether these remarks were made by Yuan Shikai's cronies or the consensus of the intellectuals at the time, in short, this change of China's thousands-year-old Spring Festival calendar made Yuan Shikai's ambitions expand, which later led to his decision to ascend the throne. He also led himself to destruction. By then, Yuan Shikai's biggest regret was that he had not changed during the Spring Festival. Otherwise, Yuan Shikai would be famous throughout the ages.

After Yuan Shikai left, the Spring Festival still hasn't stopped. This changed again in the Republic of China.

On May 7, 1928, the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of China submitted a request to the Nationalist Government to “implement the abolition of the old calendar and the universal use of the national calendar.” The reason is: "Considering the daily social conditions, for more than ten years, we still use the old calendar without knowing how to correct it...". "Eight measures have been drafted in the hope of fundamental and thorough reform." The second article is to strictly prohibit the private sale of old calendars and old and new calendar comparison tables; the third article is to strictly order all agencies, schools, and groups inside and outside Beijing to conduct all activities, except those stipulated by the national calendar. In addition, for the Lunar New Year festivals, no holidays are allowed according to the customs. Article 4 is to order all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities to formulate regulations and announce to the public that all entertainment and competitions during the Lunar New Year festivals will be guided and improved, and held according to the national calendar dates. .

In 1930, the government reiterated: "Relocating the holiday dates and various ceremonial embellishments and entertainments for the Lunar New Year equals the National New Year: (1) People everywhere should change the number of holidays for the Lunar New Year and the various rites and entertainment used before and after the Lunar New Year. Decorations, such as New Year greetings, group worship, ancestor worship, spring banquets, lantern viewing, tying colors, pasting Spring Festival couplets, etc., will all be held before and after the Chinese New Year; (2) The party and government agencies will actively implement it, and notify the people in advance to follow the instructions. No holidays are allowed during the New Year, nor can we take holidays under other pretexts.”

According to accounts, police were sent to closed shops during the Spring Festival, forcing them to open for business, and destroying Yuanbao tea and sacrificial fruits. Some even imposed fines, and even hawkers selling calendars in the countryside were arrested. detention. For a time, people were panicked, turning a happy New Year into a state of panic.

Why does the Republic of China do this? Obviously, this was somewhat influenced by Yuan Shikai's inheritance at that time and the influence of the domestic environment at that time. He wanted to change the customs of the people so that they would no longer believe in a certain party. As a result, it was just the opposite.

In the end, Li Shimin's words were fulfilled - the king is like a boat and the people are like water. Water can carry a boat and also capsize it. The Kuomintang was eventually completely destroyed and fled to Taiwan in despair.

Of course, after the founding of New China, it was a bit difficult to talk about the Spring Festival and New Year's Day. After all, at that time, people were very confused about how to celebrate New Year's Day and Spring Festival. Some people still celebrate New Year's Day and Spring Festival together, according to the lunar calendar. Some people spend New Year's Day and Spring Festival separately. This makes the country a bit like the 54 states in the United States. Later, the central government finally ruled that New Year’s Day should follow the Western calendar and Spring Festival should follow the Lunar calendar.

It is equivalent to saying that in the end, Yuan Shikai's routine was copied. However, through the country's rigid regulations, people across the country have finally become accustomed to celebrating New Year's Day according to the Western calendar and Spring Festival according to the lunar calendar. It’s been like this for decades. However, no matter how the Spring Festival changes during these thousands of years of history, the three days of the Lunar New Year are still the most important in the hearts of the people. Why is this? Maybe the people still miss the sage era of Emperor Shun.

"Today is the thirtieth of the twelfth lunar month, and it's New Year's Eve!" Lin Feng looked at his watch and sighed.

"Well, today is the 17th of February in the Western calendar, the 30th of the twelfth lunar month in the lunar calendar, New Year's Eve, and tomorrow is the first day of the first lunar month!" Lin Chiling nodded.

"It's good, this year has passed so fast." Lin Feng sighed, "By the way, Zhiling, what about you, are you going home this year?"

Lin Chiling is Taiwanese and her parents are both in Taiwan. Naturally, she wants to reunite with her family during the Spring Festival. After all, I have been running around almost all the time this year, and it is rare to see my family. Only occasionally when I go to Taiwan do I find time to meet my parents. Lin Feng was moved and distressed by this.

"Well, I won't go back this year. I won't go back until after the Spring Festival." Lin Chiling thought for a while and said.

"Why don't you go back? Nothing happened! I'll take you back on a special plane. You stay with your parents for a few days, and then I'll pick you back up on a special plane. It'll be quick." Lin Feng shrugged.

"Hey, I won't go back. My family will be annoyed when I go back, and besides eating and playing cards, there is nothing else to do. So, I won't go back." Lin Chiling shook her head, "It's like this every year, it's so annoying."

"Trouble? What's wrong? Is there anything I can do for you?" Lin Feng asked curiously. Lin Chiling is her secretary, so there seems to be very few things that can annoy her. If it bothers her, then he has to help.

"Uh, it's okay, it's just a small matter. Boss, you don't have to worry about me. Besides, after the reunion dinner tonight, isn't there an entrepreneurship seminar? I naturally want to be by your side." Lin Chiling said.

"It doesn't matter. It's just a gathering of some self-made successful people. Let's sit down and discuss it. That's all. It's just a tea party, nothing to do. Besides, aren't Natalie and Melissa here? It's only the Spring Festival, it's okay." Lin Feng waved his hand.

But Lin Chiling just shook her head and didn't say much when asked why. Lin Feng was helpless about this. He is not the kind of person with obsessive-compulsive disorder, nor is he the kind of person who, as a boss, must tell the truth. Therefore, if Lin Chiling didn't tell her, he wouldn't ask.

"In that case, let's get ready later and go home early for dinner. Let's all go back together. At home, Youyou made a big dinner tonight!" Lin Feng ordered, turned around and walked out, preparing to have the last meal with the staff before the New Year. Say goodbye.

"Idiot!" Natalie shook her head.

"Yes, even a Frenchman like me knows why, he is such a big fool!" Melissa also shook her head.

Lin Chiling shrugged helplessly. Although there was a little bit of disappointment on his face, he soon felt relieved. My boss is sometimes as smart as anything, and sometimes he's as stupid as he is. But this is how I love it! To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m. to read.

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