春节古时称“元旦”

2019-02-02 16:31:42    北京日报

春节是中国最大的传统节日。可能有些人还不知道,“春节”只是上个世纪初才兴起的晚近说法。在古代传统中,这个节日被称为“新正、新岁、元日、元旦”等,“春节”则是另有所指。

不管叫什么,民间都一直俗称“过年”。过年其实不仅是春节,而是从腊八到元宵,甚至到二月二的一系列年庆活动。这里我们就来把这一系列年庆的源流做一番梳理。

汉武帝确定以夏历正月为岁首

在“过年”的一系列年庆活动中,除夕或者春节无疑是其中的高潮。

古时候,无论叫新正、新岁还是元日、元旦,顾名思义,都代表新的一年的开始。而“除夕”,指的也是新旧交替的那一个夜晚。

从物候上来说,一年又一年的轮回转换,四季更替,是最明显不过的时间周期之一。古时候,人们也很早就有了“年”的概念。我国古代的年首先是与农作物一年一度的收获相关。甲骨文中的“年”字,是人背禾的象形字。《说文》则称:“年,谷熟也。”

一年周而复始,这当然是个值得庆祝的时刻。那么,把什么时候算作一年的开始呢?正如前面所说,谷物丰收是“年”的重要标志,所以在我国的周代,把完成收获的季节作为一年的开始。《诗经·七月》中记载了周人禾谷登场后人们庆祝欢乐的场景:“九月肃霜,十月涤场。朋酒斯飨,曰杀羔羊。跻彼公堂,称彼兕觥,万寿无疆。”周人以夏历十一月为岁首之月,因此在十月末、十一月初过年。《诗经·七月》记载的,其实就是那个时候人们“过年”的场景。

直到汉代中期汉武帝的时候,才正式确定以夏历正月为岁首,岁首在正月初一,称为正月旦、正旦、正日。此后历法虽然经过不断修正,但这个一年开始的时间却一直没有改变。

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