Alas, it's really true!The Lunar New Year of 2024 is just around the corner, and the Spring Festival in many people's minds is always accompanied by the sound of firecrackers. Firecrackers have a unique sound, which not only brings full of festivity, but also conveys a lively atmosphere full of New Year's flavor. In fact, the traditional custom of setting off firecrackers has a long history and can be passed down from generation to generation, which is enough to show that we all like this custom very much.
Strange to say, in recent years, we have rarely seen the sound of firecrackers as lively as before. As soon as you talk about this, your mind may turn back to that special period in 2020 - the new crown virus hit. At that time, everyone was busy with epidemic prevention work, and during the Chinese New Year, it became very difficult to go out to pay New Year's greetings, not to mention even going out to buy food, let alone setting off firecrackers. When the epidemic was brought under control, everyone thought that life would finally return to normal, but unexpectedly, the state actually issued a ban on firecrackers, stipulating that firecrackers can no longer be set off from 2024, which also means that next year's Lunar New Year, we can only speculate on the lively scene of firecrackers through memories.
People of my parents' generation attach great importance to the Chinese New Year, after all, it is the most celebrated time of the year and the beginning of a new round of reincarnation. The New Year, of course, has to be lively and joyful, so that we can look forward to the future days in all directions, all wishes come true, and the family reunion. However, if you can't even hear the sound of firecrackers, the cold winter seems to have lost a trace of vitality, and the atmosphere of the New Year will be gone. Some people even complained bluntly: "There is not even a cannon sound at home for the New Year, it is like a funeral, it is really disappointing!."”
In fact, like that friend, many people will feel the same way. Especially for friends in the countryside, this feeling of loneliness may be even more profound, because in the place where they live, it is quite quiet, and if you can't even be lively during the New Year, life will not be lifeless.
Everyone understands that firecrackers are not only a symbol of excitement, but also a cultural inheritor. An old man once said with emotion: "Now that even the state doesn't let us set off firecrackers, is this a hint that our tradition is about to disappear?"When the children of the future grow up, I am afraid that the memory of firecrackers will be completely blurred, which is really a sad thing. ”
In fact, setting off firecrackers during the Chinese New Year itself is a custom with a history of thousands of years, which is not only a culture, but also the crystallization of our excellent culture. If it were to be suddenly banned now, it would undoubtedly be a depravity of our culture. Although some people said that they could understand this policy, after all, setting off firecrackers will cause air pollution, and our healthy life depends on the quality of the environment, so the ban on firecrackers is also to protect the safety of people's lives and property.
At the same time, the ban on firecrackers has gradually become a trend, and although some people agree with it, we will inevitably need to give up some things in the future development of our country. In addition, there are some places where temples are urgently suspended. People of my parents' generation still remember the scene of the temple fair, and on the occasion of the Chinese New Year, the streets and alleys are crowded with all kinds of vendors, selling a variety of goods, looking at such a lively scene, people can't help but feel nostalgic for the good old days.
However, with the rapid development of the times, some people believe that these vendors at the temple fair have had a serious impact on the local social security situation, and also bring a heavy burden to the environment and aggravate environmental pollution. In order to prevent this situation from continuing to develop, the state also had to take measures to ban the holding of temple fairs. Although there are various problems in the temple fair, if the temple fair is really canceled, it will undoubtedly weaken the sense of festivity of the Spring Festival.