New Year's Day, the first day of the Gregorian New Year, is an international festival, which is celebrated in a different way from the Spring Festival. Spring Festival, also known as Lunar New Year, is one of the important traditional festivals in China. During the Spring Festival, people will hold various celebrations, including eating jiaozi, posting Spring Festival couplets and paying New Year greetings. Eating jiaozi, posting Spring Festival couplets and paying New Year's greetings are not traditional customs on New Year's Day, but customs on New Year's Day.
Eating jiaozi is one of the traditional customs during the Spring Festival. Jiaozi symbolizes reunion and happiness. During the Spring Festival, people will pack jiaozi and eat jiaozi to express their blessings to their family and friends. Sticking Spring Festival couplets is another traditional custom during the Spring Festival. Spring Festival couplets are couplets written in red paper, expressing people's good wishes for the New Year and expectations for the future. Paying New Year greetings is one of the important activities during the Spring Festival. People will put on new clothes, visit relatives and friends, and give them New Year wishes and greetings.
Although New Year's Day and Spring Festival are both New Year's festivals, the ways and customs of celebration are different. Celebrations on New Year's Day are more modern and international, while Spring Festival pays more attention to traditional culture and family reunion.
Festival characteristics of New Year's Day
1, international: New Year's Day is a global festival, which is accepted and celebrated by most countries in the world. Different countries may have different ways and customs to celebrate, but the same theme is to welcome the New Year.
2. Modernity: New Year's Day celebrations are usually more modern and urbanized. People may attend parties, parties, concerts and other social activities, and watch fireworks shows, TV evenings and so on.
3. Non-religious: Unlike some religious festivals, New Year's Day is a non-religious festival and does not involve specific religious beliefs and rituals. Therefore, the New Year holiday is more inclusive and universal.