The Spring Festival, December 30 of the lunar calendar namely the Chinese Lunar New Year, commonly known as the Spring Festival, Xinnian, Dan, etc., is also known as the Spring Festival, Danian verbally. The Spring Festival has a long history, from the ancient times to pray for the beginning of the year evolved. All things this day, this is the ancestor, pray, worship day Fazu, report the reverse beginning also. The origin of the Spring Festival contains profound cultural connotation, carrying rich historical and cultural deposits in the process of inheritance and development. During the Spring Festival, all over the country are held to celebrate the Spring Festival activities, with strong local characteristics. These activities are mainly focused on eliminating the old and the new, dispelling evil spirits and dealing with disasters, worshipping gods and ancestors, and praying for good fortune and good luck. They embody the essence of traditional Chinese culture in various forms.

The Spring Festival is the most solemn traditional festival of the Chinese nation. Influenced by Chinese culture, some countries and regions in the world also have the custom of celebrating the Spring Festival. According to incomplete statistics, nearly 20 countries and regions have set the Chinese Spring Festival as a legal holiday for the whole or part of the cities under their jurisdiction. Spring Festival is one of the four traditional Chinese festivals, along with Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. The Spring Festival folk custom has been approved by The State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

Refone wishes you a happy Spring Festival!