在山東農村的春節(jié)，家家戶戶都要在房舍之中張貼年畫，把房內布置得色彩繽紛，同時又充滿情趣。年畫是中國民間最普及的藝術品之一，每值歲末，多數地方都有張貼年畫、門神以及對聯的習俗，以增添節(jié)日的喜慶氣氛。年畫因一年一換，或張貼后可供一年欣賞之用，故稱“年畫”。舊時人們盛行在室內貼年畫，戶上貼門神，以祝愿新年吉慶，驅兇迎祥。
　　年畫的內容，一般都是健康、吉祥、歌頌太平的。財神、福祿壽三星、仙女、大胖小子、戲曲人物是年畫的主要內容，像“五子奪蓮”、“鯉魚跳龍門”、“年年有余（魚）”、“招財進寶”、“喜得貴子”、“歲寒三友”等等。
　　作為中國的一種民間藝術，年畫早在東漢、六朝時就已存在了。宋代時，年畫已很興盛。清代康熙、乾隆年間，年畫的作坊日益發(fā)展。當代的年畫，也是在沿襲歷代傳統年畫的基礎上發(fā)展起來的，制作地區(qū)遍及大江南北的一些城鎮(zhèn)鄉(xiāng)村，并形成天津楊柳青、蘇州桃花塢和濰坊楊家埠等富有地方特色的年畫。如今，版畫也加入了年畫的行列中。
　　而年畫“五子奪蓮”同樣是寓意子孫健康、吉祥�！拔濉痹谥袊�古代書面語言中意含“多數”之意。諸如“五福和合、五福臨門、五福捧壽、五子登科”等祝頌詞語，已是街巷傳誦，婦幼熟知。何謂“五福”？《書經?洪范》記述為“一曰壽，二曰富，三曰康寧，四曰攸好德，五曰考終命”；民間則把“五�！毖堇[為“福、祿、壽、喜、財”，并撰聯吟誦；“人臻五福，花滿三春”。在祈求“五�！钡耐瑫r，還希冀“五子登科”，即多子多孫、鵬程萬里、代代繁衍、興旺發(fā)達。
　　從“五子登科”到“五子奪蓮”，又是一次情感愿望的飛躍，后者的期望值再次提升。因“蓮”與“連”、“籽”與“子”都屬同音雙關，“連生貴子”、“連中三元”則又順理成章與之連接。所以說，“五子奪蓮”的“蓮”除有“連生貴子”含義，還有“連中三元”意蘊。
　　
　　Chinese New Year Pictures and Five Children Plucking Lotus
　　The New Year picture is one of the most popular folk arts in China. At the end of the Chinese Lunar Year, many regions have the traditional custom of pasting up New Year pictures, an image of the door-god and antithetical couplets so as to promote the joyful atmosphere of the festival. The New Year pictures are always changed one time every year. In the past, the Chinese people had the habit of pasting the New Year pictures on the walls indoors and the door-gods on the windows to pray for a auspicious year to come, drive away the evil and welcome good luck.
　　The New Year picture “Five Children Plucking Lotus” implies healthy and fortunate descendants. In the ancient Chinese language, “five” implies “many”. So there are many blessing idioms including “five”, such as harmony of the five gods of good luck, arrival of the five gods of good luck, the five gods of good luck celebrating a birthday, and five sons passing the imperial examination, which are still very popular in China. Then, what are the five gods of good luck? According to Bible of Books ― Hong Fan, the five gods of good luck include the god of life, the god of fortune, the god of health, the god of merit and the god of fate. According to the folk culture, the five gods of good luck include the god of luck, the god of happiness, the god of life, the good of joy and the good of wealth. While praying for the five gods of good luck, people also wished for the good luck of “five son passing the imperial examinations,” implying their descendants would be prosperous and advanced.

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