Memories of the New Year The Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival in China. It is also the biggest festival of the year. It is held on the first day of the lunar calendar. It has been around for thousands of years. For Chinese, the Spring Festival is an important time for family reunions, ancestor sacrifices, blessings, and new arrivals. So do you know the origin of the Spring Festival?
Let me talk about the origin of the Spring Festival.
One: Origin. The origin of the Spring Festival can be traced back to the ancient year of the first year of the New Year's sacrifice, before the Xia Dynasty, the Spring Festival was called the New Year, and the Spring Festival originated in the rise of Yu Shun, in the period before the Xia Dynasty in 2070 AD. The origin of the Spring Festival contains a strong religious color, and the original sacrificial activities were to pray for a good harvest and prosperity for people and animals.
Over time, the origin and meaning of the Spring Festival has gradually changed. By the time of the Shang Dynasty, the Spring Festival had become a celebration at the beginning of the year.
During the Zhou Dynasty, the Spring Festival was celebrated in a richer form and content. People began to stick to the door gods, set off firecrackers, eat reunion dinners and other traditional customs, this custom has been continued to this day.
During the Han Dynasty, the Spring Festival gradually evolved into an important festival and was listed as a national holiday. With the introduction of Buddhism, the custom of the Spring Festival has incorporated some elements of Buddhism. Such as release, vegetarianism and so on.
During the Tang Dynasty, the celebration of the Spring Festival reached its peak and became a national carnival, with fireworks, dragon dances, lion dances, and lanterns. These customs have been passed down to this day.
Two: Modern significance.
Today, the Spring Festival has become one of the most important traditional festivals in China, with great significance and value. For the Chinese, the Spring Festival is not only.
A festival is a manifestation of culture, spirit and emotion.
During the Spring Festival, people will reunite, worship their ancestors, visit relatives and friends, and give red envelopes.
At the same time, the Spring Festival is also a new beginning, during this period people will pray for blessings, welcome the new, pray for their own family safety, health and happiness, this kind of blessing and welcome the new mentality and spiritual sustenance, has become part of the Chinese genes.
In general, the Spring Festival is a traditional festival with thousands of years of history, which originated from the ancient New Year's first prayer sacrifice, and in the long process of development, the Spring Festival has gradually evolved into a national carnival, with important cultural spiritual and emotional value. Nowadays, the Spring Festival has become one of the cultural representatives of the Chinese people and one of the important symbols of Chinese civilization.
Let's celebrate this festival with profound cultural connotations and humanistic spirit!
January 29, 2024.