如果说过年是我们炎黄子孙源远流长的一首民族圣歌,那么,洗年猪则是一段欢乐的前奏。 我们中华民族是文明礼仪之邦,说话讲究文雅,本来是杀猪,若在平日,可以说“杀猪”,但到了年跟前,就叫“洗猪”了,这个“洗”字用得多妙！既切贴,又文雅,“洗”与“喜”谐音,只一字之改,就体现了过年的喜庆和吉祥。 一进腊月,在我们鄂西山区,家家户户就开始筹划 If Chinese New Year is a national anthem with a long history, then the Year of the Pig is a happy prelude. We, the Chinese nation, are states of civilized etiquette. We speak of elegant and refined language. We were originally killing pigs. If we say “killing pigs” on weekdays, we call “pig-washing” a few years ago. This “wash” wonderful! Not only cut paste, but also elegant, “wash” and “hi” homonym, only a word of change, it reflects the Chinese New Year festivals and auspicious. Once into the twelfth lunar month, in our western Hubei mountainous area, every household starts to plan