The reason behind this year's Spring Festival is helpless, and there are four major anomalies
Spring Festival has always been the grandest festival for Chinese. Hundreds of millions of people have returned to their hometowns for the Chinese New Year, which is also unique to China"Chinese New Year"。
When he got home, he thought back to his childhood and saw his mother cooking and his long-lost father drinking.
However, this year's New Year seems to be a little different, as people feel it due to some unusual circumstances"New Year's flavor"faded, or even disappeared.
Erosion in rural areas and"New Year's senses"Missing.
A lot"Post-70s"、"Post-80s"、"Post-90s"Living in the countryside, the first reaction to returning home on Chinese New Year's Eve is"Not a single one"The whole village seemed empty.
When I was a child, there were a lot of people in the market, and my parents watched from the sidelines to keep us from squeezing in. Back then, it was impossible to ride a bike, let alone drive.
At this time, when I go to the vegetable market to buy vegetables, there are not as many people as before, there are cars everywhere, and most importantly, the smiles on people's faces have become pale, and the occasional smiles are also squeezed out.
When I was a child, I went to the market every morning and came home in the evening. At this time of year, all I need is a few side dishes, some New Year's goods, and a few cases of good wine.
When I was a child in the countryside, every Chinese New Year's Eve, I had to get up before dawn, and every household had to bring candy and fireworks, and every household had to be full of candy and fireworks"Smack"The ground rang non-stop.
On New Year's Day, there were few fireworks, few pedestrians on the streets, and few children. It is said that China has a population of 1.4 billion people and needs to transport billions of people on New Year's Day. Human**?
On the second and third days, the weather became warm and sunny, and there were only a few elderly people basking in the sun on the streets of the village.
What does the future hold for rural areas where young people and children are being hollowed out?
On the second and third days of the Lunar New Year, they returned home.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the day of welcoming the God of Wealth, everyone is on the way home, but this year is different, the beginning of the New Year.
In the second and third years of junior high school, most people are living happily, while some people are already packing their bags and preparing to go home..." ..
Most importantly, more and more people are returning to their hometowns. In my area, for example, more than a dozen people have returned to their hometowns on the second day of the Lunar New Year, and by the third day of the Lunar New Year, the highway is jammed and all the train tickets for the Spring Festival are sold out. This is worth pondering.
Many people feel that their hometown is no longer what it used to be.
Society is progressing, times are changing, and hometowns are changing: in the past, neighbors were not familiar with each other, some old people had passed away, and we no longer talked about neighborhoods or harvests, but about how much money we had.
For those who have a superior life on the outside, it is an honor to drive a luxury car, which is not only the pride of their parents, but also the flattery of others. And those who had neither a house nor a car were disappointed, sitting in the corner and laughing awkwardly.
If you have only one person around you, you will surely receive countless ones"White-eyed"It is a bad feeling that the people around you will feel uncomfortable looking into your eyes, and your family will keep urging you.
The village festival has changed dramatically: it is no longer the convivial, open and sincere it used to be, but"Self-aggrandizement, re-denigration of others, and mockery of gossip"。
In this situation, many people are returning to school early to prepare for next year.
Visiting relatives became a formality.
People often say that formalism kills people, but they did not expect that formalism is not only rampant in the metropolis, but also spreads to every corner of the country, that is, visiting relatives and friends during the Spring Festival.
Since he was a child, he likes to visit relatives and friends, even if the snow is slippery, even if the bicycle is broken, even if there is no money for the New Year, he has to go, this simplicity and optimism touched people's hearts.
When we arrived at his grandparents' house, his grandparents' family was already waiting at the door, their hands outstretched, smiles on their faces, and a thousand words to say.
Lunch was of course hard to eat, not as rich as it is now, but it was particularly delicious and special.
When kids have new clothes, new shoes, new snacks, new fireworks, and New Year's money, they feel like the happiest people in the world.
Now visiting relatives and friends pays attention to one"Fast"word and one"Money"Words, I can run four or five times in the morning, and I don't say anything when I arrive, give the children a red envelope, and then go to the next door to invite them to dinner, which is too rude.
Eat when it's time to eat, wash the dishes when it's time to wash the dishes, everyone has their own work and life, and it is troublesome to not have much time and energy to do it.
What's more, these people all work abroad and only go home once during the Spring Festival, so there is not much communication between them, so it is strange that they do not sit together.
Therefore, visiting relatives and friends nowadays is a very simple and formal behavior: first: shout, second: give gifts, third: give red envelopes, and fourth: show respect.
In another incident, a group of people from Linzhou, Henan Province, went to their uncle's house, but there was no one at the uncle's house. In a hurry to leave, the group threw their things over the high fence.
The visit can be simplified to:1throwing gifts; 2.Texting; 3.Say goodbye.
Chinese New Year's Eve in the city is much livelier than in the countryside.
According to his recollections, the Spring Festival in the countryside is much more lively than in the city, and many people who study and work in the city will come back to put on feasts, set off fireworks, and gather all kinds of parties, in short, it is a full and lively season.
When I was a child, a grand mass was held at the end of each year in the temple. We stayed there and were turned away. And then? Nowadays, young people hardly go to temple fairs, and as far as the eye can see, they are middle-aged and elderly, and the number of people has plummeted.
Nowadays, there is a growing concern about security. In crowded places, it is necessary to pay more attention to preventing gatherings. How can no one celebrate the Spring Festival? What's the point of being lively?
For safety and environmental reasons, fireworks are prohibited in the village, and the village is very quiet, and there is no atmosphere of Chinese New Year's Eve at all. However, in some towns, there are special areas where fireworks are allowed, so there are many more people here than in rural areas.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, big cities such as Beijing and Guangzhou were originally empty, but now they are"Full of cities"Traffic jams make it even more difficult to get to tourist attractions.
In Beijing, for example, traditional temple fairs such as Longtan, Fangdian, Daguanyuan and Shijingshan are bustling with activity again, and many people choose to spend the Spring Festival here.
The Temple of Heaven, Beihai, Xiangshan and other places are beautifully arranged, and people are in groups of three or five, ** lion dance performances, writing blessing characters, making golden dragons, and feeling the atmosphere of the Spring Festival.
According to the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, there were 13610,000 people visited 74 attractions in Beijing, an increase of 35% compared to the same period last year.
On Chinese New Year's Eve, the city is lively, but the countryside is cold.
In this unusual situation, many young people announced that they would not go home on Chinese New Year's Eve, but would take their parents into the city with them.
In the context of accelerated urbanization, many young people have settled in cities, and the rural world is entering a period of maturity, no longer full of energy and joy, but unpredictable and sad.
When our parents grow old and leave us, the landscape becomes even more desolate and even becomes an abandoned village. There is nothing we can do but watch all this happen, and the happiness of the past, the memories of the past, and the vitality of the past will all turn into a sigh.
It's time to think and take action on how to restore the original vitality and joy of the landscape!
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