I celebrate my birthday according to the solar calendar. The reason is simple, because the birthday on the ID card is based on the solar calendar.
Everyone has a special day worth remembering, and that is your birthday. In fact, many Chinese people have two birthdays. In fact, strictly speaking, it is the anniversary of two birthdays. Because no matter how awesome you are, you can't be born twice.
The calendar is marked with the solar calendar and the lunar calendar, so each day has two versions. For example, today is November 22, 2019 in the solar calendar, and October 26 in the year of Yihai in the lunar calendar (Year of the Pig, Xiaoxue solar term).
It is the habit of the elderly to calculate days according to the lunar calendar. Perhaps in some rural areas, the lunar calendar-based lifestyle is still retained. The lunar calendar is the so-called lunar calendar, which is often closely related to farming seasons and solar terms. Therefore, it is understandable that the lunar calendar still has a certain market in rural areas.
In addition, the lunar calendar is also inseparable from my country's traditional festivals. Water Splashing Festival on March 3rd, Dragon Boat Festival on May 5th, clothes drying on June 6th, Daughter's Day on July 7th, and the Spring Festival on the first day of the lunar year, so many traditional festivals are inseparable from the traditional lunar calendar. Therefore, it is estimated that the lunar calendar will never withdraw from the stage of history.
The Gregorian calendar now in practice was originally a Christian calendar. What year AD is the generally accepted meaning. The starting point of the AD is the birth of Jesus. Why is it arranged this way? Because in modern times, Christian civilization has been relatively strong. Also, due to the rise of modern science led by the West, the study of modern astronomy and calendars has become more in-depth and more "scientific".
In order to compete for the right to speak of culture, some people continue to use Confucius’ chronology. They call 2019 the year 2570 of Confucius. It's just that this statement has not been widely adopted by the general public.
It can be seen that the underlying logic of the so-called entanglement of celebrating birthdays in the lunar calendar or the solar calendar is related to the inheritance of traditional culture. However, celebrating a birthday based on the lunar calendar means not forgetting one’s roots, but does celebrating a birthday based on the solar calendar count as fooling around? Such an understanding is definitely biased.
The inheritance of traditional culture should not just focus on form, but should also keep pace with the times. Our country now follows the AD calendar, which is based on standards accepted throughout the world, and is not intended to eliminate the original lunar calendar method. Celebrating birthdays according to the solar calendar does not affect the Chinese people's use of the lunar calendar in any way, nor does it harm the continuation of traditional festivals, zodiac signs, and other customs.
It is necessary to live in the past without adapting to the past; not learning the advantages of other civilizations, or even beggaring one's neighbor, is also a sign of pedantry. As for celebrating birthdays according to the lunar calendar or the solar calendar, it is a non-principled question. So, of course, you can do whatever you want.
However, here, I still encourage Chinese people to use the Gregorian calendar more. The past is used for the present, and foreign things are used for China. This is not only a slogan, but also a guideline in our daily lives.