What day is January 1st?

January 1 usually refers to the first day of the first month, that is, the New Year.

The first day of the first lunar month is the first day of the Lunar New Year, which is the traditional Spring Festival in China. It is the biggest and most distinctive traditional festival among the people, marking the end of the old year and the beginning of the new year.

On this day, there are many traditional folk activities in China, and various activities to celebrate the Spring Festival are held all over the country, which is full of lively and festive atmosphere; These activities are rich and colorful, with strong regional characteristics. The main contents are to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, to attract money and treasure, to worship gods and ancestors, and to pray for a bumper harvest.

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The Spring Festival, that is, the Lunar New Year, is the beginning of a year and the traditional "festival of the year". There are many nicknames for the Spring Festival, including Spring Festival, New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve and so on. It is also called "New Year's Eve", "New Year's Eve" and "New Year's Eve" verbally. The Spring Festival has a long history, which evolved from the sacrificial activities at the beginning of ancient times.

As an important part of the long history and culture of the Chinese nation, the Spring Festival reflects the rich social and cultural life of the ancient people and has accumulated profound historical and cultural connotations.

In ancient times, people had a "busy year" from La Worship or sacrificial stoves on the 23rd or 24th of the twelfth lunar month until the 19th of the first month. In modern times, people set the Spring Festival on the first day of the first lunar month, but it generally doesn't end until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month (Lantern Festival).