The origin of the Spring Festival is 20 words.

The beginning of a year mentioned by ancient folks refers to the "beginning of spring" in the 24 solar terms. In the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Spring Festival was generally called the whole spring. Also known as "New Year's Day" before the Spring Festival, it is on the first day of the first month. It is inconsistent with the date of the first month in China;

In the Xia Dynasty (lunar calendar), Meng Chun (the first month) was the first month.

The twelfth month (December) was the first month in Shang Dynasty.

After Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, it was stipulated that October was the first month, and the Qin calendar was used in the early Han Dynasty.

In the first year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, that is, BC 104, astronomers Luo and others formulated a calendar, which restored October as the beginning of the year to the beginning of the year, and later generations gradually improved it into the lunar calendar (that is, the lunar calendar), which is still in use today. Since then, China has been using the Gregorian calendar (also known as the lunar calendar) until the end of the Qing Dynasty, which lasted for 2080.

After the Revolution of 1911, the Gregorian calendar was gradually changed. Later, in order to distinguish the two New Years, and in view of the fact that the "beginning of spring" in the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar just happened around the Lunar New Year, the first day of the lunar calendar was renamed as the "Spring Festival".

During the Spring Festival, various activities were held all over the country to celebrate the Spring Festival. These activities are mainly to offer sacrifices to gods and ancestors, bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new year, and pray for a bumper harvest. They are rich in forms and have strong national characteristics. Influenced by China culture, some countries and nationalities belonging to the Chinese character cultural circle also have the custom of Spring Festival.

During the Spring Festival, people try to go home and reunite with their loved ones. During the festival, relatives and friends visit New Year to express their feelings for relatives and friends and their good wishes for the new year.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Spring Festival