The significance of the traditional Chinese festival of Spring Festival

The significance of the Spring Festival is as follows:

1. The Spring Festival is an important carrier of the excellent traditions of Chinese culture, contains the wisdom and crystallization of the Chinese culture, and unites the pursuit of life and emotional attachment of the Chinese people. "Going home for the New Year" is a gathering of relatives, as well as a spiritual baptism and a renewal of ethical relations.

2. The Spring Festival is a knot in the heart of Chinese culture. In the old days, Beijingers ate water chestnuts on New Year's Day, and water chestnuts are synonymous with the word "must", which means that all the relatives must be present on New Year's Day. People gather their feelings, aspirations, ethics and beliefs on this festival, which makes the Spring Festival not a simple point in time, but a symbol of national culture and an important force to unite national emotions.

3. Celebrating the Spring Festival is a review and incentive for peace, friendship and affection, and a blessing and prayer for a better life in the future. The Spring Festival culture is the long-established Chinese and Oriental culture. The charm of the Spring Festival is the charm of China, the charm of the Orient, and the charm of the world civilization. Chinese Spring Festival is a contribution to the world civilization and a great gift to all mankind.

The origin of the Spring Festival

The first day of the Chinese Lunar Year is called the Spring Festival. It is the grandest traditional festival of the Chinese people and symbolizes unity, prosperity and new hopes for the future. According to records, the Chinese people have been celebrating the Spring Festival for more than 4,000 years, and it was initiated by Yu Shun. On a day more than 2,000 years B.C., Shun became the son of heaven and led his men to worship heaven and earth. People then regarded this day as the first day of the year. Later, the Republic of China government officially defined the day of the Spring Festival as the first day of the first month. The Spring Festival used to be called New Year's Day, and the month in which the Spring Festival falls was called New Year's Day.