What does the Spring Festival mean?

As one of the traditional festivals in China, Chinese characters for the Spring Festival can be divided into two parts-Spring Festival and festivals. The word spring stands for spring and symbolizes the beginning of new life and hope in a year. On the other hand, festivals represent fixed days and festivals, which means that people should celebrate this festival at a specific time, thank the harvest and pray for the new year. Therefore, the festival of China New Year means holding a celebration ceremony when spring comes, to express gratitude to ancestors, and to express people's expectations for the new year and their beautiful vision for the future.

The Spring Festival is a very important festival for China people. It represents the traditional culture and heritage of the Chinese nation as well as family, warmth and reunion. On this day, families go home for reunion, taste delicious food, pay homage to their ancestors in the New Year, and set off fireworks to celebrate. In addition, the Spring Festival also represents the beginning of a new year. People will dress up their homes and put on new red clothes, hoping to welcome the new year and be full of good luck.

There are many customs in the Spring Festival, which reflect rich cultural connotations and traditional customs. For example, send blessings, sweep the dust, hang red lanterns, eat jiaozi, pay New Year greetings, set off fireworks and so on. Every custom has profound moral and symbolic significance. For example, pasting blessings is to protect people's home life, and sweeping dust is to send the old and welcome the new. In addition, the Spring Festival also has a strong artistic atmosphere, such as dragon and lion dances, yangko, lanterns and other folk art performances, which enrich the cultural connotation of the festival. These customs closely link family, society and country, and play an irreplaceable role in the cultural heritage of the Chinese nation for thousands of years.