“记忆的味道”之“家乡的年俗”

成果展示（第一期）

城市的春节，

霓虹灯璀璨，

红灯笼高挂。

原地过年，也要过个精彩的年，

在年俗万花筒里看人间烟火。

新一期“记忆的味道”，

让我们跟随2019级本科生郑凡源，

欣赏他的行云流水。

一起来看看他如何将节日融于笔墨~

For long, with stores closed, streets deserted, and shooting off fireworks within the outer ring of Shanghai banned since 2016, the Spring Festival seems somewhat bleak and cheerless for me.

However, this year, to fight against the coronavirus pandemic, many migrant workers are encouraged to stay where they are during the festival holidays, which adds to the jollification of the Spring Festival in Shanghai.

As a tradition, many Shanghainese go to the Yu Garden and the City God Temple during the Spring Festival. As one of the most iconic tourist attractions in Shanghai, the Yu Garden holds plenty of lantern shows every Spring Festival. Despite the myriad tourists, the mere sight of the fabulous neon lights and the imposing shining lanterns made into shapes of oxen makes the efforts well worthy.

As for my family, a well-kept tradition is pasting Spring Festival couplets. As I’ve been practising calligraphy since I was five years old, writing couplets on the day before New Year’s Eve (also known as “Da Nian Ye” in Mandarin) and sending them to my relatives have been a routine and a pleasure as well. Since it’s the year of Ox this year, the couplets I wrote began with the Chinese character “牛”, which means “ox”.

Besides pasting couplets, posting a “福” up side down is also a well-preserved tradition, as in Mandarin, “Up-side-down” shares the same pronunciation with “arrival”. For this year, I’ve designed a special “Up-side-down Blessing”, which is made up of two characters - “longevity” and “blessing” (“寿” and “福” in Mandarin). As my grandmother is going to celebrate her 70th birthday in 2021, I deem it proper to send this special “Up-side-down Blessing” to her.

上海，有着近一千万流动人口的“魔都”，每逢新春佳节，就如空城一般，大街小巷上各类店面关门闭户，人烟稀少；然而今年，为抗击新冠疫情，全国上下响应政府号召，呼吁“就地过年”，也使得上海的新年变得热闹起来。

“去城隍庙赏灯展”一向是上海新年的保留节目，而在“牛气冲天”的牛年里，红红火火的“牛年限定”灯笼仿佛将新冠的阴霾一扫而空；“贴春联”、“贴倒福”可谓是众人皆知的新年习俗。运用小篆字体，巧妙地将“倒福”和“寿”结合在一起，寓意着“长寿”与“福到”，把传统艺术玩出了新花样！

淡墨氤氲，落笔如云烟。

用笔墨书写对新年的憧憬。

清香中飘散着对家人的爱意。

记忆的味道也许是墨水的香味，

清雅却隽永，

正如流淌在心中的爱意，

质朴却永恒。