中国人的“年”既神圣而又充满欢乐，在传承发展中承载了丰厚的历史文化底蕴。丰富多彩的“年俗”是每一个中国人心目中难以磨灭的记忆，是辞旧迎新的“仪式感”，也是美好祝愿的具象化表达，传承至今，仍充满迷人的魅力。所谓十里不同风，百里不同俗。不同的地域，过年的风俗也不尽相同。文化底蕴深厚的济南，自然也有着自己的年俗。在济南，一进腊月门，人们便开始筹划过年事宜，谓之“忙年”。随着过年时的喜庆气氛充满大街小巷，济南特有的年俗也像一文/缇娜设计/纪宪丰10CITYOFSPRINGSTheSpringFestivalisthemostsolemntraditionalfestivaloftheChinesenation.InfluencedbyChineseculture.TheoriginoftheSpringFestivalcontainsprofoundculturalconnotationandcarriesrichhistoricalandculturalheritage.TheSpringFestivaltraditionsthatconveythebestwisheshavebeenwell-inheritedanddeveloped.Allpartsofthecountryholdvariousactivitiestocele-bratetheSpringFestival,withstronglocalcharacteristics.InJinan,theseactivitiesarerichandcolorfulinformandaretheessenceofChinesetraditionalculture.Theholidayseasonisajoyoustimefilledwithfamily,friendsandfestivities.Thefestivalstartsfromtheeighthdayofthetwelfthlunarmonth.Peoplehavedifferentfestivalactivities,suchasofferingsacrificestothekitchengodandthegodofwealth,sweepingthedust,makingsteambun,pastingSpringFestivalcouplet,worshipingancestors,stayinguplateonNewYear’sEve,visitingfamilymembersandfriendsandgoingtothetemplefairs.VariousNewYeareventsarestagedtocarrypeople’swishesandhopes.Overthousandsofyears,folkcustomstocelebratetheSpringFestivalhavechangedalot,butwhatremainunchangedarethefeelingsthataredeeplyblendedintheChineselivingstyleandcommunication.NowadayswehavenewmeansofcelebratingtheSpringFestival,forinstance,sendingonlineNewYear’sgreetings,spendingtimeinscenicspots,shoppingmallsandcommercialcomplexes,andtrav-elingwiththefamilyforareunion.Tillthisday,sometraditionsareheldnotascommonlyasinthepast.Folkcustomshaveevolvedwiththepassageoftime,butpeople’snostalgia,hopesandaffectionforeachotherwillneverchange.图/刘大成幅气象万千的民俗风情画渐次展开。济南人过年一般从“腊八”那天开始。从这...
