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Language question: What are the benefits of adding China's traditional festivals as official holidays?

At present, among China's legal holidays, only the Spring Festival reflects the characteristics of the traditional culture of the Chinese nation, while other traditional festivals, though preserved in folklore, have not been made official legal holidays. Due to insufficient attention, some traditional festivals have shown signs of gradual decline. On the other hand, with the rise of people's living standards, the Spring Festival alone can no longer meet people's needs, and many young people in urban areas have begun to introduce Western festivals, such as "Christmas", "Valentine's Day", "Easter" and so on. "

The world's most popular holiday season is Christmas, Valentine's Day and Easter.

Chinese people all over the world attach great importance to traditional Chinese festivals. In Hong Kong, Chinese New Year, Ching Ming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Chung Yeung Festival are the five traditional festivals, which are stipulated as legal holidays; and there are similar regulations in Macau.

Compared with many countries and regions in the world, China's legal holidays are on the low side, with only ten days, so there is still room for more legal holidays.

China's traditional festivals all have specific cultural connotations, condense the wisdom of the Chinese nation, embody the characteristics of Chinese civilization, and have played an important role in passing on and spreading Chinese civilization for thousands of years. Whenever these festivals occur, Chinese people all over the world will celebrate them in the same or similar ways. Traditional festivals for Chinese people, in addition to the inheritance of culture, also play the role of cultural ties and spiritual bridges.