东乡年味浓

文/傅岭

东乡的年味是从腊八粥里飘出来的。过了腊八，家家户户就忙着过年了，缝新衣、做新鞋、办年货，蒸点心、掸尘……年味愈来愈浓。

东乡的年味在红红火火的对子。春联，东乡叫对子。东乡的对子，旧时有两类：一类是贺岁祈福， “梅开五福，竹报三多” “新年纳余庆，佳节号长春”；一类是道德教化，“勤俭持家远，诗书处世长”“积善余庆自多福，修身行道惟永年” 。新中国成立后，春联多了一些政治色彩。随着时代的变迁，东乡春联的内容和形式都在不断变化。旧时，大都是买张红纸，请村里的“秀才”书写，或者到街市上“请”一副对联。后来有了印刷的对联，不仅纸张好，而且大都是书法家书写。而今，淘宝、拼多多都有对联出售，有红纸黑字的，有烫金或植绒的，既漂亮又便宜。不仅有纸质的，还有塑料的。不过网上出售的春联内容比较单一，大都是祈求新年平安吉祥、美满幸福、富贵发财。2022 年春节 春联有了歌颂建党百年的新内容：“党庆百年，乡村正谱小康曲；民勤四季，虎岁又迎大有春。”东乡文化名人赵金柏先生自创了一副对子，展现了了镇江新区的新气象；“五峰山高桥横空出世，扬子江大港吞吐乾坤。横批：前程似锦。”今年东乡的对子，又多了颂扬党的二十大和同心抗疫的新元素：“二十大标新，宏图盛景江山秀；双百年接力，锐气雄风意志昂。”“织密防疫安全网，欢度平安中国年。”尽管春联的内容在不断变化中，但是它始终充满着百姓对幸福生活的期盼，对美好未来的憧憬，凝聚着弥久留香的年味。

东乡的年味在有滋有味的馄饨。东乡没有年夜饭的习俗。大年三十敬祖宗，吃一顿饭菜。除夕之夜，一家人围坐在一起吃馄饨，有荠菜馅的，有鲜肉馅的。餐桌上还摆着花生米。香肠、皮蛋、海蜇等冷盘。馄饨形似元宝，寓意来年财运旺盛。

东乡的年味在团团圆圆的圆子。大年初一一大早放鞭炮，吃圆子，圆子有甜的。芝麻馅、豆沙馅；有咸的，菜肉馅。吃圆子，祈愿新年阖家团团圆圆。

东乡的年味在多姿多彩的花节。 过年的各种各样的娱乐活动，东乡叫“花节。有唱麒麟、荡湖船、打腰鼓、舞龙灯、舞狮子、打连厢等等。文昌宫广场，表演者锣鼓一敲，大人小孩就从四面八方蜂拥而来来，挤得水泄不通。锣鼓喧天，笑语声声，热热闹闹。

东乡的年味在国人的文化大餐——央视春晚。致富道路越走越宽，生活越来越好，家家户户有了大彩电。除夕之夜，一家人吃完馄饨，就坐在电视机前等待春晚开场。歌舞、小品、戏曲、杂技…… 新的钟声敲响，大家跟着李谷一唱起《难忘今宵》，辞旧岁，迎新春。

而今，有人感叹，没有了爆竹声声，年味没有过去那么浓了。其实。不是年味淡了，而是生活好了。丰富的物质生活让人们感受到别样的年味。新年的期盼不再是一桌鸡鸭鱼肉，也不是噼里啪啦的鞭炮震天响，而是一张张熟悉的亲朋好友的面孔，或是听了数十年的再熟悉不过的乡音。人们更期望年味一年比一年更好。这种对“年味更好”的期待，是怀揣新的希望，也是创造生活的动力。我相信，东乡的年味一定会越来越好，越年  味越来越新。                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             来越新！