The lunar calendar, this ancient and mysterious way of keeping time, affects the living Xi of mainland people, the most representative of which is the Spring Festival.
The Spring Festival is a traditional festival in our country, carrying the expectations and yearning of countless people for a better life.
However, one notable change has attracted attention
Starting from 2025, the Chinese New Year's Eve for five consecutive years will be the twenty-ninth of the New Year, which means that there is no Chinese New Year's Eve for five consecutive years, which may mean that the upcoming New Year has less atmosphere and flavor for many traditional Chinese.
Why is this happening?
It turns out that this is all related to the calculation method of the mainland lunar calendar. The month in the lunar calendar is defined according to the cycle of the moon's waxing and waning, which we call the "synodic month".
The average length of a synodic month is 29.53 days, which is a non-integer, and the number of days in a month is expressed as an integer, so there are 29 days in the minor month and 30 days in the major month. And in the month of Layue, it is not uncommon to encounter a small moon. In the past 2013, 2016, and 2022, there was no Chinese New Year's Eve.
For many young people, it may not matter whether they are in Chinese New Year's Eve or not, as long as it does not affect their New Year. They also admitted frankly that the current New Year's atmosphere is indeed getting weaker and weaker, and there is no New Year's flavor when they were children.
Recalling the Spring Festival when I was a child, people are always full of joy and expectation, wearing new clothes, setting off firecrackers, watching the Spring Festival Gala, visiting relatives and friends, and every activity is full of joy and joy.
However, in today's society, the festive atmosphere during the New Year seems to be getting weaker and weaker. Fireworks and firecrackers have been banned, the quality of the Spring Festival Gala is getting lower and lower, and the topics of visiting relatives and friends are becoming more and more realistic, and urging marriage has generated the main content.
These have made people have different feelings about the New Year, and some people even feel that the current Spring Festival has no New Year's flavor at all.
Still, we have to look forward to and be enthusiastic about the New Year. Whether there is Chinese New Year's Eve or not, no matter what the atmosphere of the New Year is, the New Year is a new beginning, an important moment for us to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new.
Let's cherish every Chinese New Year, cherish every moment of reunion with our families, keep good memories in our hearts, and welcome every hopeful New Year.