Besides China, in which other countries is the Spring Festival popular?

The Spring Festival is a traditional festival in my country with a long history. From ancient times to the present, whether it is a poor family or a rich family, they will greet each other with laughter during this festival, even if they encounter some unpleasant things. I can cook some dishes and have a happy meal with my family.

Every Spring Festival, our Chinese people’s favorite thing to do is to close the door and chat, and then at night they will gather around the stove and cook various foods to celebrate.

Therefore, foreigners will find it very strange when they visit our country during the Spring Festival. Every household has closed its doors and windows, and there are lights and colorful lights outside. There are almost no people on the streets, and you can see them everywhere. The festive red color, the lanterns are red, and the couplets are also red. In the evening, every household began to set off firecrackers.

Foreigners were very curious at first, wondering what the Chinese were doing. Later, my curiosity turned into my liking. Only then did I realize that this is the Chinese Reunion Festival, just like the New Year or Christmas abroad.

The most distinctive thing about the Chinese Spring Festival is the love of red. Whether it is door couplets or couplets or home decorations, they all like to use red, so now many countries around the world celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival. , will decorate their country's landmark buildings in red. In the past, the Empire State Building in the United States, the most prosperous area of ??Wall Street, once changed the lights on its buildings to red. Even the Arc de Triomphe in Paris is like this.

As our country becomes more and more important in the international arena, becoming an important member of the international community and having a say in the United Nations, more and more countries have a great influence on China. Interested, some countries even set up courses to learn Chinese culture.

The Spring Festival is an important part of our country’s traditional culture, so it is inevitable for foreign friends to learn the traditions of the Spring Festival when they study Chinese culture. As soon as foreign friends learned and came into contact with the Spring Festival, they fell in love with this festival and realized that this festival is not only about eating, drinking and having fun, but also about expressing longing for family members and having a happy meal with them.

It is precisely because our Chinese people attach great importance to the concept of family that we continue to continue this festival with the meaning of reunion. So until now, which countries are celebrating this festival. First of all, our Spring Festival has become a world cultural heritage, so there are many countries where the Spring Festival is popular, but the way of celebrating the Spring Festival in these countries is a little different from our country. Overall it still means the same thing.

In recent years, in addition to the Spring Festival being popular in some states in the United States, there are also Vietnam and North Korea. During the Spring Festival, North Koreans also distribute red envelopes and wear new clothes on the night of New Year's Eve. On the second day of the New Year, every loving family will visit relatives and pay New Year's greetings.

The Spring Festival is also popular in Vietnam, and couplets are written and posted at the door. In Vietnam, a flower market is held during the Spring Festival. Since the Spring Festival is popular in North Korea, South Korea is no exception. The customs of celebrating the Spring Festival in South Korea are similar to those in China. New Year greetings are also an important item for Koreans to celebrate the Spring Festival.

Of course, the Korean Spring Festival is also regarded as a traditional festival based on commemorating ancestors. The Japanese also celebrate the Spring Festival. Previously, the Japanese even believed that the Spring Festival originated from them and was their own traditional festival.

The Spring Festival is the most grand in Japan. On New Year’s Eve, Japanese temples will ring bells to express blessings. In other countries, including Singapore, Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries, the Spring Festival was popular in the past few years. This is mainly because nearly half of the citizens in these countries are Chinese, so it is natural for the Spring Festival to be popular. In addition, the Spring Festival is also popular in a few countries in Europe, Africa and other regions.

A country like Indonesia also looks forward to and loves the Chinese Spring Festival. In Indonesia, every Spring Festival, some entrepreneurs will hold lion dances to celebrate.

In Australia, grand activities are also held every Spring Festival to celebrate the Spring Festival. In Melbourne, people will hold dragon boat races and dragon dances to celebrate the Spring Festival. The longest dragon in the world once appeared on the streets of Sydney. It is 100 meters long. You must know that the dragon also symbolizes good luck in China.

The Spring Festival is also popular in Europe, such as Germany, which is the most popular country in recent years. The way Germany celebrates the Spring Festival is very similar to our country. Every New Year's Eve, Germany holds fireworks in its iconic squares. The gorgeous fireworks light up the night sky and look very beautiful.

As more and more countries regard the Spring Festival as a grand festival, it has been designated as a legal holiday by many countries, and the flavor of the Spring Festival has spread all over the world. In every place in Asia, almost everyone feels the flavor of the New Year. In Thailand, the Spring Festival is also designated as a legal holiday. before Gradually it infected other foreign friends.