China New Year Holiday Calendar in 2024

The calendar of Spring Festival holiday in 2024 is: February 10 to February 17, 2024.

During the upcoming Spring Festival in 2024, the holidays of China people will be longer than before. The Spring Festival holiday lasts for 8 days, the longest since 2008.

This year's Spring Festival holiday consists of two weekends, namely February 4th and February18th, so these two weekends will be adjusted as Spring Festival holidays. The purpose of doing this is to give people more opportunities to reunite with their families and enjoy the happy time of the Spring Festival. In addition, the government also encourages enterprises and institutions to implement the paid annual leave system so that employees can rest on New Year's Eve (February 9).

In addition, there are many other customs and activities during the Spring Festival. For example, people will post Spring Festival couplets, hang lanterns and prepare rich food at home to celebrate the arrival of the New Year. At the same time, fireworks are also an important part. People will set off fireworks to celebrate the New Year. In addition, people will send red envelopes to relatives and friends to express their good wishes.

The significance of the Spring Festival holiday:

1. Reunion and affection: The Spring Festival is the most important reunion festival for China people, representing the moment of family reunion and happiness. In this festival, people will go back to their hometown to reunite with their families and celebrate the Spring Festival together. This reunion not only reflects the warmth of the family, but also reflects the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation that attach importance to family ties and families.

2. Worship the ancestors and respect the elderly: The Spring Festival is also a festival to worship the ancestors and respect the elderly. On this festival, people will worship their ancestors and express their respect and gratitude to them. At the same time, we will respect our elders and inherit the culture of filial piety. This traditional virtue of respecting the elderly is an important part of Chinese national culture.

3. Say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new year and hope: The Spring Festival is a time to say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new year, representing people's expectations and hopes for the new year. In this festival, people will carry out general cleaning, sweep away the dust of the old year and welcome the arrival of the new year. At the same time, Spring Festival couplets, lanterns and firecrackers will be posted to express good wishes for the New Year.

4. Food culture and inheritance: The Spring Festival is also an important manifestation of China's food culture. In this festival, people will eat New Year's Eve, jiaozi, rice cakes and so on. These foods represent the beautiful meaning of reunion, auspiciousness and promotion step by step. At the same time, the production and consumption of these traditional foods also inherited the food culture of China people.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Notice of the State Council General Office on some holiday arrangements in 2024