The origin of the Spring Festival ~ customs ~ 300 words each

The establishment of the ancient branch calendar provided decisive conditions for the emergence of festivals, and primitive beliefs and sacrificial culture were important factors for the formation of New Year festivals. The Spring Festival evolved from praying for the New Year at the beginning of the year. In ancient times, people held sacrificial activities at the beginning of the new year after the end of farming at the age of one (year) to pay homage to the gods and ancestors of heaven and earth and pray for a good year. Although the situation of ancient sacrificial ceremonies is obscure, we can still find some ancient customs from later festivals.

The origin and development of the Spring Festival is a process of gradual formation, subtle improvement and popularization. As an important part of China's traditional culture, Spring Festival culture reflects China's profound cultural heritage and records the rich and colorful cultural contents of ancient people's social life.

Extended data

The Spring Festival not only embodies the Chinese nation's ideological beliefs, ideals and aspirations, life, entertainment and cultural psychology, but also is a carnival display of blessing, eating and entertainment activities. Influenced by China culture, some countries and regions in the world also have the custom of celebrating the Spring Festival.

According to incomplete statistics, nearly 20 countries and regions have designated the Spring Festival in China as a legal holiday in all or part of the cities under their jurisdiction. Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival are also called the four traditional festivals in China. The folk custom of Spring Festival was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.