How to treat the etiquette and customs of traditional festivals?

Protecting the original ecological holiday customs

In the information wave since the end of the 20th century, the custom of our traditional festivals has changed beyond recognition.

Taking the Spring Festival as an example, it is no longer a traditional custom to celebrate the New Year by SMS or telephone. People lament that "the taste of the year is weak, but the taste of money is much more", and many young people don't even know how to spend the New Year. The original ecological customs are drifting away from us. To this end, I shouted: "Chinese New Year, come back!"

The original ecological Chinese New Year custom is a kind of Chinese New Year custom related to tradition, native land and original ecology. It is simple and natural, with distinctive regional characteristics. It is the echo of ancient culture, conveys the wishes of the real people, and has precious historical value and practical significance.

The original ecological custom is not only eating, drinking and having fun, but also in a sacred time and space, through the form of festivals, to realize the dialogue with nature and ancestors, and to convey the awe of natural gifts and gratitude for the upbringing of ancestors. Folk customs such as offering sacrifices to the stove, ancestor, observing the old age, sticking up doors, welcoming the god of wealth, praying for blessings, etc., in the simple way of doing things, contain the valuable thought of "harmony between man and nature" and the moral spirit of thinking about drinking water and thinking about the source. As companions of the oldest farming civilization in the world, they have cultural and historical value and unique humanistic significance.

The original ecological customs are not only self-satisfied in the narrow private space, but also in the vast public space. Pay a New Year call, invite you to dinner, invite you to drink, give gifts and other forms, eliminate misunderstandings and grievances between people in traditional folk ways, close the relationship between communities and neighbors, enhance family harmony and promote the harmony between people and society. In the spreading custom of the Spring Festival, the brilliance of human nature shines, which is an important resource for building a harmonious society.

The original ecological custom is the creation of spiritual civilization. The Spring Festival is a big competition between folk talents and sports competitions, and a big review of folk wisdom and creativity. Folk arts such as New Year pictures, Spring Festival couplets, dragon dances, lion dances, god-welcoming competitions and entertainment juggling are precious treasures of China culture.

Traditional festivals should also keep pace with the times.

The decline in the attraction of traditional festivals stems from the fact that it has not completed the transformation from agricultural civilization to modern civilization, and its cultural connotation and festivals are not in line with modern society.

There are two groups who dislike traditional festivals: many urban teenagers and some middle-aged people. The former likes fashionable, relaxed, romantic and fun festivals, and thinks that there are too many rules in traditional festivals; The latter thinks that in traditional festivals, mainly the Spring Festival is "too chaotic", and the expenses of giving gifts and lucky money are too high, which is unbearable for holidays.

In my opinion, these negative feelings about traditional festivals are not because the festival culture itself is not good, but because of various social and historical reasons since modern times, the national cultural heritage, including traditional festivals, has not been cherished, so that traditional festivals have not obtained favorable conditions for the transformation from traditional forms to modern festivals in time.

In order to develop traditional festivals in modern society, effective measures must be taken to enhance their charm and rebuild their prosperity. On the one hand, it is necessary to enhance the position of traditional culture in modern mainstream culture, enhance people's cultural consciousness, and gradually eliminate the tendency of worshipping foreign things and obsessing foreign things; On the other hand, expand the modern cultural connotation of traditional festivals, refine and publicize holiday souvenirs, and increase celebrations in public places.

Look at, enjoy and appreciate tradition with modern eyes. Keep some distinctive and interesting ancient customs, just adopt their forms and update their connotations. For example, setting off firecrackers was originally a way to receive gods or exorcise evil spirits, but now it is just a way to celebrate; Flying kites was originally a way to let go of witchcraft, but now it is just a suburban activity for entertainment and exercise; Sticking Spring Festival couplets was originally intended to kill ghosts, but now it is just a means to decorate the auspicious and festive atmosphere and express the mood of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new.

We can also create new ways to celebrate festivals on the basis of retaining the basic elements of traditional festivals. For example, Tomb-Sweeping Day can not only pay homage to the grave, but also have a pleasant outing; Mid-Autumn Festival can not only get together to eat moon cakes, but also enjoy moon picnics and barbecues. Tanabata can not only see cowherd and weaver girl from a distance, but also express one's feelings to one's lover with red beans and roses.

To build the modern prosperity of traditional festivals and promote their modern transformation requires the joint efforts of all parties, which can be simply summarized as: people cherish, government advocate, scholars study, media propaganda and business promotion.