In our ancient and profound history of the Chinese nation, the Spring Festival has always been a symbol of the renewal of Vientiane at the beginning of the year, and it contains rich cultural connotations. Whenever the Spring Festival is mentioned, people can always deeply feel the joy of the flickering lights of thousands of families and the reunion of families when the night of Chinese New Year's Eve falls. This rare feast of family and friendship will be spent in a strong atmosphere of the New Year, and it will feel very enjoyable. At the beginning of the first month, they began a busy New Year's greeting itinerary, bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, and blessing the soul. Family visits, table tasting, all kinds of banquets will not be missed, everyone meets relatives, friends, are very happy, talking about the past year's harvest and the new year's good expectations.
And in the process, some people may sigh: "The time I spent seemed to be only lazy lying on the bed, scrambling for red envelopes, obsessed with the world of mobile phones, and hearing the slightly harsh teachings and nagging of the elders from time to time." "However, Chinese culture, which has been passed down for thousands of years, is by no means simply forbidden or distorted. From the end of the Qing Dynasty to the first period of historical change, the Spring Festival celebration encountered severe restrictions and became a historical and cultural roadblock. Those who actively participated in the Spring Festival celebrations were in danger of being caught. The giant wheel of the times is constantly turning, and the wheel of history is rolling forward.
In the early days of the new era, under the long-term influence of the feudal and decadent culture of the late Qing Dynasty, the society showed a trend of drastic changes, and various ideological trends were surging. One of the most profound influences is the impact of Western New Studies on the feudal values of the late Qing Dynasty, which brought about the erroneous concepts of "generalizing from one side to the other" and "one size fits all". This concept lies in the blind worship of foreign cultures, ignoring the essence and dross of each culture. Because of this one-sided stubborn thinking, domestic culture has been harmed, and even as long as it is related to the feudal system of the late Qing Dynasty, it is difficult to escape. Traditions such as the Spring Festival bear the brunt, and the ritual of worshiping gods and ancestors has been branded with a strong feudal brand and has to be forced to stop. Celebrations are not possible, even simple "congratulations" have become taboo, and those who violate the rules are more likely to face severe legal sanctions.
Amazingly, a similar peculiar situation occurred during the New Culture Period. Intellectuals called for total Westernization in an attempt to interrupt the development of Chinese characters. Beiyang ** hopes to understand the thoughts of the people, and believes that there are indeed irrationalities and extreme thinking. But unfortunately, at that time, the Spring Festival was only a temporary recovery.
Immediately afterwards, the Nanjing regime in the ** period firmly moved towards the road of comprehensive westernization. At this time, in order to achieve a high degree of unity of thought and behavior, they felt that it was necessary to reform and restrict traditional customs. As the largest traditional festival in China, the Spring Festival should be the highlight of this cultural innovation movement. On the other hand, the ruling class decided to ban the celebration of the Spring Festival altogether because it was too old and superstitious to be conducive to the establishment of a new society. Instead, they chose to keep pace with the date of New Year's Day in Western countries, which is quite a bit of forgetting their ancestors. In order to implement this provision, they have taken a series of specific measures. First of all, the Spring Festival period was declared as a legal working time, requiring everyone to commute to and from work according to the normal work and rest time, and any form of Spring Festival celebration was strictly prohibited. Imagine if you still need to stick to your post during the Spring Festival, how do you feel?
People who are only within a kilometer of their place of work will have a headache because of this. Secondly, merchants are strictly prohibited from selling goods related to the Spring Festival, such as firecrackers, couplets, etc. The interests of the merchants will undoubtedly suffer, and the freelancers will have no choice but to follow this trend. Finally, traditional New Year's greetings for people to exchange good goods are strictly restricted, and even simple celebrations such as "Wishing you prosperity" are explicitly forbidden, and once the law is violated, it may be restricted. This situation is really helpless, and it undoubtedly carries endless cultural shackles.
