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The Spring Festival (Chinese New Year on the lunar calendar) approach and some experts indicate that under the impetus of modern civilization enthusiasm for this festival which resulted mainly from ancient rituals and traditional beginning to evolve to form gradually into a new culture of spring festival “which is readily accepted by the masses.

President of the China Folklore Society (CFS) Kuile Liu said that the Spring Festival is indeed a joyous event expressing the seasonal nature and the mass take this opportunity to say farewell to the year s ‘complete and welcome the new year. In ancient China, this festival was a great and solemn memorial day for the whole country and the Emperor down to ordinary individuals in all public celebrations, formal and family: sacrifices and offerings to the gods, ceremonies in memory of ancestors, respectful compliments to the elderly, visiting parents, walks while admiring the decorative lanterns, … etc..

Li Hanqiu, member of the National Political Consultative Conference of the Chinese people (CPPCC), said that the customary rituals of the traditional Spring Festival, celebrations such as the sacrificial memorial and the making ofniangao(glutinous rice cake which is eaten on New Year’s), entertainment jubilant parades and other decorative lanterns, illustrate and symbolize the material needs of society and peasant agriculture. But today, they are more good food and beautiful objects of the festival that attracts people is actually rare spiritual ambience - the affectionate and intimate feeling of family reunion, accompanied by the joyful company of laughter and cries of joy, the sweet and warm environment visits to parents, … etc.. - That interest them, while the traditional habits and customs are no longer that ritual practices that keep and maintain the spiritual atmosphere.

春节在中国：在仪式演变的文化活动

春节（农历新年在阴历）的做法，一些专家表示，根据这一节，主要是由于古代礼仪和传统开始演变成现代文明的积极性，推动逐步成为一个春节“，这是容易被群众接受的新的文化。

的中国民俗学会（中心）Kuile刘主席说，春节是一个喜庆的事件表示的季节性和群众借此机会告别的赛季总’完成并欢迎新的一年。在古代中国，这个节日是为整个国家和天皇到所有公共庆祝活动，正式的和家庭的普通个人：牺牲和祭祀神灵的伟大而庄严的纪念日，在祖先的仪式内存，尊重老人致意，来访的家长，散步的同时，欣赏，装饰灯…等等。

李寒秋，全国政协会议（政协）中华民族的成员，他说，传统的春节庆祝活动仪式的习惯，如祭祖纪念和利用 niangao （糯米糕是在元旦），娱乐喜庆游行和其他装饰灯具，说明和象征着社会的物质需求和农民的农业吃。但今天，他们更有益的食物和节日的吸引人们的事物其实是罕见的精神氛围-家庭团聚的感情和亲密的感觉，公司的喜悦伴随着在笑声和欢乐的呼喊，甜和温暖的环境访问家长，…等等。 -他们感兴趣的，而传统的生活习惯，不再是宗教仪式的做法是保持和维护精神氛围。

14.02.07