Embracing the Spirit of the New Year: Festive Traditions and Heartwarming Stories

2024-02-10 01:52:00

Feel the strong flavor of the New Year and share a happy life

Spring has come, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the sun and the moon are rising.

General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the 2024 Spring Festival group visit and emphasized: “In the Year of the Dragon, I hope that the people across the country will inspire the spirit of the dragon and the horse, forge ahead with the energy of the dragon and the tiger, and the fish leaping over the dragon’s gate, pioneer and innovate, work hard and contribute, and jointly write Chinese-style modernization A new chapter.” On the eve of the Spring Festival, General Secretary Xi Jinping went to Tianjin to visit grassroots cadres and the masses, and extended beautiful New Year blessings to people of all ethnic groups across the country, wishing people of all ethnic groups happiness and health, and wishing the great motherland prosperity.

On New Year’s Eve, lights and colors are decorated all over the country to create a festive atmosphere; the people gather together happily and enjoy the warm and good times; all sectors of society have firm confidence and full of longing to comprehensively promote the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation with Chinese-style modernization Contribute.

Decorated with lanterns, festive and peaceful

Lantern fairs, temple fairs, theatrical operas, folk performances, intangible cultural heritage displays… On New Year’s Eve, cultural activities that are popular with the masses are held in various places to make the festival more festive and cheerful. The scenic spots and streets are decorated with lights and colorful and lively. Citizens and tourists wander around and feel the strong flavor of the New Year.

On New Year’s Eve, at the New Year’s Lantern Festival in Liqiaoshui Town, Yi’an District, Tongling City, Anhui Province, giant dragon lanterns and other lanterns were colorful and dazzling. “When I saw my friends traveling here, I also came to check in. It was indeed a worthwhile trip.” Yuan Ling, a tourist from Shanghai, said. Enjoy singing and dancing performances on the water stage, and watch holographic projections of ancient paintings… Visitors can experience culture among the Jiangnan landscape and Huizhou architecture and welcome the New Year. During the Spring Festival holiday, Tongling City, relying on platforms such as Tongdu Literature and Art Corner, will jointly carry out more than 200 online and offline cultural tourism activities to welcome the New Year to enrich the festival life of the people.

On New Year’s Eve, the ancient city of Luoyi in Luoyang City, Henan Province was crowded with tourists and all kinds of colorful lanterns were displayed. Luo Huifang, a tourist from Guangdong, and her friends wore Hanfu to participate in the Flying Flower Festival. They were full of interest: “Celebrating the New Year in the ancient capital of Luoyang is a rare experience.” During the Spring Festival holiday, the ancient city of Luoyi launched garden parties, New Year performances and other activities. Programs such as “National Style and Tang Dynasty”, folk performances, Hanfu experience, intangible cultural heritage displays, as well as new attractions such as the Lantern Lion Painted Bridge and the Sui and Tang bazaars have added joy to the ancient city. In Huangchi Ancient Lane, a characteristic old street in Fengqiu County, Xinxiang City, Henan Province, local residents spontaneously organized a cultural temple fair, with dragon and lion dances, light performances, food sharing and other exciting activities.

On New Year’s Eve, the streets and alleys of Guanghan City, Sichuan Province are bustling with people. Red lanterns, Chinese knots, three-dimensional flower walls, etc. create a strong festive atmosphere. In Luochengmen Square, craftsmen displayed their exquisite skills. Hanzhou paper-cutting with dragon-shaped patterns and Hanzhou Shu embroidery incorporating Sanxingdui elements attracted passers-by. In the followingnoon, the local opera performance at the Confucian Temple Theater kicked off, with bright costumes, high-pitched singing, and dynamic moves that fully demonstrated the charm. “I am a theater fan. I want to watch an authentic hometown opera when I come back from the Spring Festival.” said citizen Zhang Yuyan. During the Spring Festival holiday, Guanghan City will also hold activities such as the “Sanxingdui New Year Ceremony” to provide a cultural feast for citizens and tourists.

Gathering together in a steamy atmosphere

All over the world, in urban and rural areas, Chinese people gather together to enjoy family reunions, feel family ties, and taste happiness. The rising fireworks and surging busyness in every household illustrate people’s pursuit of happiness and happiness, and also show a vibrant and steamy China.

On the followingnoon of New Year’s Eve, Tan Fengtian, a villager in Tanjia Village, Niuzhuang Town, Dongying District, Dongying City, Shandong Province, cut out the word “福” with a click, and the children pasted the paper-cuts on the window. While his wife was humming a tune to prepare the meal, Tan Toyota’s father was also hanging up lanterns in the yard. Hearing the car horn honking, the children ran and shouted: “Uncle and aunt are back!” Tan Toyota’s brother and his family entered the yard carrying large and small bags. In the evening, the table is filled with food and the whole family gathers together. In the past few years, the saline-alkali wasteland of the Tan family was transformed into a greenhouse crop planting base under the organization of the village party branch. This year, Tan Toyota decided to plant more selenium-rich watermelons, “I hope to have a bumper harvest just like my name!”

On New Year’s Eve, Chen Shunping, a resident of Jiang’an District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, had a family of seven dinner at his home and took family photos together. After retirement, Lao Chen, who loves photography, organized a volunteer service team of more than 20 people to participate in convenient volunteer services and use his lens to record the warm moments and changes in the community. His wife Huang Hanju said: “Our community has been included in the city’s old community renovation plan, and construction will start following the year. In addition to renovating walls and repairing gardens, we will also build an activity center, canteen, and underground parking lot.” His son Chen Zhuang interjected: “When the time comes, my dad will definitely take a camera and take pictures of the community.”