This long-promulgated ban has undoubtedly triggered widespread and profound repercussions in our society. Many citizens and civil society groups expressed their unacceptability to this, and even questioned whether this policy was too extreme and whether it had ruthlessly trampled on our traditional culture, intentionally or unintentionally. Although strong measures have been taken to enforce the ban, there are still many people who choose to stand up, deviate from rigid and conservative ideas, courageously follow the drive of self-emotion, and carefully carry out the celebrations that the Spring Festival should be. These festive events often take place quietly in people's homes and are not noticed by the public. It seems to be a kind of silent confrontation with the so-called "local customs" rules and dogmas, and the literary giant Lao She is one of them, and he is also affected by this ban.
I remember that on Chinese New Year's Eve in early spring, the mother and son in their homeland carefully cooked and prepared a sumptuous dinner in accordance with the customs of the past, and waited with great anticipation for Mr. Lao She to return home to spend time together. However, the moment Lao She pushed open the door and stepped into the house, his eyes were as calm and calm as usual. He silently put his business bag aside, and then told his mother that he had only two hours off time and had to rush back to work immediately. Because of this, this year I decided not to invite friends and family to celebrate together.
When she heard about this, the mother felt very disappointed and incomprehensible to her son's indifferent attitude, believing that his indifference to family reunion was not sincere enough. As his mother, she was puzzled by her son's negligence and couldn't help asking: Why do you have to go out to work on such a special holiday? At this moment, in the face of former relatives and friends and rare moments, how many of us can happily give up the opportunity to share joy and become the laborers who pay silently and engage in hard work? At this time, it makes sense to go for it.
Some people have been arrested by the police on the streets because of celebrations or personal misconduct, and have had to undergo soul-deep reflection and political education. Another innocent citizen was mercilessly taken to the statue of Sun Yat-sen because he said the blessed phrase "Wishing you prosperity", knelt down with his own hands and repented sincerely. All of these unfortunate events, and a host of other policies, are the result of extremist impulses and actions, rather than from a normal, pragmatic perspective.
As for how to sow the seeds of new ideas in China, the strategy proposed by its exponents in that era was to completely ignore the problems that our country actually faced, and to pursue Western civilization fanatically. Whether it is beneficial or harmful, or whether it is in line with the actual situation, they are just blindly introducing and copying, which can be described as extremely stupid. They don't really think through the question of how to achieve cultural integration and integration from a rational point of view.
As a result, during that period, the highly prized ban on the Chinese New Year was forcibly maintained for up to five years. In those days, every Chinese New Year's Eve, there was no warm and jubilant fireworks in the past, and the Spring Festival seemed to fall into an embarrassing situation that could be canceled at any time. Who can give the Spring Festival, an important festival that carries the important cultural heritage of the Chinese nation, a glimmer of life, and successfully saved this almost forgotten traditional custom ......
At the same time, this former ban not only sounded a deep alarm for our future generations - any rough prediction and total negation of the great traditional culture may cause immeasurable serious consequences!
Today, we are pleasantly surprised to find that the sacred Spring Festival has restored its rightful lofty status and dazzling brilliance! Moreover, not only that, but the atmosphere of the Spring Festival is more full of modern rituals and joyful atmosphere, making people's lives happier and of high quality. There is no doubt that the Spring Festival has deservedly become the world's biggest and most watched major festival!
On the other hand, in the ** period, although they tried hard, they seemed too ridiculous and not serious. Today, we should cherish this invaluable cultural heritage, pass it on from generation to generation, and promote it as a beacon of education. Summarizing the past and looking forward to the future has always been the goal advocated and expected by our generation.
At the same time, it is also necessary to keep an open mind and bravely embrace the trend of reform and progress in modern society. We firmly believe that upholding the spirit of not being afraid of hardships and dangers, absorbing the essence and bringing forth the new is the right way. Only in this way can we lead the traditional culture to a broader development space on the basis of preserving it.
In this regard, we deeply regret and reflect that although this ban had a temporary effect back then, the scars it brought to traditional culture were far-reaching and long-lasting. It has led to some people's suspicion or even complete rejection of their own cultural traditions, which has led to the rupture of traditional cultural inheritance.