Chinese Spring Festival Goes Global Editorial Photo

The festival economy in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, during the Spring Festival in 2024. The Spring Festival is one of the grandest and most distinctive traditional festivals in China. During the Spring Festival, the Han people and many ethnic minorities in China hold various activities to celebrate. The main contents of these activities are ancestor worship, Thanksgiving and prayer for the elderly, family reunion, eliminating the old and the new, welcoming the jubilee and receiving the blessing, and praying for a good harvest, with strong national characteristics. The Spring Festival is an important node of the market economy. On December 22, 2023, the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution by consensus, designating the Spring Festival (Lunar New Year) as a United Nations holiday. The Spring Festival carries on the traditional Chinese cultural concept of peace, harmony and harmony. The values and humanistic care conveyed by the Spring Festival transcend national borders and cultural differences, and have been resonated and recognized by people around the world. From the east to the west, from the northern hemisphere to the southern hemisphere, countries around the world light up the "Chinese red", share the festive atmosphere and experience the colorful Chinese culture.