At the beginning of the new year, the New Year's Day holiday has quietly slipped away, and there are only more than 30 days left before the Spring Festival. Are you ready for the upcoming Spring Festival?
The Spring Festival, an important festival in the traditional culture of the Chinese nation, is a moment of reunion that every family looks forward to. However, in recent years, an intriguing phenomenon has been found - many people who go out to work have lost their enthusiasm for returning home for the New Year, and their expectations for the Spring Festival are no longer so strong. After in-depth understanding, it was found that there were many practical troubles hidden behind this, which made people feel helpless.
1. Worried about family members urging marriage
For some young people who have not yet settled down, although they look forward to going home for the New Year, they have to face the seven aunts and eight aunts when they meet: "Is there a partner?" "It's a real headache. Especially the little girl in the countryside, she has to be overwhelmed when she comes home, and she is chased by a bunch of matchmakers to introduce her partner. Originally, the countryside was prosperous and blind dates, but during the Spring Festival, it was even more crowded, and young people were simply besieged by the marriage offensive. It is conceivable that for them, going home for the New Year will become a battlefield for being urged to marry, and they would rather hide away than go home.
2. Traditional customs are gradually lost
Spring Festival, when you think of this festival, do you think of various scenes in your mind? Family reunions, dumplings, firecrackers, and a lively New Year's atmosphere. But in fact, if you pay close attention, you will find that in recent years, China's traditional culture has gradually declined, and many customs are gradually disappearing.
Especially in some places, there are more and more regulations prohibiting firecrackers, which makes people feel less like the traditional New Year. In Henan province, for example, in 2024, firecrackers will be restricted throughout the region, meaning that the once lively sound of firecrackers may disappear there.
Due to the disappearance of some traditional customs, the atmosphere of the New Year gradually fades, which eventually leads to the loss of enthusiasm for this festival by many people.
3. Economic pressure during the Spring Festival**
For small pot friends, the Chinese New Year is a happy time, and there are red envelopes waiting to be received everywhere. But for many adults, the Spring Festival is a festival that costs a lot of money. Buy all kinds of gifts for visiting relatives and friends, prepare Chinese New Year's Eve meals, and give red envelopes to elders and children......The cost is not small.
Especially in recent years, the global economic situation has been sluggish, and many people want to reduce these heavy expenses. Celebrating the New Year in the city saves a lot of practical pressure, and it can be easier without so much financial burden.
4. All kinds of comparison and disgust
Recently, the trend of comparison is really violent, and when I see relatives and friends, let alone greetings, I go straight to the topic: Have you bought a house? Have you changed cars? Whose baby bought a house in the city? Who earns more? The class reunion was supposed to be a happy gathering, but it became a big stage for assets, and it was really hard to show off your personal wealth.
Some people say that this is vanity, but this comparison scares many people, afraid to go back to the countryside for the New Year, worried that they will not be able to compare with others. I was disgusted by this kind of comparison.
Finally
In summary, the expectation of going home for the Chinese New Year is gradually decreasing, because people are facing a series of practical problems at this time. The loss of traditional customs makes the New Year boring; The Chinese New Year costs a lot of money, and the financial pressure is huge; Rivalry can be stressful and unpleasant.
We believe that if these issues are not addressed, the traditional Chinese festival of the Spring Festival may lose its rightful weight in people's hearts. What do you think about this? Go home