12 strange phenomena of the Spring Festival in 2024 How many have you encountered? Written by |Yang Shi Province
When I was a child, the Chinese New Year was simply smiling from the bottom of my heart, there were a lot of delicious and fun things, and new clothes; At that time, the children kept lighting firecrackers and playing games in their hometown, and the adults were busy cleaning up the front and back of the house, buying New Year's goods to visit relatives and friends, worshipping ancestors and pasting Spring Festival couplets, setting off firecrackers and eating reunion parties.
Nowadays, many New Year's customs do not exist, whether it is to visit relatives or prepare New Year's goods, everything has to be spent on dots. Now, relatives no longer rely on two legs to go for the New Year, and they are often blocked on the road when they go out, and earth-shaking changes have taken place.
Strange phenomenon 1, there are fewer text messages to greet the New Year, and WeChat sends 1 shared picture
At that time, it was popular to send text messages during the Spring Festival to greet the New Year, and it was not surprising that dozens of messages were sent to 100; Now, I used WeChat to send a New Year's greeting message, and borrowed a picture of the Year of the Dragon's blessings. Many people send a one-to-many New Year's greeting message in the family WeChat group and work group, and they don't say anything to you.
Strange phenomenon 2, when red envelopes first emerged, everyone in the WeChat group sent them one by one
In 2024, family WeChat groups, work WeChat groups, and business WeChat groups will not send red envelopes or grab red envelopes, and many people will turn a blind eye and say nothing.
Strange phenomenon 3, there are fewer people watching the Spring Festival Gala, and the mobile phone is hot
In the past, almost every family sat around to watch the Spring Festival Gala during the New Year, chattering, and swinging the dragon gate array.
In 2024, the hard-working anchors on Douyin and Kuaishou will not rest on the first day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and they are busy getting up early and greedy for gifts and engaging in interaction.
Strange phenomenon 4, there are many fewer gifts, and more people give cards
In previous years, every Spring Festival, people with red exquisite gift boxes in their hands could be seen everywhere, but now this phenomenon is much less.
In 2024, many people will change the way they give gifts, and it will be more affordable and convenient to give gift cards and gift certificates.
Strange phenomenon 5, there are fewer people who go to the restaurant to eat Chinese New Year's Eve, and it is not as good as their own home
In the past, it was fashionable for relatives and friends to go to the private room of the hotel for the New Year, and they didn't have to do anything but consume.
In 2024, there will be fewer people going to restaurants for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and many people dare not consume, preferring to cook their own dishes for reunion and dry homemade delicious meals on the platform.
Strange phenomenon 6, the Spring Festival purchase and sales scene is rare
In previous years, during the Spring Festival, even if the price was **, it was also a boom in purchase and sales.
The price in 2024 is not **, but there is a lack of desire to buy.
Strange phenomenon 7: The Chinese New Year is like a weekend, and the most lively thing is only one or two days
Now, some people who travel far away go home for the New Year, and the time spent on the road may account for half of the holiday time.
I went home late, I left home early, I came and went in a hurry, and it was the morning of the first day of the new year after the New Year.
As soon as noon passes on the first day of junior high school, there will be people going out on the second day of junior high school, and there will be banquets on the fourth day of junior high school, and everything will begin to return to tranquility.
Strange Phenomenon 8: The miscellaneous local sounds of returning home make many people feel awkward
After being away for a long time, the accent will inevitably change, and many people who go out to go home speak "lame" Mandarin and walk in their familiar hometown, which makes many people in their hometown feel very disgusted.
Strange phenomenon 9: Relatives meet like strangers, and there is no contact
When I was a child, no matter which relative's house I went to, I had to stay and eat when I caught up with the meal.
Now, life is better, and many relatives have an appointment to have a meal together and it is over;
Nowadays, many relatives walk around like strangers, and relatives meet strangers like strangers, which makes people sigh.
Strange phenomenon 10: There are many parents who are invited to the city for a reunion for the New Year
Every year, the children of urban migrant workers return to their hometowns in the countryside, and they forget many New Year's customs.
Many rural people began to invite their parents to the city for a reunion, and the taste of the New Year in the countryside became lighter and fewer people.
As soon as the fourth day of the first lunar month passed, most of the peasants began to return to the city, and the countryside became depressed again.
Strange phenomenon 11: The higher the cost of a blind date during the Spring Festival
In recent years, there are more and more single women in urban areas, and there are more single older men in rural areas.
Now, now it costs at least a few hundred yuan or thousands of yuan to eat a casual meal, and the man has to give the woman a red envelope, give gifts, etc., and this set of processes will be gone after thousands or tens of thousands. Many people lament that blind dates are really too expensive now, and they have to spend money if they don't succeed.
Strange phenomenon 12: The Spring Festival favor expenses are getting bigger and bigger
Many young people are reluctant to go to relatives anymore, believing that visiting relatives is "useless socialization" and a waste of money.
During the Spring Festival, in addition to preparing New Year's goods and Chinese New Year's Eve dinners, it is also necessary to give children money and gifts to the elderly, which is a big burden.
In order to save money, some people simply do not go back to their hometowns for the New Year, and there are many people who stay in the city to pick up their parents for the New Year.
After many people returned, the countryside returned to its former state, but in recent years, many young women and middle-aged men have stayed in the countryside and had to stay behind to take care of their elderly parents and young children.
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