When does the 2019 New Year’s Day holiday begin? What are the customs of New Year’s Day?
When does the 2019 New Year’s Day holiday begin? What are the customs of New Year’s Day? "New Year's Day" has many names, such as Yuanri, Yuanzheng, Yuanchen, Kainian, Shangri, Huasui, etc. It is November of the lunar calendar in 2018. Follow Shuimoxiansheng.com and we will accompany you through the cold winter.When does the New Year's Day holiday start in 2019?New Year's Day holiday time: December 30th ~ January 1st New Year's Day holiday adjustment time: December 29th (Saturday) working New Year's Day holiday days: 3 daysFree highway time: There will be no free highway on New Year’s Day 2019. According to relevant documents issued by the Ministry of Transport of China, the policy of free highway access for small passenger cars with 7 seats or less (including 7 seats) is only implemented during the Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, Labor Day and National Day, but not on New Year's Day. What are the customs of New Year’s Day?1. Germany Germans attach great importance to New Year's Day. They believe that how well they spend New Year's Day is directly related to their luck in the coming year. On New Year’s Eve, people light lanterns and set off fireworks to “suppress evil spirits” and bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. Before the New Year's bell rings, many Germans will climb onto a chair, and when the bell rings, they will jump down and run behind the chair to show that they are getting rid of disasters. In rural Germany, there is still a custom preserved - tree climbing competition. It is said that the person who climbs the highest will be hailed as the "New Year's Hero" and will be envied by others. Germans also have the custom of wearing new clothes on New Year's Day. They believe that if they change into new clothes on New Year, everything will be fine; if they wear random clothes on New Year's Day, the whole year will be unlucky.2. France: New Year's Day in France was originally on April 1st every year. It was not until 1564 that King Charles IX changed it to January 1st. On New Year's Eve, French families gather together and drink champagne around the table. According to tradition, every family must drink up all the wine they have stored to avoid bad luck in the coming year; everyone should get drunk so that the new year can have a new beginning. Early in the morning on January 1st, parents will give their children "lucky money" to show their love and care for them. The French believe that the weather on New Year's Day is a sign of the good fortune of the coming year. Early in the morning on New Year's Day they would go to the streets to look at the wind direction for divination: if the wind blew from the south, it would indicate good weather and a peaceful and hot year; if the wind blew from the west, it would mean a bumper year for fishing; if the wind blew from the east, there would be a high yield of fruit; and if the wind blew from the north, it would mean a poor harvest. 3. The United States, as an immigrant country, has a short history, so the folk celebrations on New Year's Day are relatively dull compared to those in other countries. Apart from revelry and eating and drinking, people mostly stay at home watching TV or sleeping. However, the New Year's Day celebration in California is unique. When the new year comes, roses are placed everywhere in the streets and alleys, and dozens of flower-decorated floats carrying young girls in dresses pass by slowly. During the festival, people will select the Rose Queen and Rose Princess of the year and welcome the new year with appreciation of beauty. 4. Thailand’s traditional New Year, Songkran (Songkran is the transliteration of Sanskrit), also known as the Water Splashing Festival, is held from April 13 to 16 of the Gregorian calendar every year. During the festival, people carry or ride on huge Buddha statues when traveling. Behind the statues are floats with made-up "Songkran Goddesses" standing on them. Groups of young men and women, dressed in colorful ethnic costumes, beat long drums, and sing and dance. On both sides of the road where the parade passed, devout men and women lined the road, pouring water soaked in palm leaves and infused with spices from silver bowls onto Buddha statues and the "Songkran Goddess", praying for good luck in the new year and good weather. Then people sprinkled water on each other, happily wishing their elders good health and longevity, and their relatives and friends good luck in the new year. Unmarried young men and women used water splashing to express their love for each other. On the first day of the New Year, Thai people put a basin of clean water on the windowsill or doorstep, and every household goes to the rivers in the suburbs to take a New Year bath. To celebrate the New Year, Thais hold a large-scale "Elephant Racing Conference", which includes: tug-of-war between humans and elephants, elephants jumping to pick up objects, elephants straddling humans, elephant football matches, ancient elephant formation performances, etc., which are very exciting and moving. 5. Japan: The Japanese attach great importance to the New Year. December 29th to January 3rd of each year is a national holiday. The Japanese call December 31st "Oishi", which is New Year's Eve. The Japanese call New Year's Eve "New Year's Eve". On New Year's Eve, they pray to the gods for blessings, bid farewell to the troubled old year and usher in a beautiful new year, which is called "Hatsumode". At midnight on New Year's Eve, temples in cities and towns ring bells 108 times to drive away evil. The Japanese sit quietly and listen to the "New Year's Eve bell". When the bell stops, it means the new year has arrived. People get up and go to bed, hoping for a good dream. On the morning of New Year's Day, family members sit together and tell each other the dreams they had on New Year's Eve to predict good or bad luck. The Japanese call the first day of New Year "Seinichi". 1st to 3rd are the “Three Celebration Days”. |
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