The Spring Festival: The Cultural Code and Healthy New Gift in the Traditional Festival

The Spring Festival, as the most solemn traditional festival of the Chinese nation, has carried thousands of years of history and culture. It is like a huge cultural treasure trove, with each element containing profound connotations. It is a grand celebration participated by the whole nation, condensing the emotions and memories of the Chinese people, and also an important carrier for inheriting the national spirit. The Exploration of the Origin of the Spring Festival The origin of the Spring Festival can be traced back to the annual sacrifice for good harvests at the beginning of the year in ancient times. In that era of low productivity, people had great awe for nature and pinned the harvest of agriculture and the smoothness of life on the blessings of the gods of heaven and earth and their ancestors. After the end of the annual farming, grand ceremonies would be held to give thanks for the harvests of the past year and at the same time pray for favorable weather, abundant harvests, and prosperity of people and livestock in the coming year. The record in "Shangshu - Shun Dian" that "On the first day of the first month, Shun visited the ancestral temple" describes the scene of Emperor Shun offering sacrifices to the ancestral temple on the first day of the first lunar month, which is regarded as an early form of the Spring Festival. As time went by, from the Xia Dynasty designating the first month as the beginning of the year to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty promulgating the "Taichu Calendar" and officially designating the first month as the beginning of the year, the time and connotations of the Spring Festival gradually stabilized and became richer. Through successive dynasties, it gradually evolved into the lively festival we are familiar with today. The Interpretation of Traditional Spring Festival Customs During the Spring Festival, various traditional customs are wonderful, and each one is full of people's yearning for a better life. Staying up Late on New Year's Eve : The whole family sits around together and stays up all night to welcome the arrival of the New Year. This custom was first recorded in "Fengtu Zhi" by Zhou Chu in the Western Jin Dynasty, which mentioned that "On New Year's Eve, people give each other gifts, which is called 'Kui Sui'; invite each other to drink and eat, which is called 'Bie Sui'; the elders and the young drink together, and after offering complete blessings, it is called 'Fen Sui'; everyone stays up all night until dawn, which is called 'Shou Sui'". Staying up late symbolizes driving away all evil plagues and epidemics and looking forward to good luck and happiness in the new year. Nowadays, sitting around and watching the Spring Festival Gala has also become an important part of staying up late. Pasting Spring Festival Couplets : Spring Festival couplets originated from peach charms, which were originally used to exorcise evil spirits and avoid disasters. During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Meng Chang, the king of the Later Shu, wrote "New Year brings good fortune, and the festival is full of spring" on the peach charms, which is regarded as the first Spring Festival couplet in China. Since then, the custom of pasting Spring Festival couplets has become widely popular among the people. People use neatly antithetical and auspicious - meaning couplets to express their good wishes for the New Year and also add a strong cultural atmosphere to the festival. Paying New Year's Visits : On the first day of the first lunar month, people get up early, put on new clothes, visit relatives and friends, and pay New Year's visits to each other, expressing their blessings to each other. This custom is not only a simple social etiquette but also an important way to enhance family affection and friendship. In the past, people would kowtow and bow when paying New Year's visits. Nowadays, with the changes of the times, forms such as mutual greetings, phone calls, WeChat messages, and online greetings are becoming more and more common. What remains unchanged is the heart of passing on blessings. The Spring Festival and the Healthy New Gift - Camel Milk Powder In the traditional custom of visiting relatives and friends during the Spring Festival, giving gifts is an important way to express one's feelings. Nowadays, people are paying more and more attention to health, and camel milk powder, as a nutritious and healthy gift, has gradually come into people's vision. Camel milk is rich in protein, various vitamins (such as vitamin C, vitamin B complex, etc.), minerals (such as calcium, iron, zinc, etc.), and unique immunoglobulins. Compared with cow's milk, the fat globules in camel milk are smaller and easier to digest and absorb. For the elderly with weak gastrointestinal functions, children, and people with lactose intolerance, it is an ideal nutritional supplement. For example, as the elderly grow older, their gastrointestinal digestion functions decline, and the easy - to - digest characteristics of camel milk powder are very suitable for them; children are in a crucial period of growth and development, and the rich nutritional components of camel milk powder can provide sufficient energy and nutrition for their growth. During this reunion moment of the Spring Festival, sending a can of camel milk powder is to send a care and blessing for the health of relatives and friends. Let everyone enjoy the joy of the festival, taste delicious food, and at the same time have a healthy body to fully enjoy the warmth of family affection and the joy of the festival. The Spring Festival is the inheritance of culture, the bond of emotions, and also a new starting point for a healthy life. Understand the cultural connotations of the Spring Festival, feel the charm of traditional customs, and then send a healthy camel milk powder to make this Spring Festival more warm, beautiful, and full of strong human feelings. Let us inherit the traditions and also send a caring concern for the health of our family and friends.