What is the cultural implication and inheritance value of the Spring Festival?

The origin of the Spring Festival contains profound cultural connotations, and it carries rich historical and cultural connotations in its inheritance and development. During the Spring Festival, various activities will be held all over the country to celebrate the Spring Festival, which has strong regional characteristics. These activities are rich and colorful, which have condensed the essence of China traditional culture, mainly to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, exorcise evil spirits and disturb disasters, offer sacrifices to gods and ancestors, and pray for the New Year.

In the traditional farming society, beginning of spring, the first year of the year, is of great significance, and a large number of festivals and customs related to it have been derived. Although festivals and festivals have been separated since then due to the promotion of the system of the combination of Yin and Yang in the historical development, many festivals and folk customs have remained.

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 when spring returned to the earth and everything revived, in order to repay the kindness of the gods and ancestors of heaven and earth, ward off evil spirits and pray for good luck at the end of the year. Although the situation of ancient sacrificial ceremonies is unknown, we can still find some ancient custom relics from later festivals.

For example, during the New Year's Day and the New Year in some areas of Lingnan, there are grand activities such as offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors, exorcising evil spirits, accepting blessings and saving the nation, which shows the clues of the first year of ancient times.

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 bears profound Chinese cultural heritage and records the rich and colorful cultural contents of ancient people's social life.

Related customs

1, red envelope

During the Chinese New Year, the elders will give some gifts to the younger generation, wrapped in red envelopes, which are called "lucky money", commonly known as "red envelopes" (Cantonese for "benefiting the market"). Children and grandchildren with financial ability will also give red envelopes to their elders. The amount of red envelopes varies: in Chinese mainland, it ranges from 100 yuan to more than 10 thousand yuan; In Taiwan Province Province, NT$ 600 to NT$ 6,000 is very common.

Step 2 go to the market

New Year's related commodities, such as flowers, toys, clothes and even fireworks, will be sold in markets or fairs on New Year's Eve, making it convenient for people to buy gifts, visit relatives and friends or decorate their homes. In some places, buying China New Year flowers is no different from the western tradition of buying Christmas trees.

Step 3: new clothes

The clothes worn during the Lunar New Year are mainly red or other bright colors, because people think red can ward off evil spirits. In addition, the clothes people wear are new from head to toe, symbolizing a new beginning. Some people wear clothes with China cultural characteristics, such as Hanfu or Tangzhuang.

Refer to the above? Baidu Encyclopedia-Spring Festival