What does it mean to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new?

Saying goodbye to the old means saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new.

Example: As the Spring Festival approaches, every household will light firecrackers and set off fireworks to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, releasing the happiness of the year.

Saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new means celebrating the New Year and saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new on New Year's Eve. "Farewell" means farewell, and "welcome" means welcome. Welcoming the Spring Festival is the most traditional and important festival in China, and different ethnic groups in China have different customs of welcoming the Spring Festival.

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Welcome the Spring Festival custom:

Zhuang nationality-On New Year's Eve, every household will light a fire on the fireplace and it will not go out all night, which is called "welcome fire". The folk custom is to wrap zongzi for the Spring Festival. During the festival, we will also organize various national cultural and sports activities to celebrate, such as singing "tea picking", lion dancing, pole dancing, playing gongs, playing top, playing ball games and performing local dramas.

Yao nationality-during the festival, people get together to watch the funny and unique "farming drama". One person plays the role of cow, one person plays the role of ploughing farmer, one person plays the role of expanding hoe farmer, and three people sing and dance to celebrate the agricultural harvest; Young men and women gathered on the lawn around the village, playing Lusheng, Qin Yue, singing folk songs and looking for the right person.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Farewell the Old and Welcome the New