Introduction of China Traditional New Year

New Year's Day is a traditional festival in China. The element is called the beginning, and the beginning of each number is called the element. Dan said "God". New Year's Day means "the first day". It first appeared in the Book of Jin: the first month of Xia Meng was the first month of the emperor's transfer, which actually coincided with the spring of New Year's Day. That is, the first month is Yuan and the first day is Dan.

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New Year's Day refers to different times. In the Xia Dynasty, the first month of the summer calendar was January in spring. In Shang dynasty, December in winter was the first month of lunar calendar, and November in winter was the first month of weekly calendar. In the Qin Dynasty, October in winter was the first month, and the first day of October was New Year's Day. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, January in spring was the first month, and the first day of January was called New Year's Day, which was used until the end of Qing Dynasty.

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In ancient China, New Year's Day refers to the first day of the Lunar New Year, that is, the Spring Festival. After the Revolution of 1911, the national government vigorously promoted western culture and even changed the calendar. 19 12 years, sun yat-sen followed the farming season in order to "do a good job in summer"; From the western calendar, so statistics ",so ordered to stop using the lunar calendar, switch to western countries, this is the Gregorian calendar. From 19 12, China officially began to celebrate New Year's Day.

However, the Lunar New Year is a traditional festival in China that has lasted for thousands of years. At first, people didn't buy it. However, as the National Government stipulated New Year's Day as a holiday, involving the government, officials, schools, businesses, etc., New Year's Day began to be recognized by people and gradually spread among the people. But at the same time, the first day of the lunar new year was also renamed "Spring Festival". In this way, New Year's Day and Spring Festival have been preserved and become two major festivals in China.