What is the significance of the Spring Festival for China people?

What is the significance of the Spring Festival? It turns out that the Spring Festival refers to the "beginning of spring" among the 24 solar terms. Beginning of spring is the beginning of spring and the first solar term in a year. Ancient rulers attached great importance to this solar term. "On the day of beginning of spring, the son of heaven went to the eastern suburbs to welcome the spring. Also, it is to reward officials, princes and doctors in the DPRK. " (Lv Chunqiu Meng) On this day in beginning of spring, the Emperor of Heaven will lead officials to the eastern suburbs to welcome the arrival of spring. Go back to the imperial court, and then conduct awards. This should be the first meaning of the Spring Festival.

Now the Spring Festival is on the first day of the first month. The first day of the first month is the first day of the year, which used to be called "New Year's Day". A year's plan lies in spring, and the past three months in spring are January, February and March. The first month is the first month of the year, also known as the end of the month. The importance of the first day of this month was discussed in ancient times. Dong Zhongshu, a great philosopher more than 2,000 years ago, said, "What is so expensive in the Spring and Autumn Period? Yuan, the beginning is also true. " (Story of Wang Dao Chunqiu) Why do you attach importance to Yuan? Because yuan is open. Emphasizing the beginning is to correct the root. "Lu Chunqiu Meng" records: "The son of heaven prayed to the god of the valley on Yuan Day. I chose, and the son of heaven personally carried the thunder ... and led the three public and nine expensive princes and doctors to plow the emperor's land. " January is New Year's Day. On this day, the son of heaven prayed to God for a bumper harvest year. At present, the Hall of Prayer for the New Year in the Temple of Heaven in Beijing is the place where ancient emperors prayed for the Valley. The day when future generations pray for the valley is not New Year's Day (the first day of the first month), but Xin Day on the first month. There are three "Xin" days in a month, which are divided into upper, middle and lower days. The first auspicious day is Shangxin Day. Usually between the first day and the tenth day of the first month. Lu Chunqiu in the Qin Dynasty said that the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty chose the auspicious day of the first month after praying for the valley. The son of heaven personally took farm tools and led hundreds of officials to plow the fields. Qin Huang has no records of cultivated land, while Han Huang has many records of cultivated land. "Han Wen Di Ji": Zhao Yue said: "I personally lead the world to prosper the country through agriculture, and the queen personally sacrifices mulberry. This is etiquette." Etiquette is the system. In other words, it is necessary to establish a system for the emperor to plow the fields and the queen to personally manage silk as a sacrifice. Later, the day when the emperor cultivated land was set in beginning of spring. Although future emperors no longer grow their own food for sacrificial purposes, they still keep the form of plowing their homeland. That is, on the day of spring, the emperor walked around the colorful soil of the national altar with a toy-like little golden plow to show off, even if he was plowing his native land. Land to the tiller means that the emperor attached importance to agriculture and took the lead in farming, setting an example for everyone in the world. A form indicates an attitude. If the attitude remains the same, the form should be retained. Although the Temple of Heaven still exists, it has only become a historical and cultural relic. The form of grand worship to heaven is gone, but the attitude has changed. Harvest is the result of people's labor, not praying for a return from heaven.

The son of heaven welcomes spring in the eastern suburbs, which is the beginning of spring. The son of heaven prayed for the valley on the new day of the first month. For the emperor, these two days are to pray to God, which is an important way to communicate between heaven and man. It is very important, so we should be pious and grand. For these two grand ceremonies, the priest in charge of the sacrifice should tell the emperor three days in advance, so that the emperor can prepare for the sacrifice. Prepare what? All other ritual vessels, auxiliary personnel and ceremonies are arranged by the Taishi. What the emperor needs to prepare is a clean body. One is taking a bath, the other is being a vegetarian, the third is living alone, and the fourth is not dealing with government affairs. These preparations are irreplaceable by other preparations. However, these two sacred activities seem to have little to do with the people. The first day of the first month is the beginning of a year, which seems to be closely related to the fate of this year, and the people attach great importance to it. This day is what we call the Spring Festival.

There are two kinds of time: nature and humanity. Natural time is the process of passing away. However, humanistic time is very rich and wonderful. From New Year's Eve to the first day of junior high school, it is the end and the beginning of a year. Hold various ceremonies to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. The end of the year is to drive away the epidemic and send the old, and the beginning of the year is to welcome the new. Starting from unity, Vientiane will be renewed. From New Year's Eve to the first day of junior high school, natural time is nothing special, but from a humanistic point of view, it is a very special day. It symbolizes the end of the one-year cycle and the beginning of a new cycle. From this day on, everyone has grown up by one year. On such a festive day, putting on the latest and best clothes, eating delicious food, speaking auspicious language and telling auspicious stories all start from the best, which is also the hope and pursuit of happiness in life. In our hearts, the first day of the first month is a sacred day! This is the precipitation of a long history, which has a long history and is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Every year, I get used to it and never consider its meaning. After the opening up, more people go abroad and live abroad, and there is no Spring Festival. In Europe and America, there is a Christian tradition, which is Jesus' "Christmas". Even in eastern countries such as Japan, there is no lunar calendar, only a solar calendar. I don't know when the first day of the first lunar month (Spring Festival) is, so I have to follow westerners to celebrate the foreign festival. Of course, the Japanese still have oriental feelings, and they have to celebrate some traditional oriental festivals, such as China Valentine's Day on July 7, Kogasawara Festival on July 15, Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15, and Double Ninth Festival on September 9. All the days in the solar calendar are adopted. There is nothing wrong with other festivals, but you can't enjoy the moon and the ancient poems and songs about the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th in the solar calendar. The humanistic connotation of Mid-Autumn Festival is greatly reduced. After experiencing foreign festivals, it is found that China people celebrate the Spring Festival, which is a characteristic tradition of the Chinese nation, and this tradition is linked with the national spirit. In the places where overseas Chinese live all over the world, they will remember the Spring Festival and make full preparations. At that time, a grand celebration will be held to celebrate the annual festival to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. Some set off firecrackers, some danced dragons and lions, some sang Beijing opera, and some performed acrobatics and other programs. The combination of national tradition and modern science and technology makes the festive atmosphere more enthusiastic. With the development of economy and social progress, people are full of happiness. When traditional festivals were first formed, they were generally superstitious. Later, national culture was formed. Those countries with the most advanced science are also celebrating traditional festivals, which shows that traditional festivals are not superstitious activities, but cultural activities. The cultural activities of traditional festivals of all ethnic groups are the concrete embodiment of national spirit and the expression of national cohesion. This is the emotion of the whole nation. Governments at all levels are people-oriented, respect public opinion, attach great importance to traditional festivals connected with the feelings of the masses, and do everything possible to help arrange the goods needed by mass festivals, especially holidays, so that the masses can have a better holiday. Now the Spring Festival is a long holiday, and there is enough time to celebrate this sacred day. Many people are calling for whether other traditional festivals should also have a holiday. Being in power for the people naturally has to consider the demands of the masses.