New Year customs carry profound historical and cultural connotations and reflect people's deep emotions for China's excellent traditional culture. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, has gone to the grassroots level many times on the eve of the Spring Festival to engage in daily routines with the people, talk about warmth and warmth, congratulate them on the New Year, and send blessings.
New Year's customs·New Year's taste
Food is the most important thing for the people. Chinese people often incorporate their good expectations for life in the new year into their food, thus forming unique New Year delicacies in various places. Xi Jinping’s previous inspections on the eve of the Spring Festival left many stories related to the flavor of the New Year.
On the afternoon of February 3, 2021, Xi Jinping was chatting with Zhao Yujie, a Miao villager in Huawu Village, Xinren Miao Township, Qianxi County, Bijie City, Guizhou Province, while making local traditional festival food Huangba. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xueren
On February 3, 2021, Xi Jinping came to Huawu Village, Xinren Miao Township, Qianxi County, Bijie City, Guizhou Province to visit the villagers and send New Year blessings.
In Zhao Yujia, a Miao villager, Xi Jinping and his family sat around the living room, chatting about home affairs while making yellow rice cake, a traditional local festival food. He wrapped a glutinous rice and soybean bread with his own hands, and said with a smile: "I wish you a happier and sweeter life in the future!"
New Year Customs·Posting blessing characters
On the morning of February 1, 2019, Xi Jinping happily picked up a picture with the character "福" in No. 32 Caochang Si Tiao Hutong, Qianmen East District, Beijing, and personally posted it on the door to wish the old neighbors here New Year's greetings. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ju Peng
On February 1, 2019, Xi Jinping visited grassroots cadres and masses in Beijing, inspected the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics and the Winter Paralympics, and extended good New Year blessings to people of all ethnic groups across the country, wishing them happiness and health and greatness. The motherland is prosperous and auspicious.
In Courtyard No. 32, Sitiao Hutong, Caochang, Xi Jinping happily picked up a large red background with the golden character "福" and personally posted it on the glass door to wish the old neighbors here New Year greetings and blessings. He said affectionately: "The pursuit of the Communist Party of China is to make people's lives better and better! Let us work together!"
New Year Customs·Prayers
On the morning of January 27, 2014, at the Winter Naadam "Praying for Five Animals" ceremony in Baoligensumu (Township), Xilinhot City, Inner Mongolia, Xi Jinping dipped his ring finger into the fresh milk in the silver bowl and flicked it three times in accordance with Mongolian customs. I wish you good weather in the coming year, prosperity for all livestock, and happiness and health for the people. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Pang Xinglei
On January 27, 2014, Baoligansumu (township) in Xilinhot City, Inner Mongolia was covered with snow, flags were flying, and pastoral songs were melodious. Herdsmen dressed in costumes, riding horses and driving cars came from all directions to participate in the Winter Naadam Festival. Xi Jinping and the herdsmen watched wrestling, horse racing, listening to long tunes, and singing and dancing.
During the traditional "Praying for Five Animals" ceremony, Xi Jinping dipped his ring finger into fresh milk in a silver bowl and flicked it outward three times in accordance with Mongolian custom. Then he said, I use the meaning of "praying for five animals" to wish you good weather, good harvests, and prosperity in the new year. Let us continue to carry forward the spirit of perseverance and work hard with one heart and one mind. I wish the motherland will be more prosperous and the people of all ethnic groups will be happier and better.
[Expert Interpretation] Exploring New Year Customs and Culture to Enhance National Cultural Identity and National Cohesion
Hong Xianghua, deputy director and professor of the Scientific Research Department of the Central Party School (National School of Administration): China’s annual custom culture is an epic that contains profound national emotions and historical memory. It carries the beautiful vision of the sons and daughters of the Chinese nation for family harmony and national prosperity. It is It is an important carrier for inheriting national culture and expressing the values of the Chinese nation.
China's New Year customs culture originated from the folk and has been passed down to this day. It has become an important part of my country's Spring Festival celebrations. Various folk activities such as pasting Spring Festival couplets, setting off firecrackers, paying New Year greetings, making dumplings, and appreciating lanterns have both profound historical roots and distinct characteristics of the times.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has talked about the protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage on many occasions on different occasions. We must pay attention to the inheritance of civilization, strengthen cultural confidence, and let more people understand and love traditional culture. It is necessary to deeply explore the connotation of folk culture, promote the inheritance and development of the excellent culture of the Chinese nation, promote family virtues, enhance national cultural identity and national cohesion, and work together to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
(Xiao Congcong, intern Song Siwei)
(People's Daily Online-China Communist Party News Network)