初三英语xx春节手抄报资料 6页

初三英语XX春节手抄报资料　　TheSpringFestivalcoupletistobepastedondoorpostsorhallpillars,hencealsoknownasthedoorpostscroll.Itconsistsoftwoverticallinesandonehorizontalline,andallthelinesconveytheideaofgoodluckorjubilation,constitutingauniqueformintheChineseliterature.　　TheChineseFestivalcoupletwasbornofthepeachwoodcharm.Alegendarystoryhasitthatlonglongago,twobrothersnamedShenTuandYuLeilivedinastonehousenearabiglushpeachtreeintheDushouMountains.Theyaddictedthemselvesverymuchtothetree,wateringitindryspells,oftenpruningoffitsbranchesandeliminatinginsectpestsforit.Thankstothebrothers’painstakingwork,thetreewasinfullblossominspringandladenwithbigpeachin　peach,sweetandsucculent,wasreputedastheimmortalitypeachanditseaters,somesay,wouldbefreefromdisastersanddiseases,livetoaripeoldageorevenbecomeimmortals.Aprince,knownasWildPrince,livedatthesametimeontheWildOxRidgeofthesamemountains.Hewasinsatiablyavariciousand roderoughshodoverthecommonlocalsbydintofhispower.Havinglearnedofthemagicalpeach,hecommandedseveralhundredsoldierstofightforitfromShenTuandYuLei.Justthroughacoupleofrounds,theprinceandhisgangweredefeatedandfledhelter-skeltertotheWildOxRidge.Covetousofthepeach,hedevisedanevilscheme.Onenightheledtothehouseofthebrothersseveralhundredsoldiersdisguisedasghostsandmonsters,intendingtoscarethebrothersintopresentingthemagicalfruit.Utterlyundaunted,thebrotherschargedattheenemy,withShenTuaheadholdingapeachtreebranchandYuLeibehindgraspingacoilofcoirrope.Itwassostrangethatthemaskedsoldierscollapsed,helplesslyallowingthemselvestobecaught,themomenttheytouchedthebranch.ShenTudidcatchingaheadwhileYuLeitrussedthecaughtbehind.Beforelong,theysubduedallthesoldiers.Theincidentmadepeoplethinkthatpeachwoodwasimmortalandabletoexorcisespiritsandwardoffevils.HencelateronNewYear’sEve,everyhouseholdhungontwodoorpoststwopeachwoodstrips,oneoneachside,respectivelybearingthepicturesof ShenTuandYuLei.　　Suchstripswereancientlyreferredtoaspeachwoodcharms.OnthenextNewYear’sEve,theoldstripsweretobereplacedwithnewones.HencetheversesbythewinterWangAnshi(1021-1086)oftheNorthernSongDynasty:“Toeveryhomethesunimpartsitsbrighterrays.Oldpeachwoodcharms,renewed,againstevilshallinsure.”IntheFive-dynastyperiod(907-960),peoplebegantoinscribeonpeachwoodstripssomeauspiciousversesconveyingtheirgoodwishes.MengChang,theKingoftheKingdomofLaterShuoftheFive-dynastyperiod,inscribedontwopeachwoodstripsthevcrses,“NewYearseeslingeringjubilation,Joyousfestivalushersinalongspring.”HistoricalrecordsshowthattheinscriptionisthefirstofitskindaswellasthefirstrecordedSpringFestivalcouplet.IntheSongDynasty(960-1279),pastingSpringFestivalcoupletsgrewintoapopularfolkcustom.TheMingDynasty(1384-1644)sawagreaterpopularityofthecustom.ThiswaspartlyowedtoZhuYuanzhang(1328-1398),theMingDynastyEmperorTaizuwhoattachedimportancetothecouplet.Bornina peasant’sfamilyandalmost,ZhulovedtheSpringFestivalcoupletverymuch.Oneyearoneonanincognitoinspectiontour,hewaspuzzledabouttheabsenceofSpringFestivalcoupletsonthedoorpostsofabutcher’shousesincetheNewYearwasdrawingnear.Itturnedoutthatthebutchercouldnotreadandwrite.Sotheemperorimmediatelywroteforhimacouplet,whichread,“Openupawayoutwithtwohands,Cutofftherootsoftroublewithasingleblow.”AlsointheMingDynasty,theSpringFestivalcoupletgotitspresentnameandbegantobewrittenonredpapertoheightenthejoyousfestiveair.Somecouplesofthekindgiveexpressiontothewriter’saspirations,andotherspointoutillsoftimesandoffersalutaryadvice.　　All,whatevercontents,aremarkedbyjubilation,auspiciousness,exquisiteness,succinctnessandinstructiveness.Takeforinstance.Oftenseenonthedoorpostsofapeasant’shouseisthecouplet,“Joyfultoseeonethousandbushesofspringflowers,Beamingtodrinkonecupofwineofagoodyear,”whichdescribeswellthecountryside’sprosperityandthepeasant’sjoy;usuallypastedonthedoorpostsofa barber’sshopisusuallythecouplet,“Ahairrendersoneyoungerlooks,Ashavemakesoneradiantwithhappiness,”whichreadsverywittyandhumorous.　　春联，起源于桃符(周代悬挂在大门两旁的长方形桃木板)。贴春联据《后汉书·礼仪志》说，桃符长六寸，宽三寸，桃木板上书“神荼”、“郁垒”二神。“正月一日，造桃符著户，名仙木，百鬼所畏。”所以，清代《燕京时岁记》上说：“春联者，即桃符也。”五代时，西蜀的宫廷里，有人在桃符上提写联语。据《宋史·蜀世家》说：后蜀主孟昶令学士章逊题桃木板，“以其非工，自命笔题云：‘新年纳余庆，嘉节号长春’”，这便是我国的第一副春联。直到宋代，春联仍称“桃符”。王安石的诗中就有“千门万户瞳瞳日，总把新桃换旧符”之句。宋代，桃符由桃木板改为纸张，叫“春贴纸”。明代：桃符才改称“春联”。明代陈云瞻《簪云楼杂话》中载：“春联之设，自明太祖始。帝都金陵，除夕前忽传旨：公卿士庶家门口须加春联一副,帝微行时出现。”朱元璋不仅亲自微服出城，观赏笑乐，他还亲自题春联。他经过一户人家，见门上不曾贴春联，便去询问，知道这是一家阉猪的，还未请人代写。朱元璋就特地为那阉猪人写了“双手劈开生死路，一刀割断是非根”的春联。联意贴切、幽默。经明太祖这一提倡，此后春联便沿习成为习俗，一直流传至今。 　　据说五代时的后蜀国国君孟昶是个喜欢标新立异的国君，在公元964年岁尾的除夕，他突发奇想，让他手下的一个叫辛寅逊的学士，在桃木板上写了两句话，作为桃符挂在他的住室的门框上。这两句话是“新年纳余庆，嘉节号长春”。第一句的大意是：新年享受着先代的遗泽。第二句的大意是：佳节预示着春意常在。由此开始，桃符的形式和内容都发生了变化，这不仅表现在开始用骈体联语来替代“神荼”、