I have made up my mind I don't plan to go back to my hometown during the Spring Festival next year, although I am close to my hometown
The alienation of the rural Spring Festival 1The weakening of the rural New Year.
In the past, I liked to go back to my hometown for the festival and feel the unique New Year's atmosphere in the countryside. After the twenty-third day of the lunar month, everyone returned to their hometowns for reunion, and all families were busy cleaning, killing chickens and ducks, killing pigs, setting off firecrackers, digging pits and roasting chickens, and so on. However, in the countryside now, when the New Year is celebrated, there is no longer the joy and festivities of the past. Firecrackers were also strictly prohibited in the village, and the market gradually became deserted, making it less prosperous than it used to be.
Expansion: In the past, the atmosphere of the Spring Festival in the countryside was like an oil painting, filled with a strong local atmosphere, and there was a strong nostalgia everywhere. It's just that, with the passage of time, this painting has gradually become blurred under the erosion of time. The dusty hut was desolate and desolate instead of the laughter it used to be. It's a village, it's a market, it's a familiar face, but now, it's a barren place.
2. Consumption during the Spring Festival continued to grow.
In the past, people thought that the biggest cost of returning home for the Spring Festival was the cost of transportation and the Spring Festival, but in recent years, they have found that this kind of cost is no longer enough to worry about, and the cost of other aspects is really shocking. The frequency of weddings in the village is getting higher and higher, and the rules for receiving gifts are becoming more and more blurred, and the red and white ceremonies are one after another, which makes people dazzled. In addition, due to the continuous increase in red envelopes, as well as the increasing number of elderly people and children, the cost of distribution is also increasing year by year.
Extended reading: Every Chinese New Year, there seems to be an invisible war going on in the village, whether it is on the streets of the village, or in every household, there is a strong festive atmosphere. However, after a long time, this lively atmosphere has gradually turned into a competition of material supremacy. In this village, marriages and funerals are carried out one after another, and red envelopes are also rising with the tide, giving people a heavy burden. As the number of children and the elderly increases, so does the cost of red envelopes, which is like a bottomless pit that makes everyone stretched.
The gap between urban and rural areas has increased, and communication difficulties have increased.
Families who have lived in the city for a long time have become more and more distant from the villagers, and there is no common topic, and returning to their hometown for the New Year has become a lonely experience. The people in the village talk about the shortcomings of their parents, the shortcomings of their parents, and their chatter, but they rarely resonate with those who are used to living in the city. The gambling style that prevails in the countryside also makes urban residents feel that it is difficult to fit in, and without common interests, it is a very boring thing to go home for the New Year.
Extension: People sit in the village hall, leisurely drinking tea, and often hear about the big things of the neighbors, or the trivial things at the wedding. But for us in the city, those topics are like an insurmountable mountain that isolates us. There was a sense of gambling, and we had a sense of powerlessness in a foreign country. In his free time, he could see the children and the elderly on the boat, but in his heart, there was always an indescribable loneliness, that strange feeling, which made him feel powerless.
2. The hardships of the Spring Festival in the countryside.
As I get older, returning home for the New Year has become a difficult experience. In the past, our parents would take care of everything in the house, but we, the young people, had to do the cleaning and cooking ourselves. The sanitary conditions in the countryside make it difficult to achieve hygiene, let alone convenient meals, and the convenience in the city is even more valuable during the holidays in the countryside. Therefore, many people decide not to go to the countryside for the Spring Festival, but to stay in the city and live a leisurely Spring Festival.
Expansion: Sweeping away the dust and covering the carpet, Mom and Dad were in their prime that year, and the Spring Festival in the countryside was simply a hearty Chinese New Year's Eve meal. Later, our father and mother were already old, so this heavy responsibility fell on us as juniors. Back to the countryside, the smoke curls up, the smoke curls, and under the green tiles and yellow walls, traces of labor are everywhere. Compared with the prosperity of the city, the hardships of the countryside make people feel a huge pressure, and people can't help but want to stay.
Brief summary. Looking back, the strangeness of the rural New Year is sighing. The laughter of yesteryear is fading away, and the isolation between the city and the countryside makes the Spring Festival even more difficult. In this case, spending the Spring Festival in the city can not only relieve the financial burden, but also allow people to enjoy the fun of the holiday. Perhaps, this is a kind of life posture and choice, but also a kind of respect and care for yourself and your family. I wish you all the best of luck with your own unique way of celebrating the New Year and making this holiday more exciting and meaningful.