Yuan means "beginning", and the beginning of every number is called "yuan"; Dan means "day"; "New Year's Day" means "the first day". The word "New Year's Day" usually refers to the first day of the first month in the calendar. The calendar stipulates when January (that is, the first month) is, and New Year's Day is on the first day of that month, such as "the first day of the first month" in the lunar calendar and "1 month 1 day" in the solar calendar.

In the history of China, "the first day of the first month" has many appellations, such as New Year's Day, Yuanri, Yuanzheng, Yuanchen, Shangri, Yuanshuo, etc., but among many appellations, "New Year's Day" is the most common and the longest.

Festival culture:

1, New Year's Day in China:

New Year's Day in modern China was listed as a statutory holiday by the China government and became a national holiday. After a day off, we often adjust the weekend before or after that day, and generally rest for three days in a row. The celebration of New Year's Day in modern China is much less important than the Spring Festival. General organs and enterprises will hold year-end collective celebrations, but there are few folk activities.

2. Britain:

On the day before New Year's Day, every household must have wine in the bottle and meat in the cupboard. The British believe that if there is no leftover wine and meat, they will be poor in the coming year. In addition, the custom of "digging wells" is also popular in Britain in the New Year. People strive to be the first to draw water, thinking that the first person to draw water is a happy person and the water that is called is auspicious.

3. Belgium:

In Belgium, on the morning of New Year's Day, the first thing in the countryside is to pay New Year greetings to livestock. People go to cattle, horses, sheep, dogs, cats and other animals and tell these creatures with great seriousness: "Happy New Year!" "