1. What is it: Spring Festival (English Spring Festival) is a festival in the Chinese lunar calendar and is a product of China’s long agricultural society.

The characteristic of our country's agriculture is spring planting and autumn harvest, so the Spring Festival has become a symbol of "the beginning of a new year and the renewal of everything", which has a beautiful meaning.

According to the twelve zodiac signs of Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig, reincarnation occurs once every twelve years.

2. Origin: The Spring Festival is the beginning of the lunar calendar, and is also called the Chinese New Year.

The Spring Festival is the most important, grandest and liveliest traditional festival in China and the most concentrated expression of Chinese civilization.

There is a legend about the origin of the Spring Festival: In ancient times, there was a monster called "Nian" with long tentacles on its head and it was extremely ferocious.

It lives on the seabed all year round and only climbs ashore every New Year's Eve.

It eats livestock and harms humans.

In the process of fighting wits and courage with "Nian", the wise ancient working people discovered the weakness of "Nian".

It turns out that it is most afraid of red, fire and noise.

From then on, every New Year's Eve, every household would post red couplets, set off firecrackers and fireworks, and keep the candles brightly lit to wait for the new year.

3. Time: The Spring Festival generally refers to New Year’s Eve and the first day of the first lunar month.

But among the people, the Spring Festival in the traditional sense starts from the twelfth lunar month on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, or the twelfth lunar month on the 23rd and 24th of the twelfth lunar month, and the stove sacrifices on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, with New Year's Eve and the first day of the first lunar month as the climax.

Customs: Prepare new year's goods and clean up before New Year's Eve.

On New Year's Eve, red couplets are posted and the family eats New Year's Eve dinner.

The old man gives his children lucky money, which means they are young and promising.

In the evening, the candles are brightly lit, firecrackers and fireworks are set off, and the family reunites to watch the Spring Festival Gala and wait for the new year.

The next day is the first day of the Lunar New Year. Everyone visits relatives and friends and pays New Year greetings to each other.

In summary, it means offering sacrifices to gods and Buddhas, paying homage to ancestors, removing the old and bringing in the new, welcoming happiness and blessings, and praying for a good harvest.

4. Influence: The Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival in China and the most concentrated expression of Chinese civilization. It has even been spread abroad.

South Korea, North Korea, Japan, Vietnam and other Asian countries all celebrate the Spring Festival.

Chinatowns in European and American countries are also bustling every Spring Festival.