The Spring Festival-2024 Year of The Dragon

      The Spring Festival, also known as the lunar new year or the Chinese new year, is the most solemn traditional festival of the Chinese nation. It marks the beginning of the new year and is also a day for family reunion, farewell to the old and welcome the new.

      The celebration of the Spring Festival starts from the kitchen offering Festival on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month and continues until the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month. During this period, people will hold various celebrations, such as putting up Spring Festival couplets, setting off firecrackers and eating New Year's Eve dinner on New Year's Eve; On the first day of the Spring Festival, there will be new year greetings, dragon and lion dances, etc.

      Spring Festival couplets depict beautiful images and express good wishes in neat, concise and exquisite antithesis. They are a unique literary form in China and an important custom of our new year.

      Setting off firecrackers: the firecrackers on the first day of the lunar new year, also known as the open door firecrackers, symbolize sending off the old and welcoming the new and receiving blessings, known as "receiving the new year".

      The new year's Eve dinner not only congratulates the harvest and celebrates the family reunion, but also has the desire to drive away epidemic diseases and keep fit, and tuginafo.

      New Year greeting is a traditional folk custom in China. It is a way for people to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new year and express good wishes to each other.

      Dragon and Lion Dance: as mascots in Chinese traditional culture, dragon and lion have always been given special significance. It is believed that dragons and lions can bring good luck and ward off evil spirits, and are auspicious symbols. Therefore, people began to imitate the forms and movements of dragons and lions, and gradually formed the performance form of dragon and lion dance.

      During the Spring Festival, every household will be decorated with lights and decorations, filled with a festive atmosphere. People will wear new clothes, visit relatives and friends, and exchange New Year greetings. Children will also receive lucky money, which symbolizes the blessings and expectations of their elders.

      The Spring Festival is also a gourmet festival. The new year's Eve dinner is the most important meal during the Spring Festival. It usually prepares rich dishes, such as fish, meat, dumplings, dumplings, etc. In addition, various cakes and snacks will be made during the Spring Festival, such as spring rolls, fried rice cakes, candied haws, etc.

      The Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival in China. It carries the long history and culture of the Chinese nation. During the Spring Festival, people will express their best wishes for the new year and their vision for the future through various celebrations.

As one of the most solemn and lively festivals in China, the Spring Festival embodies the historical and cultural essence of Chinese civilization.