How did the Spring Festival come about?

Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals in China traditional culture. It begins on the first day of the first lunar month and ends on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The Spring Festival originated from the ancient Yanhuang tribe and is a traditional festival celebrated on the first day of the first lunar month every year. According to the research of China historians, the origin of the Spring Festival can be traced back to the Neolithic Age more than 5,000 years ago. At that time, China people resisted the cold and evil spirits by lighting fires with each other, and the winter solstice and the Spring Festival became the two most important festivals.

According to legend, in the last years of Emperor Tiandi, a monster named "Xi" plundered the food and women in the village at the end of the lunar calendar, causing great harm to the village. The villagers were very afraid of "Xi" and hid. Later, with the help of a brave fairy "priest" and a glittering fairy "Chang 'e", the villagers drove away the night so that everyone could spend a year safely. Therefore, people begin to hold celebrations at the end of the lunar calendar every year to commemorate this historical event, which is the original source of the Spring Festival in China.

In addition, it is said that during the Spring Festival, there are also the meanings of agricultural gods to exorcise evil spirits, welcome the spring and receive blessings, worship ancestors, pray for a bumper harvest and live in harmony. With the passage of time, the Spring Festival has gradually become the representative of cultural festivals in China. By celebrating the Spring Festival, people place hopes and prayers on a better, healthier and more prosperous life.