As a child, Chinese New Year was a long-awaited event. New clothes, New Year's greetings, Chinese New Year's Eve dinners, and those sweets all make dreams come true. But as I grew older, I found that the Chinese New Year seemed to have lost its former charm. That lively sense of ritual now seems cumbersome and uncomfortable. Why has our attitude towards the Chinese New Year changed so much? Perhaps the changes in our hometown can give us the answer.
The change of hometown began with the loss of parents. Looking back at the seventies and eighties of the last century, even in remote mountain villages, the hometown was lively. Mothers will carefully prepare Chinese New Year goods, help neighbors, and reunite to celebrate the festive season. However, with the death of his parents one by one, the excitement of the home gradually disappeared, and the hometown became deserted. This kind of change makes people unable to suppress the sourness in their hearts.
As time passed, more and more villagers moved out of their hometowns, and even middle-aged single men went to the cities to work. Those old people who stick to the village no longer prepare New Year's goods as before, but choose convenient supermarkets to buy. Gradually, the hometown lost its former liveliness, and the taste of the New Year in every household became weaker. In such an environment, the willingness to return to his hometown for the Chinese New Year has gradually diminished.
The departure of his parents has made his hometown strange and deserted. Even though we wanted to go back and visit, we found that our hometown was no longer a familiar place for us. The smell of fireworks has long since dissipated, replaced by ruined walls and deserted streets. For us, hometown is no longer attractive.
The relationship with their hometown gradually faded, and more and more people began to give up returning to their hometown for the New Year. Even if some people insist on going back, they find all kinds of inconveniences and strangeness. The changes in our hometown not only make us feel helpless and sad, but also make us lose our longing and enthusiasm for the New Year.
The changes in our hometown not only make us sigh at the ruthlessness of time, but also make us think about the changes in life. Perhaps, our hometown is no longer the place we yearn for, but in our hearts, the attachment to our hometown will never disappear. Perhaps, as the ancients said, "Sad songs can be used as weeping, and distant looks can be angelica." "In the memories, we can find the shadow of our hometown, and even if we are no longer there in person, we can feel the warmth of home.
The changes in our hometown are inevitable, and all we can do is to adapt to the changes of the times and cherish the people and things in front of us. Perhaps, Chinese New Year is no longer the only way to return to our hometown, and we can also choose to spend the festive season with family and friends in the city. At the end of the day, no matter where we are, we can feel the warmth and joy of the year.
Author: Cloth clothes and coarse food pay attention to my words, into your heart.