20 1 1 analysis of hot topics in the application of national civil servants: protection of traditional festivals
The Dragon Boat Festival full of bamboo fragrance has passed, but people's feelings for these traditional festivals are getting weaker and weaker. Not only has the content and form of festivals changed, but even the kind of longing and expectation that people once had can never be recovered.
At the "two sessions" in early 2004, the question whether traditional festivals such as New Year's Eve, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival can become national legal holidays was widely concerned by the deputies. Among the legal festivals in China, only the Spring Festival takes into account traditional folk customs, and other traditional festivals seem to have reached the point where the awareness of national traditional festivals should be strengthened in the form of legal festivals. At the end of 2004, gangneung danoje festival successfully applied for the World Heritage, and the protection of traditional festivals in China has once again become a hot topic of social discussion. There is no doubt that the Dragon Boat Festival, with a history of more than 2,000 years, originated in China. But up to now, its cultural connotation has weakened and been "preempted", which has sounded the alarm for the people. As a result, South Korea has realized the inheritance of its traditional culture by learning and innovating the cultures of neighboring countries. After being stung again and again, we should think rationally about how to save, develop, publicize and innovate our traditional festivals and let them be passed down from generation to generation.
Second, the status quo of traditional festivals in China
In such an era of intense agitation between traditional culture and modernization, China's traditional festivals are facing an embarrassing situation of "internal troubles and foreign invasion":
On the one hand, the signs of decline of traditional festivals are prominent. The traditional Spring Festival is a cultural product created by the nation and history. In the folk, traditional festivals have their own customs and habits, and the connotation, spirit and program of their folk customs are silently observed by the people. With the change of economic base and social life, there are some phenomena in traditional festivals, such as concept deviation, weak folk customs and lost tradition. The nature and evolution of festival activities are often neglected, and folk festivals with China local flavor and primitive flavor are disappearing. In the past, folk activities such as Spring Festival entertainment, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival were very entertaining and popular, but now, traditional festivals have lost their original unique charm. People stay at home and celebrate festivals behind closed doors, and watch TV parties after eating. To a certain extent, it has become synonymous with "eating" and the most distinctive custom of traditional festivals in China, even the way to celebrate the festival: eating jiaozi at Spring Festival, eating glutinous rice balls at Lantern Festival, eating zongzi at Dragon Boat Festival and eating moon cakes at Mid-Autumn Festival, so various common names such as "Tangyuan Festival", "Zongzi Festival" and "Moon Cake Festival" have replaced the original festival names. In addition, the vigorous development of tourism has also prompted the emergence of modern "artificial festivals" that do not conform to the laws of the festival's own development. The "forms" of festivals are varied, the "functions" of festivals are diverse and complex, and new secular festivals with distinctive characteristics of the times emerge one after another, which leads to the demotion of traditional festivals in China, vulgarization of the sacredness of special festivals and loss of unique historical and humanistic charm.
On the other hand, the trend of "west wind spreading eastward" is unstoppable. Valentine's Day, April Fool's Day, Halloween, Christmas and other western festivals flock to China. Some people blindly pursue such a unique cultural sentiment, regard festivals as a fashion and ignore the "Earth Festival" made in China. As a result, traditional ethnic festivals with rich connotations are ignored and forgotten. Essentially, this is related to China's long-term lack of traditional culture and education, people's lack of identity with China culture, and lack of conscious awareness of protection.
Third, the protection of traditional festivals countermeasures
The traditional festivals in China are colorful and have rich cultural connotations. At the same time, through this stage, they play the functions of entertainment aesthetics, publicity and education, cultural communication and real life, and release the profound cultural implications of the Chinese nation. As an important way and carrier of China's traditional culture, it can be said that its trend is related to the continuation of the whole Chinese civilization and the revitalization of the national spirit. Therefore, the protection of festival culture in China, including ethnic minorities, has a long way to go. Respecting the historical and cultural relics created by ancestors and protecting the traditional culture of the Chinese nation should also be put on the agenda.
1. Strengthen traditional culture education and enhance cultural consciousness.
Building an economic power needs the backing of culture, and it is very important to strengthen the education of traditional culture. We should look for the inner driving force-enlightenment, let the national cultural factors sneak into people's lives through macro national education, and let the seeds of national culture take root in the hearts of individuals through micro self-practice. The younger generation has the obligation to protect and inherit their excellent culture, while the elders should help them understand their traditional culture and enhance their interest. In addition, we can learn from the traditional education of teenagers in Japan and South Korea, and write the content of folk culture into textbooks and integrate it into the classroom. Guided by the belief deeply rooted in people's hearts, let them know and recognize the atmosphere of traditional culture, realize the sublimation of national temperament, strive to cultivate their good national cultural mentality, inherit and develop the essence of cultural traditions, let national culture gradually get out of the fracture and cold silence, and let the source of national culture flow vividly forever. In a word, humanistic reconstruction should take excellent traditions as the source of life for cultural re-creation, aiming at conserving the roots of the nation, cultivating the soul of the nation, carrying forward the humanistic spirit and improving the quality of the nation. The Chinese nation is a nation bred by Confucian culture and has noble traditional morality. It is emphasized that people should attach importance to their own cultivation of benevolence, courtesy, wisdom and faith, and consciously expand their inner goodness. China's traditional culture, with profound humanistic connotation, is the "identity card" of the Chinese nation, which has charisma and cohesion, and enables Chinese people to find a sense of belonging. It is very important for the revival of China traditional culture and the continuation of national life to carefully examine our national culture and enhance our cultural consciousness.
2. Excavate the connotation of national culture and protect the traditional culture of China.
In China's social culture, the related holiday customs with the Spring Festival as the core, the tradition of respecting the elderly with birthday gifts as an opportunity, the artistic style of paying attention to charm and artistic conception, and the concept of frugality and simplicity are generally regarded as the concentrated expression of China's traditional culture. It is conceived in national customs, permeated in national life, treasured in national memory and accumulated in national psychology, and it is endless and timeless, with strong and exuberant vitality. The protection of China's traditional culture should focus on the above cultural connotation, so that the splendid national culture can be carried forward and has a long history. The more national it is, the more cosmopolitan it is. The 20th century is a pluralistic era. It is the differences and diversity of all ethnic groups that make the world colorful, and those with real national characteristics are favored by the world. At present, foreign cultures in the west have a great impact on our traditional folk culture: the nationality, diversity and richness of culture are threatened, and the significance of modern civilization is obvious; Industrialization, modernization and marketization have caused the loss of traditional culture and the disappearance of excellent folk customs. In order to develop modern, world-oriented, future-oriented, national, scientific and popular socialist culture, China's cultural construction must tap the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation, give full play to the role of traditional festivals today, and protect oral and intangible cultural heritage, which is of great significance for inheriting national culture, maintaining national characteristics, enhancing national cohesion and carrying forward national spirit. Fully understand and respect the differences between local culture and foreign culture, encourage our national culture to survive, develop, inherit and innovate in cultural changes, and realize the combination of national culture and modern civilization, so as to promote the development of socialist culture, the construction of socialist spiritual civilization and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.