The origin of the Spring Festival is related to ancient primitive beliefs, sacrificial culture, astrology, calendars and other humanistic and natural cultural contents. According to the research results of modern anthropology and archaeology, there are two kinds of primitive beliefs of human beings: one is the belief in heaven and earth, and the other is the belief in ancestors. Most of the traditional festivals in ancient times were formed in the activities of the ancients choosing a day to offer sacrifices to thank the gods of heaven and earth, the grace of their ancestors and pray for evil spirits.

The early festival culture embodies the ancient people's humanistic spirit of advocating nature, the unity of man and nature, cautiously pursuing the future, and firmly thinking about the source; A series of sacrificial activities contain profound cultural connotations, such as respecting morality, ritual and music civilization, etc. The formation of New Year's Day covers humanistic philosophy and natural laws.

Renaming during the Spring Festival

At present, the first day of the first lunar month is called Yuanshuo, Yuanri, New Coin, New Year's Day, Zhengri, Chenyuan and Xinzheng in history. The name "Spring Festival", which is celebrated on the first day of the first lunar month, did not exist in ancient times (it was generally called China New Year and New Year Festival in ancient times), but was created by the government of the Republic of China.

During the Republic of China, the concept of "Spring Festival" was gradually put forward. The Gregorian calendar was introduced in the Republic of China, and the lunar calendar became the standard of farming. 19 14 the government of the Republic of China mentioned in the submission of the Ministry of the Interior that "it is planned to designate New Year's Day of the Lunar New Year as the Spring Festival". Therefore, the word "Spring Festival" gradually spread.