大家放完爆竹回到屋里后的第一件事,就是拜天地、迎神、祭祀祖先。古时,这种礼俗很盛。因各地礼俗的不同,祭祖形式也各异,有的到野外瞻拜祖墓,有的到宗祠拜祖,而大多在家中将祖先牌位依次摆在正厅,陈列供品,然后祭拜者按长幼的顺序上香跪拜。
南方人还在祭祖之后,查看历书上所载今年的吉利方向,燃灯笼火把,提壶挈酒,奉香鸣爆竹,开门出行,迎接喜神,称"出天方"或"出行",浙江叫"出寻",上海叫"兜喜神方"。此俗为趋吉、祈求神灵保佑一年百事顺遂。 除夕守岁是整夜不睡、通宵达旦的。是夜,主妇们忙着挂灯结彩,张贴春联,剪窗花,贴年画,红红绿绿把房子装饰得花团锦簇,为节日增添了浓郁的气氛。孩子们最盼望的事也许就是压岁钱了。压岁钱是由长辈发给晚辈的,有的家里是吃完年夜饭后,人人坐在桌旁不许走,等大家都吃完了,由长辈发给晚辈,并勉励儿孙在在新的一年里学习长进,好好做人。有的人家是父母在夜晚待子女睡熟后,放在他们的枕头下,更多的人家是小孩子们齐集正厅,高呼爷爷奶奶、爸爸妈妈新年快乐,列队跪拜;而后伸手要红包。甚而追讨到爷爷妈妈的卧房,一齐跑到床沿,大嚷特嚷:"压岁钱,压岁钱!"老人家还嫌不够热闹,故作小气,由讨价还价到围攻摸索,最后把老祖宗的红包挖掘出来,大家抢掠一空,才呼啸而散。
老人家逢此情景却乐不可支,认为这是新年事事顺利的好兆头。
THE CAGE-BIRD AND THE BAT
A Singing—bird was confined in a cage which hung outside a window,and had a way of singing at night when all other birds were asleep.One night a Bat came and clung to the bars of the cage,and asked the Bird why she was silent by day and sang only at night.“I have a very good reason for doing SO,”said the Bird:“it was once when I was singing in the daytime that a fowler was attracted by my voice,and set his nets for me and caught me.Since then I have never sung except by night.”But the Bat replied,“It is no use your doing that now when you are a prisoner:if only you had done SO before you were caught,you might still have been free.”
Precautions are useless arter the event.
那年,我才刚过5岁生日,妈妈带回来一个方方正正的黑盒子(其实那是一个收音机,在那时,我的印象中,它是一个方方正正的黑盒子),上面还有许多个按钮。我觉得很奇怪,这个“黑盒子”连一个铅笔盒都装不下,有什么用?
过了几天,我很无聊,便随手拿出那个“黑盒子”玩,谁知,我一不小心按了一个最大的按钮,“黑盒子”突然传出一个声音,我吓坏了,立刻把“黑盒子”扔的.远远的,可它还在响。我仔细一听,是一个男人的声音,我一下子想到了爸爸!我还以为爸爸被关进了“黑盒子”,急得大哭起来,妈妈 、奶奶和爷爷急忙走了出来,询问我发生了什么事,我边哭边断断续续的说:“妈 ……妈妈,爸 …… 爸爸,他被关……关在黑盒子里了!”我说完,手指向收音机,妈妈一看,哈哈大笑起来,我更加生气,大声喊道:“你快把爸爸放出来!”妈妈见状,连忙走进房间,把熟睡的爸爸拉了出来,说:“看,爸爸出来了。”而爸爸却睡眼惺忪的问:“发生什么事了……”
我现在一想起这件事就感到好笑。哦,这颗“星星”将是最闪耀的一颗!
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