The difference between New Year's Day and Spring Festival

The difference between New Year's Day and Spring Festival lies in their different dates and origins.

1, the date is different.

New Year's Day is on January 1st of the Gregorian calendar, and the Spring Festival is from the first day of the first lunar month to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Due to the different geographical environment and calendar, New Year's Day time is different in different countries in different periods. However, after most countries in the world adopt the international Gregorian calendar, the annual 1 month 1 is regarded as "New Year's Day".

Spring Festival is a traditional cultural festival in China, so the lunar calendar system is adopted. Generally, the period from the first day of the first lunar month to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is located in the Spring Festival.

They come from different backgrounds.

New Year's Day began in the Yao and Shun period, defined as the first day of January, while the Spring Festival began in the Xia and Shang Dynasties, and the first day of the first month was called the beginning of a year.

New Year's Day is in January of 1 year in Gregorian calendar, but China's New Year's Day began in the Yao and Shun period, and then the time in January changed constantly. Then, after the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wudi officially designated Meng Xiyue as the first month, and the first day of Meng Xiyue was called New Year's Day. Finally, after the founding of New China, the Gregorian calendar 1 month 1 was designated as New Year's Day to keep pace with the world.

The Spring Festival originated from the activities of offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors in the late Yin and Shang Dynasties, and was officially designated as "Year" in the Western Han Dynasty. However, after the founding of New China, the 24 solar terms "beginning of spring" were all around the Lunar New Year, so the first day of the first lunar month was called "Spring Festival", but now it generally doesn't end until the 15th day of the first lunar month.

The meaning of the Spring Festival

1, Spring Festival is the most important family reunion moment for China people, symbolizing family harmony and reunion. Families will go home from all over the world to celebrate the New Year, enjoy delicious food and give each other red envelopes (lucky money) to express their blessings and care for each other. During the Spring Festival, there are many traditional customs and activities, such as posting Spring Festival couplets, setting off firecrackers, paying New Year greetings, dancing dragons and lions, watching fireworks and so on. These activities are aimed at exorcising evil spirits and bringing good luck and happiness.

The Spring Festival is also an important moment to commemorate our ancestors. Every family will worship their ancestors at home to show respect and nostalgia. The Spring Festival marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year and is the most important time node in a year. People will make new plans, goals and wishes at this time. The Spring Festival is also an important period for China's economic and social activities. Merchants will launch various promotional activities, and consumers will also buy new clothes, new year's goods and other items to welcome the New Year.