Spring Festival, as the most important traditional festival in China, New Year's greetings are an indispensable custom. For some, however, New Year's greetings can become a burden. The following is the story of a young man who decided not to pay New Year's greetings next year, and the reasons behind it are worth pondering.
Every Spring Festival, Xiao Li is faced with a heavy task of New Year's greetings. As a young white-collar worker, he has a large family and many relatives. From the beginning of the Lunar New Year, he had to visit every relative non-stop, and this endless trip made him feel exhausted and even fearful of the Spring Festival.
Xiao Li's relatives have their own personalities, and there are often embarrassing scenes at parties. Some relatives like to compare and always show off their achievements; Some love to gossip and discuss other people's private affairs; Some like to ask Xiao Li about his love life, which makes him feel pressured. Such a party made Xiao Li feel bored and embarrassed, and lost the meaning of New Year's greetings.
The long-term visit made Xiao Li's body suffer, with irregular diet, lack of sleep, and physical and mental exhaustion. As time passed, he found that New Year's greetings had lost the taste of family affection. Relatives are busy with social activities, and they communicate less and less with each other, and even when they get together, they only exchange a few words of greetings and lack real care.
After several years of exhausting Spring Festival, Xiao Li made up his mind not to pay New Year's greetings next year. He plans to use this time to rest and spend time with his family, or go on a trip and relax. Despite some surprises, the parents eventually understood and supported their son's choice.
No longer greeting the New Year, Xiao Li began to think about the true meaning of the New Year's greetings. He realized that New Year's greetings are not only about visiting relatives and friends, but also about expressing love and blessings to loved ones. Therefore, he decided to show his concern for his relatives in other ways, such as ** greetings, WeChat blessings, or picking some meaningful gifts to send to distant friends.
Xiao Li's decision was supported by his friends, and they also began to try the new fashion of green Chinese New Year. Organize low-carbon and environmentally friendly activities, such as hiking, cycling, tree planting, etc., to make the Spring Festival more meaningful. This is not only a way to feel relaxed and happy, but also to enhance the relationship with friends.
Although he no longer pays New Year's greetings, Xiao Li has not forgotten the inheritance of traditional culture. He encouraged his parents to hold family gatherings, invite relatives to make dumplings, write Spring Festival couplets, and watch the Spring Festival Gala together, so as to experience the atmosphere of traditional festivals together. He hopes that in this way, relatives can rediscover the meaning of New Year's greetings and inherit the excellent culture of the Chinese nation.
Xiao Li's decision is not to ignore family affection, but to hope to spend the Spring Festival in a more relaxed, environmentally friendly and meaningful way. He hopes that through his actions, his relatives will realize the true meaning of New Year's greetings and regain the long-lost family affection. This story teaches us that traditional customs are not static, the key is how we understand and pass them on. In the context of the new era, we should actively explore ways to celebrate the New Year that are suitable for contemporary people, so that the Spring Festival can radiate new vitality.
This story features Xiao Li as the protagonist, and his decision triggers thinking and challenges to traditional New Year's greeting customs, reflecting the understanding and innovation of traditional culture in the new era. May we all discover innovation in inheritance and feel the charm of tradition in change.