Whether the annual flavor is tied up with local flavor is hotly debated. What do you think of this?

Many people say that the taste of the year is light, but I think it has nothing to do with the local flavor. Although it is true that firecrackers can't be set off in cities now, and many customs of the Spring Festival have changed, many people now live in high-rise buildings far away from their relatives, unlike the quadrangles where they used to live together, but I don't think these are the most important. Most importantly, mobile phones and electronic devices have influenced people's interpersonal relationships and brought their loved ones closer.

But now everyone is busy grabbing red envelopes on WeChat group or QQ group, ignoring friends and relatives in front of them. Even if everyone sat in the front, they couldn't say a thousand words, which really embarrassed the atmosphere of the New Year. I realize that many people sit together for the New Year just for a formality, but some people who go out will feel a little sad because they can't come back, but actually think about it, even if they don't come back for the New Year, they will feel nothing.

Mobile phone is indeed a communication tool, but it also enlarges the distance between people. Obviously, it can be a good opportunity for everyone to sit together and chat, but both sides hold their mobile phones and say nothing, because they think that some videos on their mobile phones or brushing Tik Tok are much more interesting than chatting with friends and relatives. In addition, relatives and friends don't live together like before, but are far apart. Coupled with the fact that we haven't met each other all year round, we will be a lot unfamiliar, so the taste of the year is getting weaker and weaker now.

The prohibition of setting off firecrackers does make the colorful Spring Festival a little less interesting, but it is also for safety. But some places, like the countryside, still set off firecrackers. Even if firecrackers are set off, I don't think people who have never been together can be together. Coupled with relatives who have not been in touch all the year round, sitting together will feel strange and unnatural. Generally speaking, the reunion dinner will also be held.

In addition, living conditions are getting better and better. The reason why the Chinese New Year was so lively in the past is that many migrant workers can finally have good meals all year round and go home to reunite with their families. But now almost everyone can eat meat at home, and because of the great social pressure, many people will seize the time to earn some money during the Chinese New Year holiday, so some people will choose not to go home. Anyway, the progress of society is good, but the traditional culture is really one.