Thailand has made the Spring Festival in China a legal holiday. Is this a cultural output? what do you think?

According to the news, the relevant person in charge of Thailand decided to increase special holidays through the meeting, and Thailand will join the Spring Festival holiday. He said that making this decision is conducive to promoting the development of tourism in Thailand and promoting economic growth in various places.

The number of China people living in Thailand is increasing gradually, and the local people have always maintained our holiday habits, which has also affected the local people in Thailand. Senior officials of the royal family and government, including Thailand, often participate in activities to celebrate the Spring Festival in Chinatown and celebrate the festival with overseas Chinese. In recent years, every Spring Festival, relevant departments and institutions of China and Thailand will jointly hold related Spring Festival celebrations. Spend this happy festival with local overseas Chinese. During the Spring Festival, relevant departments and institutions of China and Thailand will jointly hold some related celebrations to make the Spring Festival in Thailand more lively.

Some festivals in China spread abroad as an export, but for Thailand, the main purpose is to promote tourism and economic growth under the impact of the epidemic. And these holidays are an experimental new project, which may not happen again in the next few years. After all, this decision was made because of the impact of the epidemic.

Overseas Chinese in Thailand can account for 14% of the total population in Thailand. A large part of them are from Chaoshan area of China. Some scholars have previously studied that 40% of Thais are of China origin. For these reasons, Thai culture has been influenced, and many features in Thai have been influenced by Chinese. From this perspective, it is not surprising that Thailand has designated the Spring Festival in China as their legal holiday. Moreover, shopping malls and shopping centers will also provide a large number of preferential activities every holiday. Taking the Spring Festival as a legal holiday will also promote local consumption. In order to promote economic recovery, the celebration of the Spring Festival usually lasts for 2-3 days. When overseas Chinese get together, many China people will come to Thailand from all over the world to participate in the celebrations of these activities.