New Year's Day is also called "New Year", which refers to January 1 of the Gregorian calendar each year. It is a legal holiday in most countries or regions in the world. Here, let you know about China's New Year's Day.
New Year's Day is also called "New Year", which refers to January 1 of the Gregorian calendar each year. It is a legal holiday in most countries or regions in the world. Here, let you know about China's New Year's Day.
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1. The origin of New Year's Day
During the Yao and Shun period, people regarded the day that Emperor Shun made sacrifices to Emperor Yao as the beginning of the New Year, and stipulated that the first day of the first month was "New Year's Day." Before the Han Dynasty, the time of the first month often changed with the change of dynasties. In the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han officially stipulated that Meng Xiyue was the first month. The first day of Meng Xiyue was called New Year's Day. This calendar also lasted until the end of the Qing Dynasty. After the establishment of the Republic of China, the central government decided to adopt the universal AD chronology, which stipulates that January 1 of the lunar calendar is the Spring Festival and January 1 of the Gregorian calendar is the New Year.
2. Customs of New Year's Day
Since New Year's Day was born during the Republic of China and evolved from the Spring Festival, when China first celebrated the New Year's Day, its customs were similar to the Spring Festival, or a reduced version of the Spring Festival. After all, New Year’s Day is not a traditional holiday in our country. Although some traditional celebration methods are used: such as setting off cannons, killing pigs and sheep, worshiping ghosts and gods, worshiping ancestors, etc., it does not occupy much of an important position in people’s minds. . In modern times, the custom of celebrating New Year's Day is even simpler. Activities organized by groups are now more common, such as New Year's Day party, hanging slogans to celebrate New Year's Day, or holding group activities. In the past, there were organizations to beat gongs and drums, and collectively dance national dances. Today, with the development of science and technology, it has evolved into a gala and so on. In recent years, there have been tourism, gatherings and other programs. In short, there is not much tradition on New Year's Day. On this day, you can watch movies, shop, play, and do what you want. Even, New Year's Day only means a day off for young people.
In some rural areas, traditional Chinese celebrations are still preserved. Every New Year's Day, every household will set off firecrackers, slaughter chickens and geese. After worshipping the gods, the whole family will reunite and have a meal.