Travel through the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 132 Lively New Year ([-])

Since the Spring Festival, Yang Yu has never had a serious experience since he came to this era.

Among them, one is because, when Yang Yu traveled through time, the Spring Festival actually had no atmosphere, and Shaoyao, a little doll, can she remember any Spring Festival?

Another one is that years of wars and natural disasters have made the people unable to even eat. What kind of holidays are there? It's just the time, and they mutter, this, it's another year.

And in the past few years, it is obvious that the people under Yang Yu's rule are very serious about some festivals, and they all celebrate them in a mysterious way. This is the Spring Festival of the Han Dynasty, which is Confucianism based on prophecy. , mainly deified.

Now, Yang Yu's idea is to standardize these festivals, dilute the prophecy and mysterious elements, and deepen the ancestor worship and lively elements, so let's start from this Spring Festival.

The Spring Festival can also be regarded as a festival officially established in the Han Dynasty. Before that, it was also very chaotic. Each country has its own characteristics, and each country has its own traditions. Therefore, after the unification of Qin Dynasty, the festivals of various countries have also become minority festivals. However, some small festivals have become public festivals, such as the Dragon Boat Festival.

Then this new festival will start from the twelfth day, which is also the most important festival since ancient times, even the prelude to the Spring Festival.

La Ri is also the Laba Festival of later generations. However, La Ri in this era is a day for worshiping ancestors, not a Buddhist festival for later generations.

How can we say that this day is important? In Yang Yu’s memory, every year’s day is the most important time. Every household will worship their ancestors. Even some residents who have just relocated from other places borrow or even steal. , they also celebrate this festival. On the contrary, they don't pay special attention to other festivals.

"Ancestors, I hope you will take good care of me in another life." On this day, Yang Yu led four wives and two concubines to start a vigorous ancestor worship together.

Naturally, the other world in Yang Yu's mouth also meant a parallel world, but in the hearts of the four wives, they were thinking about where the husband's family would be.

The sacrifices are also very rich. Cattle, sheep and pigs are indispensable. Naturally, there are also various grain products. With individual sacrifices for each family, there is also a public sacrifice etiquette, which is taught by Liu Hui. Leading a sacrificial activity.

This sacrifice is naturally a harvest sacrifice, praying for auspiciousness, a good harvest, and warding off evil spirits. Yang Yu even brought out the Laba porridge in advance, that is, everyone present will be given a bowl when the sacrifice is over. Laba porridge, this Laba porridge, is naturally a porridge cooked with various grains mixed together.

This La Day was originally the third day after the winter solstice to sacrifice to the gods, but this time, Yang Yu directly set it on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, and also designated it as the first festival of the Spring Festival, that is to say, From the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Spring Festival begins.

It is easy to say and easy to change these days, and it is not easy to say that it is not easy.

In fact, it is easy for the common people. Ever since there was the legend of Thor, in fact, there is no legend of Thor. As long as Yang Yu tells it, the common people will obey. It is not easy, but some civil servants and generals around him .

"My lord, this is not in line with the etiquette. The last day should be the third day after the winter solstice. Now, it has been changed to the eighth day. Isn't it disrespectful to the ancestors and the gods?"

"I don't think so about being disrespectful to the ancestors and gods. You see, is this day the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, or the third day after the winter solstice? I haven't seen it. Many people have forgotten the day of the twelfth lunar month. It's the second day." God forbid, isn't this disrespectful to the ancestors?"

Well, this is really the same thing. If this calendar is a solar calendar, then naturally, the so-called three days after the winter solstice are very simple, basically fixed with the date, but this is a lunar calendar. Using the lunar calendar, the twelfth day needs to be calculated. Sometimes because of the busyness of various things, it is normal to forget, not to mention ordinary people, even civil and military people who are sitting, forgetting is also a common phenomenon.

"I think it's still inappropriate." "It's still inappropriate. If so, then King Yu should learn from Yao and Shun and take the throne of Zen, instead of letting his son inherit it. If it is unreasonable, the founding emperor of our Han Dynasty will be the king of the Han Dynasty." The seat should be passed on to the Qin family, if it is unreasonable, then the first emperor should not have unified the six kingdoms."

Alas, these high-level people just think differently from others. When it comes to things, the first thing they think about is to be polite, but if it is really reasonable, they should go to assist Emperor Xian instead of assisting Yang Yu here. Obviously, in everyone In their hearts, they all know that they are all at the point where they are kings now, but no one has said it yet, and Yuan Shu, who is in his early days, is still struggling. It is said that his life is getting worse and worse. It's better, maybe, he doesn't have a long time to live.

Naturally, the common people don't know about this controversy in the State Shepherd's Mansion. On the contrary, they prefer this so-called decision that Laba is Lari. In this case, they don't need to calculate, and they won't forget. That's the same thing, just for a psychological sustenance.

But this time, there is another activity in the sacrifice, that is, the activity of burning paper money, that is, Yang Yu asked Chen Gong to use the corners of the cut paper to cut them into the shape of copper coins, and sell them for a penny in a bunch. This is regarded as money burned to the ancestors.

Originally, Yang Yu didn't want to engage in this matter, but after thinking about it again, this Buddhism has already emerged in the Han Dynasty. If Yang Yu doesn't standardize this action, the future Buddhism will also have this activity of burning paper. Then, It's better to standardize it now, a small string of paper money, or Yin money, will it look better, and it won't be the same as later generations, when they are burned, they are burned in bundles, and one is burned slowly. Once no one is guarding, there will be danger, and the result of using this small piece of paper will look good, and it will even burn very quickly.

Especially this paper money is Yang Yu's special cutting equipment. Not only does it cut, but there will also be some patterns on it while cutting. It's pretty, isn't it?

"Auntie, what are you getting?" "Big sister, this is the paper money newly developed by the lord, and it is for the ancestors over there. I know all kinds of money, no, I went to ask for some paper money, and I also gave some to our ancestors. For so many years, I also send some food to our ancestors every year. I don’t know if he suffers without money.”

Well, this word has been spread, but this is also good, even without Yang Yu's popularity, I am afraid that in a short time, there will be bundles of paper to burn.

"Oh, there is another point, so I'm going to buy some too. I don't know how to get this?" "It's cheap, it's only a copper coin, and there are some grocery stores in the countryside."

"Husband, can the ancestors over there really receive this paper money?" This is not only Cai Yan's thoughts, but also what Shao Yao wanted to ask. Although Shao Yao's father passed away when she was three years old, Yang Yu Occasionally, this kind of thing will be mentioned from time to time, so naturally, Shao Yao will never forget this matter, and she also wants to give a good sacrifice to her father.

"This, if you believe it, you have it, if you don't believe it, you don't have it. This ancestor, we must have the necessary respect."

(End of this chapter)