What's the difference between Chinese New Year and Chinese New Year?

The difference between New Year's Day and New Year's Day lies in their time, rest time and customs.

1, the time is different. New Year's Day in Gregorian calendar is 1, which is commonly known as New Year in most countries in the world. We often say that the New Year refers to the Spring Festival on the first day of the first lunar month.

2. The rest time is different. You can rest for three days on New Year's Day, and 65438+ 10/is a legal holiday, plus two days on weekends. You can rest for seven days during the Spring Festival. New Year's Eve and the first and second days of the first month are legal holidays, plus two weekends.

3. Their manners and customs are different. During the Spring Festival, there are customs and habits such as eating New Year's Eve dinner, keeping old age, giving young people red envelopes, visiting relatives, hanging Spring Festival couplets and setting off firecrackers. On New Year's Day, there are not so many customs, mainly family members get together for a reunion dinner to welcome the New Year.

Extended data:

Due to the different geographical environment and calendar, in different times, the time positioning of New Year's Day in different countries and nationalities in the world is different. Now, the Gregorian calendar is increasingly recognized by countries all over the world. Most countries in the world adopt the international Gregorian calendar, and 1 in October every year is regarded as "New Year's Day". Countries that use the Gregorian calendar take Gregorian calendar 65438+ 10/month as New Year's Day, which is a national holiday.

Spring Festival is the Lunar New Year, the beginning of a year, and the traditional "festival of the year". The Spring Festival has a long history, which evolved from praying for the New Year at the beginning of the year in ancient times. Everything is based on the sky, and people are based on their ancestors. It is also the opposite to pray for the ancestors who worship the sky. The origin of the Spring Festival contains profound cultural connotations, and it carries rich historical and cultural connotations in its inheritance and development. During the Spring Festival, various activities are held all over the country to celebrate the Spring Festival, with a lively and festive atmosphere.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Spring Festival

Baidu Encyclopedia-New Year's Day