Chinese New Year traditional cultural materials Chinese New Year traditional cultural knowledge

1, Spring Festival is the most distinctive traditional festival in China, and the people of China have celebrated the Spring Festival for more than 4,000 years. There are different opinions about the origin of the Spring Festival, but it is generally accepted that the Spring Festival began in Yu Shun.

2. The Spring Festival generally refers to the first day of the first month, that is, the first day of the year, also known as the Lunar New Year, commonly known as the Chinese New Year. But among the people, the traditional Spring Festival refers to the sacrificial ceremony from the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month or the 23rd or 24th of the twelfth lunar month to the 19th of the first lunar month in La Worship, with New Year's Eve and the first day of the first lunar month as the climax. During the Spring Festival, Han people and many ethnic minorities in China will hold various activities to celebrate. The main contents of these activities are offering sacrifices to gods and buddhas, paying homage to ancestors, saying goodbye to the old year and welcoming the new year, and praying for a bumper harvest. The activities are rich and colorful, with strong national characteristics.

3. Due to the influence of China culture, some countries and ethnic groups belonging to the circle of Chinese characters also have the custom of Spring Festival.