The significance of traditional festivals

Whether it is admitted or not, some traditional festivals seem to get less and less attention, such as the winter solstice, which is an important festival in ancient times. Du Fu once said, "Living here all the year round, worrying about mud and killing people!" It seems that many places don't regard it as a holiday now. Compared with many foreign festivals with various names, the status of many traditional festivals is in jeopardy. Calendars are probably one of the reasons. Because the calendar is used in daily life, it directly leads to the change of calendar time of all traditional festivals every year, which brings great inconvenience to people's lives. In addition, the customs of some traditional festivals are also difficult to adhere to. For example, in ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day, the Cold Food Festival was celebrated together, while in Tomb-Sweeping Day, no fireworks were used, and only cold meals were served. This is undoubtedly difficult for the people who "food is the most important thing for the people", so the Cold Food Festival can only exist in history.

Even those heavyweight traditional festivals seem to be losing their traditional flavor. The pace of life is in a hurry now. Even the Spring Festival has only seven days off. As for the elderly who buy new year's goods on a large scale, it seems that there are very few now. The living space in the city is very crowded. Everyone moved from a yard to the matchbox forest, and there were no more doors than before. As for fireworks, there are fewer and fewer "new peaches for old symbols". Even so, because of the seven-day holiday, the Spring Festival is much luckier than the Mid-Autumn Festival. This is a family reunion festival. Because there is no national holiday, Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as "Reunion Festival", is often only nominal. This year may be an exception. Mid-Autumn Festival coincides with the National Day Golden Week. Considering that the Golden Week has not been implemented for many years, the Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional festival with a long history, is a ride.

Under all kinds of disadvantages, the form of traditional festivals has gradually become single, and the increasingly refined commercial operation is exerting a subtle influence on traditional festivals. For example, in the recent Mid-Autumn Festival, people kept seeing advertisements for moon cakes on TV, newspapers and all the places where they might see advertisements. Some advertisements are so sensational that even fashionable young people may not be indifferent to such a traditional festival. But at the same time, the original intention of the merchants is only to sell more moon cakes and to promote "reunion" by the way. For example, Valentine's Day in China, which has gradually emerged in recent years, should be a festival for ordinary love women Weavers to pray for a happy marriage in ancient times. Under the vigorous management of merchants, it finally became "Valentine's Day in China". On the one hand, traditional festivals have been preserved or even carried forward, on the other hand, the customs and habits of festivals have not been preserved at the same time.

There are also some festivals, such as Chongyang or Dragon Boat Festival, which are gradually declining. I believe that if businesses find business opportunities that are more suitable for these festivals, they will also usher in their recovery. It's hard to say whether you love or hate these businessmen who are bent on making money. Anyway, for many people, traditional festivals can be used as the best excuse to escape from reality. They are busy at work and have a hard life. They can get together with the whole family during the Spring Festival, so why bother with fireworks?