China News Service, Beijing, February 6th (Ma Shuaisha and Zeng Yue) "Is there a 'dinner meal' for New Year's Eve?" "Squat down a 'dinner' for visiting the lantern festival on New Year's Day!" As the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon approaches, social platforms Young people looking for “New Year hookups” are becoming more and more active online. Ms. Shen, who will stay in Beijing to celebrate the New Year this year, is one of them. “It’s too lonely to celebrate the New Year alone. I want to find a ‘food partner’ to have a meal and chat with me on New Year’s Eve.”
Recently, "Taizi" social networking has been sought after by many young people. Because of the same interests, hobbies or purposes, they form like-minded temporary partners to support each other and accompany each other accurately. A "fitness partner" who encourages each other, a "travel partner" who shares a room with each other because of similar physical strength, a "dessert partner" who offers "the second half price"... As long as you have the same interests, you can "match" everything.
Ms. Zhong from Guangdong has looked for "travel partners" four times on social platforms. She told a reporter from China News Service that this method can more accurately find people who are on the same frequency as herself, and can also experience the fun of traveling with "partners" of different age groups.
Nowadays, this new way of socializing is being integrated into young people’s Spring Festival life. For young people who are alone in a foreign country during the holidays without their relatives and friends around, finding a temporary "New Year hookup" is an option. In Ms. Shen’s view, socializing with friends can break through the original social circle, and you may be able to meet close friends. Even if some people are difficult to see again in the future, it is worth leaving a good memory.
Looking for a "Chinese New Year partner" is actually the epitome of young people's "fancy" holiday celebrations. In the past, the sense of ritual and happiness during the New Year came from delicacies that were not available in ordinary times, new clothes that were not available to wear, or from family reunions and visiting New Year greetings. As the times change, as more and more young people become “New Year’s Eve hosts”, traditional New Year customs take on a more vivid flavor and new New Year’s fun emerges.
A report from an online shopping platform shows that young people have now joined the queue to buy New Year’s goods for their families. Unlike the older generation who "camp" in the wet market, young people have become the "main force" in online New Year shopping, with sales of high-quality fresh produce, seasonal clothing, smart home appliances and other products booming. Inner Mongolian mutton, Chongqing hot pot base, Northeastern cold-water fish... In addition to "hometown flavor", more authentic cross-regional delicacies appear on the Spring Festival tables dominated by young people.
In annual activities held in various places, more and more young people are joining in the fun. Wearing colorful Hanfu, they shuttled through the flower market, becoming the beautiful scenery of the Spring Festival in Guangzhou; at the New Year Lantern Festival in Xinji, Hebei, young tourists wore Hanfu to admire the flower lanterns, stroll with lanterns, dance, experience folk customs, and feel the New Year festival Strong New Year flavor.
In order to get away from the busyness of entertaining relatives and friends, some young people who have returned to their hometowns plan to take their parents on a popular Citywalk to experience the unique style of their hometowns, enjoy the rare quiet time of "small family" reunion, and pursue the pursuit of travel. The feeling of relaxation after a long vacation after a year.
Some commentators pointed out that celebrating the New Year in a "fancy" way is not a subversion of tradition, but an "open mind" based on the past, so as to enrich the form and actively obtain spiritual satisfaction.
From looking for a "New Year's Eve partner" and cooking New Year's Eve dinner to wearing Hanfu at the flower market and the Spring Festival's exclusive Citywalk, young people are finding their own sense of New Year's rituals through personalized ways to celebrate the New Year, adding a new "New Year's flavor" to the Spring Festival and radiating New energy. (over)