Introduction: Rural customs have always been an important part of traditional Chinese society, but with the development and change of society, some undesirable customs have gradually surfaced. The measures for the governance of rural customs in Document No. 1 of 2024 are clear directions for these problems. Prominent problems such as high bride price, large-scale operations, and scattered burials are listed as the focus of governance, and relevant departments will take comprehensive measures to deepen the reform of the rural system and promote the positive development of the social atmosphere. This article will delve into these three issues, analyze the ways and measures of governance, and how to work together to create a good rural social landscape.
The high bride price is no longer a simple dowry, but has gradually evolved into a tool for comparison and showing off. In some places, people blindly pursue high bride prices, ignore their own financial capabilities, and even take risks for the sake of face. This not only brings a heavy financial burden to the man's family, but may also lead to various problems after marriage. In order to deal with this problem, in addition to increasing the supervision and publicity and education of the bride price, it will also guide the rural areas to be constrained by the village rules and regulations, restrain and standardize behavior from the perspective of the group, advocate the concept of rational consumption, establish a healthy concept of marriage, and let the bride price return to the essence of the exchange of gifts.
The high bride price is ostensibly a cultural tradition, but in fact it has seriously deviated from its original meaning. By strengthening the publicity and education on the issue of bride price, we can guide people to return to their true nature and restore the bride price to a continuation of traditional customs, rather than a tool for comparison and showing off. At the same time, a sound regulatory system to regulate the behavior of bride price is essential to alleviate the negative impact of the bride price problem.
With the development of social economy, some areas have seen the phenomenon of "big business" when holding weddings, funerals and other happy events. Many people pursue the excitement and pomp of happy events, and the resulting huge consumption and waste of resources are becoming increasingly prominent. In the first document, Dacao Daban was listed as a key governance object, calling on people to establish a sense of resource conservation and environmental protection, oppose excessive consumption, luxury and waste, and advocate a thrifty and civilized lifestyle.
"Doing a lot of things" is actually a deviation from traditional culture, and excessive pursuit of pomp and luxury will only aggravate the waste of social resources and is not conducive to the sustainable development of society. Therefore, it is advocated that people pay attention to the inner cultural connotation when organizing happy events, carry forward traditional virtues, change pomp and circumstance, and advocate a simple and frugal lifestyle, so as to lead the whole society to form a good fashion.
Mass burial is one of the common problems in rural areas, especially in some remote areas, especially in the absence of standardized management. In recent years, more and more land has been occupied at will, which not only wastes valuable resources, but also brings hidden dangers to the environment. In response to this problem, the first document proposes measures to strengthen governance, standardize burial behavior, and avoid indiscriminate occupation and waste of land resources.
To solve the problem of scattered burials and mass burials, it is necessary to start from many aspects such as legal system building, environmental protection, and civilized customs, and form a governance pattern of multi-departmental cooperation and multi-party co-governance. In addition to strengthening the regulation of rural burial behavior, it is also necessary to guide farmers to establish environmental awareness through publicity and education, promote the popularization of cremation, promote the rationalization of rural funeral customs, straighten out the social atmosphere, and build beautiful villages.
Summary: The governance of rural customs is related to social civilization and progress, and requires the joint efforts and participation of the whole society. The governance of problems such as high bride price, large-scale operations, and scattered burials requires not only the standardized management and policy guidance of the leading departments, but also the need for every citizen to consciously abide by them, establish correct values, and promote the improvement of rural social civilization. Only through the joint efforts of all parties can we build a harmonious and beautiful new countryside and inject strong impetus into rural revitalization.