When is January 1st?

January 1 usually refers to the first day of the first month. The first day of the first lunar month is the first day of the Lunar New Year, which is the traditional Spring Festival in China. It is the most grand and distinctive traditional festival among the people, marking the end of the old year and the beginning of the new year. On this day, there are many traditional folk activities in China, and various activities to celebrate the Spring Festival are held all over the country, which is full of lively and festive atmosphere; These activities are rich and colorful, with strong regional characteristics. The main contents are to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, welcome the new year and receive blessings, worship the gods and ancestors, and pray for a bumper harvest.

Introduction to Yuanri:

1, January Day refers to the Spring Festival in China, that is, the first day of the first lunar month. This statement of "Yuanri" comes from the book Shundian: "The moon is Yuanri, and the song is in harmony with the ancestors." Similar to January Festival is New Year's Day. Yuan means initial and Dan means "day", so "New Year's Day" actually means "initial day".

2. In ancient times, because people adopted the calendar that we call "Lunar Calendar" today, New Year's Day refers to the first day of the first lunar month, also known as "Yuanri", "Jacky", "Yuan Chun", "Xinzheng" and "the beginning of a year". When the Gregorian calendar was first used in the Republic of China, some people began to call 1 day of the Gregorian calendar "New Year's Day".