With the arrival of winter, the most anticipated Spring Festival is not far away. There is still more than one month to Spring Festival. What's the date of Spring Festival? What are the traditional customs of Spring Festival in China? As the most important festival in China, do you think the Spring Festival still has the flavor of new year?
1、 Spring Festival holiday 2019
Xiao Bian arranged the time of the Spring Festival holiday in 2019 for you here: according to the relevant regulations, the Spring Festival holiday in 2019 will take seven days in total. Among them, February 5, 6 and 7 are national legal holidays. Therefore, in the weekend of February 2 and 3, it is necessary to continue to work for rest. The Spring Festival holiday is still the same as the previous years, there is no change.
2、 The origin of Spring Festival
Spring Festival is the most traditional festival in China, symbolizing reunion, also known as the Lunar New Year and so on. As early as in ancient times, a large-scale sacrificial activities have been formed, and then with the customs of the dynasty evolved into the current spring festival. Many families begin to prepare for the Spring Festival every day, such as Xiaonian night and Laba. These days are slowly evolved because of the Spring Festival. By the 19th day of the first month, the Spring Festival is the end of the year. But now, with the development of culture and time, and the relationship between the length of students' holidays, more and more people define the Spring Festival as the end of the 15th day of the first month, that is, after the Lantern Festival.
3、 Spring Festival Customs
China has a vast land and resources, 56 ethnic groups have their own unique customs, to the Spring Festival, a very important festival, local customs are indispensable.
1. Wear red. Red represents a celebration for Chinese people. The new year is the beginning of a new year. Wearing red can make a good start, with children's academic progress in mind, adults' great career and other good hopes.
2. Paste spring couplets. Since ancient times, this custom has been continuing. When I was a child, my favorite thing was watching adults paste Spring Festival couplets, which also means that Spring Festival is coming. If you like calligraphy, you will write Spring Festival couplets by yourself, and write those beautiful hopes in the new year. Most families buy Spring Festival couplets on the market and choose the ones that suit their wishes.
3. New year's Eve dinner. Now, for example, this year's evening meal is no longer a meal that must be eaten on the eve of the lunar new year. The customs in many areas are different. Some families already eat it in the morning. The new year's Eve meal symbolizes the reunion of the whole family. The hardships and tiredness of the year can be dissipated at the moment of raising the glass.