Excerpt from the New Year's Day handwritten newspaper: New Year's Day, January 1 of the Gregorian calendar, is commonly known as "New Year" in most countries around the world. Yuan means "beginning", and the beginning of any number is called "yuan"; Dan means "day"; "New Year's Day" means "the initial day". "New Year's Day" usually refers to the first day of the first month in the calendar.
In our country, the word "New Year's Day" has existed since ancient times. It was first seen in the "Book of Jin" in literary works. "New Year's Day" in the history of our country refers to the "first day of the first month". The calculation method of "first month" was very inconsistent before the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. The date of New Year's Day (the first day of the first month) in the past dynasties was not consistent.
After the Revolution of 1911, in order to "make Xia Zhengzheng, so it follows the agricultural season, and follow the Western calendar, so it is convenient for statistics", it was decided to use the Gregorian calendar in the first year of the Republic of China (actually used in 1912), and stipulated that January 1 of the Gregorian calendar It is called "New Year", but it is not called "New Year's Day". In 1949, the People's Republic of China adopted January 1st of the Gregorian calendar as New Year's Day. Therefore, "New Year's Day" is also called "Gregorian Year", "New Calendar Year" or "Gregorian Calendar Year" in China.
New Year's Day name definition: Yuan means "beginning", and the beginning of any number is called "Yuan"; Dan means "day"; "New Year's Day" means "the initial day". The word "New Year's Day" usually refers to the first day of the first month in the calendar. The calendar stipulates when it is the first month (i.e. the first month), and New Year's Day is on the first day of that month, such as "the first day of the first month" in the lunar calendar and "January 1 in the solar calendar". Day" etc. In Chinese history, "the first day of the first lunar month" has many names, such as New Year's Day, Yuan Day, Yuan Zheng, Yuan Chen, Yuan Chun, Shang Ri, Yuan Shuo, etc., but among the many names, "New Year's Day" is the most common. The longest.
New Year’s Day holiday culture: New Year’s Day in modern China has been listed as a legal holiday by the Chinese government and has become a national holiday. After a day off, we often adjust the weekends before or after the day, usually for three consecutive days. The celebration of New Year's Day in modern China is much less important than the Spring Festival. Generally, agencies and enterprises will hold year-end collective celebrations, but there are very few private activities.