During the Spring Festival this year, I noticed some abnormalities, which are very different from previous years, I don't know if you have noticed it?
The most obvious is the case with fireworks. In previous years, there were also lively scenes of fireworks and firecrackers, but this year's scale is extraordinarily large. The neighbor is doing business in Chongqing, and I heard him say that he made 3 million yuan this year, and he spent more than 20,000 yuan on fireworks yesterday. Not to be outdone, the other neighbors have spent hundreds to thousands of dollars on fireworks to show off their festivities, and of course, it feels more like they want to show off their wealth. This kind of comparison is especially obvious during this year's Spring Festival, perhaps because after the epidemic was gradually brought under control, many people began to set off fireworks and firecrackers.
In previous years, during the Spring Festival, the activities of WeChat groups grabbing red envelopes and Alipay collecting Wufu were always lively, and everyone in the group competed to participate in the small luck and the joy of red envelopes. But this year, too, these events have lost their former charm. Whether it is a family of people who love each other or a group of colleagues, they are as quiet as a pool of stagnant water, without the hustle and bustle of previous years. Gone are the scenes of grabbing red envelopes and fighting for speed. I remember two years ago, when I grabbed red envelopes on WeChat, I didn't even sleep all night, just to compete for those few small red envelopes. Now, however, that madness can no longer be found. Red envelopes are like this, and there are even fewer people who participate in those previous years' Jiwufu activities.
In addition, I also noticed that the pedestrians on the roads in the village have become much sparser than in previous years during the Spring Festival this year. At this time of the year, groups of New Year's greetings are always shuttling through the streets and alleys, and they look very lively. But this year, I hardly see such a scene. It's also hard to see crowds of people coming out to play in the streets and alleys. I even wondered at one point, are they all playing games at home and have no time to go out? Or do you just like me and don't want to go out?
However, despite the deserted countryside, the main roads and key business districts are as prosperous as ever. The traffic is busy, as if the pulse of the city beats more vigorously during the Spring Festival. This contrast between urban and rural areas made me feel the difference in the atmosphere of the festival.
In addition, I also found a very unusual phenomenon, that is, the decrease in WeChat and SMS New Year's greeting activities. At this time in previous years, my mobile phone was always ringing non-stop, starting from the 28th day of the lunar month until the 5th day of the first lunar month, and the blessing messages were one after another. But this year, the situation has been unusually cold. Except for a few business partners who sent me WeChat blessings, I hardly received a single text message, and there were very few blessings on WeChat.
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