The four countries of the world also celebrate the Spring Festival, do you know which four
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The Spring Festival, a festival that originated in China and integrated into the world, has become a treasure of the Chinese nation after years of precipitation. At the end of 2023, the United Nations officially announced that the Spring Festival will be a global holiday, marking that China's global influence has reached a new level.
Do you know? About 20% of the world's population celebrates the Chinese New Year every year, and many countries, such as Vietnam, have made the "Chinese New Year" a legal holiday.
Vietnam is one of the few countries that uses the lunar calendar and is one of the few countries that makes Tet a legal holiday. In fact, Vietnamese people attach no less importance to the Tet than our country, and in their eyes, Tet is the biggest and most lively traditional festival of the year.
Vietnamese people also value the Chinese New Year as an important moment to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. In the middle of the twelfth lunar month, they began to prepare"New Year's goods", including flowers, couplets and firecrackers.
Although their diet is different from ours, for example, we eat dumplings and rice cakes, Vietnamese people have to eat zongzi for the Chinese New Year, which they call "Nian zong".
The process of making Vietnamese rice dumplings is very similar to our common rice dumplings, with the only difference being that they usually use meat filling instead of sweet filling. In addition, the shape of Vietnamese rice dumplings is mostly square and cylindrical, which is to reflect the Taoist concept of "the sky is round and the place is round".
Although Vietnamese is their mother tongue, Vietnamese people also have a tradition of sticking couplets during the Tet period. Interestingly, Vietnamese couplets not only have Chinese characters, but also Vietnamese pinyin.
In fact, Chinese characters have been used in Vietnam for more than 2,000 years. Even today, some Vietnamese families still paste Chinese characters and pinyin couplets.
Although the origins of the Korean Spring Festival can be traced back to China, it has formed a unique festival custom over the years. This can be seen in its name, which Koreans call "Old Jeong", which is an important festival after the Mid-Autumn Festival.
South Korea, like Chinese New Year, is a statutory holiday, and they also have a three-day holiday, and it is also the longest holiday in Korea. Influenced by Chinese culture, Koreans also worship their ancestors during the Spring Festival, and the whole family gathers around for a reunion dinner.
Unlike the Chinese habit of eating dumplings during the Spring Festival, Koreans always have a bowl of fragrant rice cake soup as a must-have dish when celebrating the New Year. What's even more amazing is that their Spring Festival couplets and "red envelopes" are not made of red paper that we traditionally like, but white paper, which is full of unique Korean characteristics.
Koreans' customs during the Chinese New Year are different from those in China. They have a deep love for white, and on festive days, they paste white Spring Festival couplets, and the New Year's money for children is also enveloped in white envelopes.
This custom is puzzling to many Chinese. However, in Singapore, Chinese New Year is celebrated in a more diverse and fun way. Whether it is setting off firecrackers, greeting the New Year, or enjoying food, you can feel the strong flavor and festive atmosphere of the New Year.
Singapore is a diverse group of immigrants, with about 2.89 million Chinese, accounting for 74% of the total population, and Chinese culture dominates in Singapore.
This has also led to the Chinese New Year, a traditional festival, being widely celebrated and inherited in Singapore.
Singapore's Chinese New Year, like China's Chinese New Year, is all about red, and shops decorate their decorations such as red lanterns and New Year paintings early in the morning to welcome the arrival of the New Year.
In addition, the exchange of New Year greetings between relatives and friends is also one of the important customs of Singapore's Chinese New Year.
When the New Year arrives, wear new clothes and hats, the key is to bring two citrus New Year's greetings. Two citrus, meaning "two **, good luck". Visit the host, and the host will give back two citrus fruits, which is what Singaporeans often call "orange exchange".
In terms of food, Singaporeans eat fish in every household during the Chinese New Year, especially the fish sheng.
On the occasion of the New Year, the family sits around a table to eat a reunion dinner, and when they pick up the fish sheng, they shout "fish sheng fish", which means that the city will be prosperous and the career will be like a fish in water in the coming year. Especially in Singapore, a place with a large Chinese community, the Chinese New Year is full of strong southern flavor.
1.During the Chinese New Year, the love of Chinese Singaporeans for lion dances, Mazu worship and Da Pegong is remarkable, and their Chinese New Year atmosphere is even more than that of China. During the Tang Dynasty, due to the strong influence of our country, Japan, a small neighboring country, sent envoys to learn advanced culture from the Tang Dynasty many times.
2.The love of Chinese Singaporeans for lion dances, Mazu worship and Da Pegong is on full display during the Chinese New Year, even more than in China. As early as the Tang Dynasty, Japan sent envoys to China many times because of the strength of our country to learn from our country's advanced culture.
3.During the Chinese New Year, Singaporeans are so enthusiastic about lion dances, Mazu worship and Da Pegong that their Chinese New Year atmosphere seems to be even stronger than in China.
During the Tang Dynasty, due to the strong influence of our country, Japan sent envoys to China many times to learn advanced culture. 4.During the Chinese New Year, Singaporeans have an enviable love for lion dances, Mazu worship and Da Pegong, and their Chinese New Year atmosphere is even more than that of China.
As early as the Tang Dynasty, Japan sent envoys to China many times because of the strength of our country to learn from our country's advanced culture.
Japanese culture is heavily influenced by China, and there are traces of China in everything from writing, clothing, and festivals. Even historically, Japan has had a tradition of celebrating the Spring Festival. However, during the Meiji Restoration, in order to achieve full Westernization, Japan** canceled the lunar calendar learned from our country.
Although the Japanese do not have a lunar calendar, they regard the first day of the Gregorian calendar, also known as "New Year's Day", as their Spring Festival. They take the New Year very seriously, and December 29 to January 3 is an official holiday in Japan every year.
In Japan, New Year is the biggest and most popular festival of the year. December 31 is Japan's Chinese New Year's Eve, known as the "Great Day". On this day, temples across Japan ring 108 bells in a row at midnight, symbolizing the removal of 108 afflictions.
During this time, the Japanese will sit and listen intently"Except for the night bell"until the bell fades, which symbolizes the coming of the new year. The most intriguing thing is that there is also a New Year in Japan"Evening", but the Japanese call it"Red and White Song Club"。
The "Red and White Song Meeting" originated in 1951 and was originally just an ordinary singing competition, which was different from the Spring Festival Gala in China.
Eimaki, a special food item in Japanese New Year's food culture, is a unique sushi shape that symbolizes the arrival of spring and the blessing of the god of good fortune. In Japanese customs, eating Ekata rolls is seen as a good omen to welcome the new year.
Globally, not only China, but also about 20 countries are also celebrating the Spring Festival.
More and more countries, such as North Korea, Mongolia, Malaysia and Canada, have begun to integrate the Spring Festival into their local culture, which is undoubtedly a reflection of China's international status, and at the same time, China's traditional culture has also been promoted and inherited around the world because of its unique charm.
China and Singapore are exempt from visas, and Singapore has become a popular destination for Chinese New Year travel; Suriname spent the Spring Festival on the other side of the ocean and felt the taste of China; The Spring Festival has officially become a United Nations holiday, and other countries are celebrating this most important traditional holiday in China.