The Spring Festival evolved from the sacrificial rites of the ancient times. All things from the days, people from the ancestors, pray for years, Worship Day Fazu, the return of this also from the beginning. The origin of Spring Festival contains profound cultural connotation, and it carries rich historical and cultural information in its inheritance and development. During the Spring Festival, a variety of activities are held throughout the country to celebrate the Spring Festival, with strong regional characteristics, lively and festive atmosphere, these activities to the old cloth new, blessing blessing for the main content.
The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, often one month later than the Gregorian calendar. It originated in the Shang Dynasty c. 1600 BC-c. 1100 BC) from the people's sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one.
In 1912, the government decided to take away Chinese New Year and the lunar calendar, but took in the Gregorian calendar instead and made January 1 the official start of the new year. After 1949, Chinese New Year was renamed to the Spring Festival.
