What is the function of national festivals? Remember the history of the country

China is a unified multi-ethnic country. Among the 55 ethnic minorities, there are many festivals, which are difficult to count. Most national festivals are based on folk stories, and ethnic minorities also have their own festivals to commemorate the people and events in the stories. So what role did the national festivals play? Let's get to know each other.

Traditional festivals in China are rich in educational resources and cultural connotations, and they are important cultural carriers to carry forward and cultivate the spirit of the Chinese nation. Various traditional festivals of the Chinese nation, with profound cultural heritage, rich national characteristics and colorful customs, are the essence of Chinese national culture and an important part of casting "soul of china".

In today's multicultural world, if we can eliminate the dross and fully tap the useful components, we can improve the overall cultural quality of the Chinese nation, meet the cultural needs of the people and promote the inheritance of national culture. Through various custom activities, people can consciously understand and accept the tradition, so as to realize the inheritance of traditional culture.

As a traditional culture at the behavioral level, China traditional festivals are rooted in ancient agricultural social civilization. In the long-term spreading process, through the agreement on the relationship between heaven and man, self-reliance, righteousness and benefit, it has formed its own specific cultural connotation. At the same time, it is an effective way to inherit national culture and an important way to improve national self-confidence.

"Ethical standard is a basic feature of China culture". The traditional festivals in China have the characteristics of attaching importance to human relations and family ties, which obviously embodies the traditional ethics and customs of the Chinese nation and has become an important emotional bond to maintain interpersonal relationships in China society. Family reunion is the most striking feature of Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. Noble human relations are also reflected in the emphasis on filial piety. Almost every festival has an ancestor worship ceremony to express the memory and filial piety of ancestors. Double Ninth Festival pays attention to respecting the elderly and filial piety; The Dragon Boat Festival is also called "Daughter's Day". Women go back to their parents' homes and their sons-in-law visit their parents. These all reflect the care and filial piety for the elders.

As an important part and manifestation of China traditional culture, China traditional festivals have lasted for thousands of years. It shows the spiritual world of the Chinese nation in a subtle and entertaining way, expresses the pursuit and yearning for beautiful ideals, wisdom and ethics, and is an important carrier to carry forward the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation and inherit the traditional virtues of China.

These festivals, which are closely related to the change of natural seasons, praying for a bumper harvest, worshipping heroes, talking about love, traditional customs and religious beliefs, are living fossils of national history, a concentrated expression of national lifestyle and a vivid display of national traditional culture. Although there are great differences in date, content, significance and ways of celebrating festivals among different nationalities, they all have the same characteristics of stability, mass, nationality and inheritance. Many national festivals have a history of hundreds of years, and some have even experienced thousands of years, which has become a cultural phenomenon deeply rooted in the earth and a cultural treasure house to be explored in depth.

Conclusion The above content is the function and significance of national festivals that I bring to you. I wonder if it will help everyone?