On New Year’s Eve, at Ma Yan’s house in Liusheng Village, Ayake, Tacheng City, Xinjiang, the table is full of food. “I am from the Hui ethnic group, my wife is from the Daur ethnic group, my brother-in-law is from the Han ethnic group, and my sister-in-law is from the Kazakh ethnic group.” Ma Yan said that every important festival of each ethnic group, she would invite the whole family to celebrate together. While talking, my son, who is in college, played the accordion, and his little cousin danced along with him. After the performance, the adults clapped and applauded. Ma Yan’s son wished: “In the new year, I wish our whole family good health and better days!”

Live and work in peace and contentment and celebrate the New Year warmly

The people’s affairs are the most important things and must be handled well. Last year, natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes occurred in some places. The party committees and governments of the disaster-stricken areas have worked hard to make their work more detailed and practical, arrange the people’s production and life well, take good care of the food, clothing, housing and transportation of special groups, and ensure that the people have a happy and peaceful Spring Festival.

Huo Chunfeng, a villager in his 70s from Shuiyuzui Village, Miaofengshan Town, Mentougou District, Beijing, was sitting at home, confirming the menu for that night’s New Year’s Eve dinner: “Stewed beef, roasted chicken, roasted hairtail…” Her daughter, son, and daughter-in-law were busy packing and preparing Vegetables, the little grandson is playing beside. During the floods last year, the party and the government took prompt action to move the affected people in an orderly manner, properly resettle the affected people, and quickly clear the silt. This reassured Huo Chunfeng. In October last year, Shuiyuzui Village completed the repair and reconstruction of damaged houses, comprehensive supply of natural gas, and road repair and upgrade. Thanks to the efforts of relevant departments, villagers are guaranteed a warm winter and a safe New Year. “The damaged house has been renovated and we will be able to move in soon,” Huo Chunfeng said.

On New Year’s Eve, Che Li, a villager in Longwangmiao Village, Shangzhi City, Heilongjiang Province, lives in a new home. The house is very warm, and a family of six sit around the table and have a reunion dinner together. After last year’s flood disaster, Shangzhi City formulated an implementation plan for the post-disaster restoration and reconstruction of damaged urban and rural housing, and set up a special work team to conduct house-to-house appraisals of 4,240 disaster-stricken houses, and clarify reconstruction methods and assistance policies. “With government subsidies, we decided to invest some money to renovate the house. In the past, we had to go out to use the bathroom, but now we have a smart toilet at home, so we don’t have to be cold,” Che Lixin said.

The dishes are fragrant and the fire is bright. On New Year’s Eve, Cao Xuejin’s brother and sister’s family gathered at the home of Cao Xuejin’s brother in Qinyin Village, Jishishan County, Gansu Province. “It’s been quite busy these days cooking meat, steaming steamed buns, and frying steamed buns.” Cao Xuejin said. At present, the disaster loss assessment work in Jishishan County has been completed. “The policies have been clearly explained to us. There are three methods: centralized resettlement, original site reconstruction, and repair and reinforcement.” Cao Xuejin said, “We are confident that we can move into new houses as soon as possible.”

On the evening of New Year’s Eve, at the Haozizai Elderly Care Service Center in Jianhu County, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, the County Civil Affairs Bureau invited elderly people living alone and people in need living nearby to gather around several tables to have New Year’s Eve dinner together and celebrate the Spring Festival in a lively manner. Home-style soup, braised crucian carp, old duck soup… dishes one following another were served on the table, and cheerful music sounded on the small stage. “Normally, community staff and volunteers often come to see me and help me solve my difficulties. Even following the Chinese New Year, they still want to invite me over. I am really grateful.” said the elderly Li Hongguang who was present. During the Spring Festival holiday, Jianhu County mobilized the county’s elderly care service agencies, community elderly care service centers, rural elderly care mutual assistance and good neighbor points, etc., to jointly carry out a series of condolence activities such as “New Year Blessings” and “Intangible Cultural Heritage into the Community”, so that people in need can have a good year. .

On New Year’s Eve, Luo Qiaoxia, a sanitation worker in Babu District, Hezhou City, Guangxi Province, went to the labor union love station following finishing her work. “I heard that the post station delivers glutinous rice balls, I’ll try it!” As soon as she arrived, a colleague greeted her: “Sister Luo, you’re just in time, let’s make glutinous rice balls and eat them together!” The glutinous rice balls came out of the pot, steaming hot, and the faces of the sanitation workers also bloomed. Make a smile. On the occasion of the Spring Festival, Hezhou City organizes visits to frontline workers such as sanitation workers, garden workers, and coordinators in various ways to convey care and warmth.

The night is colorful and thousands of houses are lit up. As we bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, we look back on the past and look forward to the future, and the pace of moving forward becomes more determined. Looking at China, which is full of vitality and steaming with steam, the broad masses of cadres and the masses will surely inspire the spirit of dragon and horse, sharpen their firm will to promote the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation, jointly write a new chapter of Chinese-style modernization, and march forward towards a promising tomorrow.

(Comprehensive reporting by our reporters Xu Jing, Zhang Wenhao, Song Haoxin, Li Rui, Fan Haotian, Li Yanan, Wang Zhou, Fangyuan, Wang Jintao, Yao Xueqing, and Zhang Yunhe)

“People’s Daily” (Page 01, February 10, 2024)

(Editors: Nie Junqiong, Xing Manhua)

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