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How many legal holidays are there in the Spring Festival this year?

According to the National Festival and Memorial Day promulgated by the State Council, the legal holidays of the Spring Festival are three days from the first day of the first lunar month, that is, the legal holidays of the Spring Festival in 2024 are the first, second and third days of the first lunar month.

Saturday, February 10, 2024, Spring Festival, International Meteorological Festival, legal holidays (February10 ~ February17,8 days). The lunar calendar is Chen Jiari (the first day of the first month). The zodiac is a dragon. The origin of the Spring Festival can be traced back to the ancient "blessing at the end of the year", which is one of the oldest traditional festivals in China. During the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the origin of the Spring Festival was included in the "year-end blessing sacrifice". Entering the Qin and Han Dynasties, the origin of the Spring Festival is included in La Worship. Later, the origin of the Spring Festival gradually evolved into the beginning of the spring solar terms, that is, the current Spring Festival, which began on the first day of the first month of the summer calendar. The origin of the Spring Festival contains profound cultural connotations, bearing rich historical and cultural connotations.