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 spring and flowers blooming. 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", and it is a traditional habit of our people to sweep dust and maintain hygiene 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 alternation between the old and the new, staying up late is one of the most important annual activities. New Year’s Eve is written by Jia Huang. Kite moxibustion Ye Si 辏? poisonous ferment ㄒ? Silkworm rice cakes word? Zheng? Aojiangsi?诔?τxieyueerrongyongnanbazhu?Rongyongnaotanningㄊqiaoquntugui? Tuozhi faded choxixihuanrongyong The crowds of people are wandering around, and the shrimps are waving. Huang Sheng? Sama Pelican Xu Jia? Talking about Jiao Zhe?

When the first rooster crows, or the New Year’s bell rings, firecrackers go off in the street, and the sound comes one after another. The new year has begun. Men, women and children all dress up in festive costumes. First, they pay New Year's greetings to the elders in the family. During the festival, children are also given New Year's money and have a New Year's Eve dinner. On the second and third day of the Lunar New Year, they start to visit relatives and see friends, pay New Year's greetings and congratulate each other. Blessings, saying congratulations on new happiness, good fortune, congratulations, happy new year, etc.

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 also customs such as lion dances, dragon lanterns, fire performances, flower markets, temple fairs and other customs. During this period, the city is full of lanterns and the streets are full of tourists. The event is unprecedented, leading up to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month. After that, the Spring Festival is truly over.

The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Han people, but there are more than ten festivals for the Manchu, Mongolian, Yao, Zhuang, Bai, Gaoshan, Hezhe, Hani, Daur, Dong, and Li people. Ethnic minorities also have the custom of celebrating the Spring Festival, but the way they celebrate the festival has their own ethnic characteristics and is more meaningful.

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