The Spring Festival is the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar, also called the lunar year, commonly known as the "New Year". This is the most solemn and lively traditional festival in our country. The Spring Festival has a long history. It originated from the activities of worshiping gods and ancestors at the beginning and end of the year during the Yin and Shang Dynasties. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, the first day of the first lunar month was called Yuanri, Yuanchen, Yuanzheng, Yuanshuo, New Year's Day, etc. in ancient times. It was commonly known as the first day of the new year. During the Republic of China, the Gregorian calendar was switched to the Gregorian calendar. January 1st of the Gregorian calendar was called New Year's Day. The first day of the lunar calendar was called New Year's Day. The first day of the month is called the Spring Festival.

The Spring Festival is here, which means that spring is coming, everything is revived, vegetation is renewed, and a new round of sowing and harvesting seasons is about to begin. People have just passed through the long winter of ice and snow, and the vegetation has withered, and they have long been looking forward to the days of warm spring and blooming flowers. When the New Year arrives, they will naturally welcome this festival with joy, singing and dancing.

For thousands of years, people have made New Year celebrations extremely colorful. Every year from the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month to the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, this period of time is called "Spring Welcome Day" by the folks. It is called "Dust Sweeping Day". It is a traditional habit of our people to sweep dust and clean things before the Spring Festival.

Then every household prepares New Year's goods. About ten days before the festival, people start to busy purchasing items. New Year's goods include chicken, duck, fish, tea, wine, oil sauce, north and south roasted seeds and nuts, candies, bait and fruits. They must buy enough. It is necessary to prepare some gifts for visiting relatives and friends during the New Year. Children should buy new clothes and hats to wear during the New Year.

Before the festival, New Year messages written in red paper and yellow letters should be pasted on the door of the house, that is, Spring Festival couplets written on red paper. Brightly colored New Year pictures with auspicious meanings are posted in the house. Ingenious girls cut out beautiful window grilles and paste them on the windows. In front of the door, hang red lanterns or paste the word "Fu" and the statues of the God of Wealth and the Door God. The word "Fu" can also be pasted upside down, so that passers-by can say blessing If it falls, it means blessing has arrived. All these activities are to add enough festive atmosphere to the festival.

Another name for the Spring Festival is the New Year. In past legends, Nian is an imaginary animal that brings bad luck to people. The year comes. The trees are withered and the grass is barren; as the year passes, everything grows and flowers are everywhere. How can the year pass? It is necessary to use firecrackers to blast the house, so there is a custom of burning firecrackers. This is actually another way to heighten the lively scene.

The Spring Festival is a happy and peaceful festival, and it is also a day for family reunions. Children who are away from home have to go home to celebrate the Spring Festival. The night before the New Year is the 30th night of the twelfth lunar month of the old year, also called New Year's Eve, also called Reunion Eve. At this time of transition between the old and the new, staying up late is one of the most important annual activities. On New Year's Eve, the whole family stays up together. Staying up on New Year's Eve, gathering together to drink and enjoy family happiness. In northern areas, there is a custom of eating dumplings on New Year's Eve. The method of making dumplings is to mix the noodles first, and the word "harmony" means "he"; the word "jiaohe" in dumplings is homophonic, and "he" and "jiao" mean "get together". Meaning, also takes the meaning of "Gengsui Jiaozi". In the south, it is customary to eat rice cakes during the New Year. The sweet and sticky rice cakes symbolize the sweetness and prosperity of life in the new year.

When the first rooster crows, or the New Year’s bell rings, firecrackers blast in the streets, and every family is filled with joy. The new year has begun, and men, women, old and young are all dressed in festive costumes. First, we give New Year greetings to the elders in the family. During the festival, we also give New Year's money to the children and have a New Year's dinner. On the second and third day of the Lunar New Year, we start visiting relatives and friends, paying New Year greetings to each other, congratulating each other, saying congratulations on the new year, congratulations on getting rich, and congratulations. , wishes for a happy New Year, and activities such as ancestor worship.

The warm atmosphere of the festival not only permeates every household, but also fills the streets and alleys everywhere. In some local markets, there are lion dances, dragon lanterns, fire performances, flower markets, temple fairs, etc. custom. During this period, the city is full of lanterns and the streets are full of tourists. It is very lively and unprecedented. The Spring Festival is not really over until after the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month.

The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Han people, but more than a dozen ethnic minorities such as Manchu, Mongolian, Yao, Zhuang, Bai, Gaoshan, Hezhe, Hani, Daur, Dong and Li also have the custom of celebrating the Spring Festival. The form of the festival has its own national characteristics and is full of meaning.