The difference between New Year's Day and New Year's Day is the difference in their time, length of rest, and customs.

1, the two time is different. New Year's Day is January 1 on the Gregorian calendar, which is commonly known as New Year's Day in most countries around the world. And we often say that the New Year is the Chinese New Year on the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar.

2, the length of the two rest time is different. New Year's Day can rest for three days, January 1 is a legal holiday, plus two days of weekend rest. The Spring Festival can rest seven days, New Year's Eve and the first two days of the first month of January as a legal holiday, plus two weekends off.

3, the two customs are different. The Spring Festival has a New Year's Eve dinner, the New Year's Eve, to the younger generation to send red envelopes, visiting relatives, hanging Spring Festival couplets, firecrackers and other customs. New Year's Day does not have so many customs, mainly family members get together to eat a reunion dinner to welcome the New Year can be.

Extended information:

Due to the different geographic environments and calendars, in different eras, the world's countries and nationalities of New Year's Day time positioning is not quite the same. Nowadays, the Gregorian calendar is increasingly recognized by countries around the world. Most countries in the world have adopted the internationally accepted Gregorian calendar, January 1 every year as "New Year's Day". Countries that use the Gregorian calendar as their calendar, all take January 1 as New Year's Day every year, and hold a national holiday.

The Spring Festival is the Lunar New Year, the first year of the year, but also the traditional sense of the "New Year's Day". The Spring Festival has a long history, evolved from the ancient times, the first year of prayer and sacrifice. The origin of all things lies in heaven, and the origin of man lies in his ancestors. Praying for the New Year and honoring heaven and the ancestors are the way to report the origin of the Spring Festival. The origin of the Spring Festival contains profound cultural connotations and carries a rich historical and cultural heritage in its development. During the Spring Festival, a variety of activities are held throughout the country to celebrate the new year, a lively and festive atmosphere overflowing.

Reference:

Baidu Encyclopedia - Spring Festival

Baidu Encyclopedia - New Year's Day