On the 22nd, the United Nations General Assembly ushered in a historic resolution. After intense discussions and consultations, the General Assembly finally unanimously approved the Spring Festival (Lunar New Year) as an official holiday of the United Nations.
This news made a warm current swell in the hearts of every Chinese. The Spring Festival, a festival that carries the endless emotions and memories of Chinese children, is now not only a grand festival in China, but also a beautiful moment for Chinese people around the world to celebrate.
The Spring Festival has always been the most solemn traditional festival of the Chinese nation. At this special moment, no matter where they are, the sons and daughters of China will leave their busy work and life behind and return to their hometowns to reunite with their relatives and spend the festive season together. With the passage of time, the influence of the Spring Festival has gradually expanded, and more and more countries and regions have begun to join the ranks of celebrations.
Today, nearly 20 countries and regions have designated the Spring Festival as a legal holiday. These countries are located all over the world, from North Korea, South Korea, Vietnam, and Mongolia in East Asia to Okinawa Prefecture in Japan.
Then to parts of the United States and Canada in North America. When each country celebrates the Spring Festival, it incorporates its own cultural elements and Xi, making the celebration rich and colorful.
In New York, USA, the celebration of the Spring Festival is unprecedented. People can enjoy dragon and lion dances, gongs and drums on the streets, and taste a variety of Chinese food. In Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, people hold large-scale festivals during the Spring Festival to pray for a safe and auspicious new year.
Although different countries celebrate the Spring Festival, they all express a common wish: hope for world peace, family health and career success in the new year. The Spring Festival is not only a festival, but also an emotional sustenance and cultural inheritance.
At this special moment, let us feel the warmth and joy of the whole world and celebrate the New Year together. With the advent of the Spring Festival, let us forget the differences between borders and cultures, and join hands to spend a happy and peaceful festival. No matter where you are, as long as you have love and home in your heart, you can feel the endless warmth and blessings brought by the Spring Festival.
With the establishment of the Spring Festival as a national holiday of the United Nations, we can foresee that the influence of Chinese culture will be further expanded. This festival, which carries a thousand-year-old history, will continue to spread the wisdom and emotion of Chinese people around the world. Let's look forward to a better future together, so that the joy and blessings of the Spring Festival will always be with us.
However, in the face of this good news, some people have raised questions and concerns about the gradual loss of the flavor of the Chinese New Year in the mainland. They believe that although it is a glorious achievement that the Spring Festival has become a national holiday of the United Nations, the Chinese New Year culture on the mainland is gradually being diluted by commercialization and modernization, resulting in the gradual disappearance of the traditional New Year. This phenomenon is especially evident in some cities, where the Spring Festival gradually becomes commercialized, losing the original taste of family warmth and family reunion. For many, the meaning of Chinese New Year is not just a grand celebration, but also an opportunity to spend time with family. However, the impact of commercials, shopping frenzy and social media has eroded the traditional atmosphere of family reunion to some extent. Some people complain that in the bustling commercial district, the atmosphere of the New Year is no longer the traditional New Year's flavor, but more like a shopping feast and commercial promotion.
In addition, the traditional Chinese New Year element of firecrackers has also been restricted in recent years. Although environmental protection is a very important consideration, it also makes some people lament that the Spring Festival has lost some of its joy and hustle. The brilliance and liveliness of fireworks and firecrackers is one of the symbols of the Spring Festival, but the environmental protection advocacy of modern society has gradually diluted it, making the atmosphere of the Spring Festival more calm and losing some of the enthusiasm of the past. However, the fact that the Chinese New Year is an official holiday of the United Nations also provides people with a longer holiday. This allows people to spend more time back at home and spend time with their loved ones. In the holiday schedule for the Spring Festival in 2024, although Chinese New Year's Eve is not listed as a statutory holiday, the relevant notice clearly states that the employer can allow employees to go home for the New Year, which is undoubtedly a respect for traditional culture and creates more reunion moments for people.
Some suggestions have been put forward on how to maintain the traditional flavor of the Spring Festival. First of all, we should advocate a more civilized way of consumption and avoid excessive commercialization. Secondly, for setting off firecrackers, an environmentally friendly way can be adopted to guide people to choose low-pollution fireworks and set off them in a safe environment. In addition, cultivating people's unique feelings for the Spring Festival by inheriting and promoting traditional culture is also an effective way to maintain the flavor of the New Year. To sum up, the Spring Festival as a United Nations official holiday is undoubtedly a historic event, highlighting the rise of Chinese culture in the international arena. However, at the same time, we must also be vigilant against the trend of the Spring Festival losing its traditional flavor, maintain the cultural heritage and family warmth of the Spring Festival, and let this traditional festival rejuvenate in the modern society and become a model of the United Nations official holiday