Traditional festivals, Spring Festival, primitive beliefs

The origin of the Spring Festival: The origin of festivals According to the research results of modern anthropology and archaeology, there are two primitive beliefs of human beings: one is the belief in heaven and earth, and the other is the belief in ancestors. The origin of ancient traditional festivals is related to ancient primitive beliefs, sacrificial culture, astronomical phenomena, calendars and other humanistic and natural cultural contents.

Most of the traditional festivals in ancient times were formed in the activities of the ancients who chose auspicious day sacrifices to thank the gods of heaven and earth and the ancestors for their kindness. The early festival culture embodies the ancient people's humanistic spirit of advocating nature, the unity of man and nature, cautiously pursuing the future, and firmly thinking about the source.

A series of sacrificial activities contain profound cultural connotations of respecting morality, ceremony and music civilization. Festival time: the first day of the first lunar month. Festival significance: inherit and carry forward traditional culture. Location: China.

Custom:

Traditional Spring Festival custom: buying new year's goods

China's annual custom culture has a long history, and various Chinese New Year customs originate from all parts of the country, with great differences between the north and the south, each with its own characteristics. Although customs vary from place to place, it is almost a "must-have" for Chinese New Year to prepare new year's goods and send new year's gifts all over the country.

Buying new year's goods, including food, clothing, clothes, use, stickers (New Year's Eve) and gifts, are collectively called "New Year's Goods", and the process of buying new year's goods is called "Buying New Year's Goods". Celebrating the Spring Festival is an important activity for China people.

The origin of Christmas:

Saturnalia, which originated in ancient Rome to welcome the New Year, has nothing to do with Christianity. After Christianity prevailed in the Roman Empire, the Vatican drifted into the Christian system to celebrate the birth of Jesus.

But Christmas is not Jesus' birthday, because the Bible does not record the specific date of Jesus' birth, nor does it mention the existence of such a festival, which is the result of Christianity absorbing ancient Roman mythology.

Most Catholic churches will hold midnight mass on Christmas Eve on February 24, 65438+, that is, in the early morning of February 25, 65438+, while some Christian churches will hold a good news party and then celebrate Christmas on February 25, 65438+. Another branch of Christianity, the Orthodox Church, celebrates Christmas every year on 65438+1October 7th.

Festival time: 65438+February 25th (Gregorian calendar). Festival significance: to commemorate the birth of Jesus. Set location: Rome.

Custom:

Christmas cards are very popular in America and Europe. Many families carry annual family photos or family news with them. News generally includes the strengths and specialties of family members in the past year. At Christmas, it was pointed out that the ideal of one world and one world can only be realized by peaceful and kind words and deeds.

Sending Christmas cards is not only to celebrate the joy of Christmas, but also to bless relatives and friends to show their memory. Especially for lonely relatives and friends, it is kind care and comfort. ?

Decorative Christmas socks: It was originally a pair of red socks, regardless of size. Christmas socks are children's favorite things, because they are used to hold gifts. In the evening, they will hang their socks by the bed and wait for presents the next morning.

Santa hat: This is a red hat. It is said that wearing it at night can not only make you sleep soundly, but also keep you warm. The next day, you will find more gifts from your relatives in your hat.