Several interesting trivia about the Spring Festival

Several interesting trivia about the Spring Festival ❶ The Spring Festival was once called "New Year's Day" in ancient times, and "Spring Festival" in history...

❶ The Spring Festival was once called "New Year's Day" in ancient times, and the term "Spring Festival" in history mostly refers to the "beginning of spring" among the twenty-four solar terms. After the Revolution of 1911, the government adopted the Gregorian calendar to record the year, calling January 1 of the Gregorian calendar New Year's Day and establishing the first day of the first lunar month as the "Spring Festival". As a result, the traditional Lunar New Year was officially renamed "Spring Festival". ❷ Before the Anti-Japanese War, the Nationalist Government tried to abolish the Lunar New Year and change the custom of celebrating the New Year to the New Year. However, it was not accepted by the people at that time. After many twists and turns, the relevant laws were abolished. However, the "Spring Festival holiday" has indeed been "abolished" before. During the Cultural Revolution, the State Council of China issued a notice asking the masses to "change their customs" and "live a revolutionary and militant Spring Festival." During the Spring Festival, we must grasp the revolution and promote production. We will not rest on New Year's Eve, eat a meal to remember hardships on New Year's Eve, and go to work on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year. There is no longer a holiday during the Spring Festival, and traditional customs are regarded as the Four Old Times being abolished. After the reform and opening up, the Spring Festival holiday was restored. ❸ The Spring Festival (the first day of the first lunar month) falls between January 21st and February 21st in the Gregorian calendar. According to calendar calculations, February 21, 2319 will usher in the "latest Spring Festival in history." Previously, the Spring Festival occurred at the latest on February 20 in the Gregorian calendar, in 1920 and 1985. ❹ In addition to China, there are many countries in the world that have Spring Festival public holidays. For example, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines, and the United States (in San Francisco and New York, the holiday is the first day of the first month). Japan has changed the New Year date to the Western calendar since the Meiji Restoration, but the customs of celebrating the New Year remain unchanged. However, the Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa Prefecture and Amami Islands) are still used to celebrating the Lunar New Year. ❺ What is the origin of the custom of posting Spring Festival couplets during the New Year? When did posting Spring Festival couplets start? Spring couplets evolved from ancient peach charms. The original peach charms were used to drive away ghosts, which are the so-called ghost-suppressing charms. Later, people continued this custom. Taofu began to evolve into Spring Festival couplets, which originated during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. According to historical records, Meng Chang, the Lord of Later Shu, once ordered scholar Zhang Xun to write an inscription on a peach board. After Zhang Xun finished writing, the Lord of Shu saw that it was not a good match, so he wrote: "New Year's greetings Yuqing, Jiali Festival Changchun." This is the earliest "Spring Festival Couplets" in Chinese history. But at this time, the words "Spring Festival Couplets" did not appear in the literature, and people still called them Taofu.之后的很长一段时间里，人们都保留着挂桃符的习俗。 With the advent of paper, people replaced the heavy peach boards with light red paper. It was not until the Ming Dynasty that Taofu officially appeared as "Spring Couplets". ?[1] [2] [3] From the Wikipedia entry "Spring Festival" [4] From the Wikipedia entry "New Year" [5] Quoted from the CCTV official account link