Are there any countries that celebrate the Spring Festival, are they all influenced by China?

Countries that are deeply influenced by Confucian culture celebrate the Spring Festival. For example: South Korea, Japan, North Korea, Vietnam, Mongolia.

In addition to China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan), there are also Asian countries such as Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, North Korea, and South Korea.

Festivals are basically countries influenced by Confucian cultural thought, but now in Western countries, there are a lot of Chinese, so there's a trend right now, which is that some countries in the West also celebrate, but not like the traditional celebration of the Chinese, because they celebrate the Spring Festival economy, because it costs a lot to spend a lot of money abroad, and the Chinese have never cared about spending a lot of money on the Spring Festival.

Foreigners happily accompany you for the Spring Festival, hehe

In addition to China, there are many other countries that also celebrate the Spring Festival, such as South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc.

Vietnam] Vietnam covers an area of about 10,000 square kilometers, and the size is between China's Yunnan Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Vietnam has a population of about 98.26 million (2021), with the Kinh ethnic group accounting for about 86% of the total population, and the Dai Yi, Dai, Mang, Chinese, and Nong ethnic groups all have more than 500,000 people.

South Korea and North Korea].

The Korean Peninsula is surrounded by the sea on three sides and is bordered by the Asian mainland to the north. There are two countries on the Korean Peninsula, North Korea covers an area of about 10,000 square kilometers, which is about the same size as Fujian Province; South Korea to the south covers an area of about 10,000 square kilometers, which is about the same as Zhejiang Province or Jiangsu Province.

During the Chinese New Year, North Korea has a one-day holiday, and South Korea has a three-day holiday.

From the first day of the first month to the third day of the first month, like us, you can also adjust the weekend together. The Korean Peninsula has a deep relationship with Japan, and the name of the country of Korea can be traced back to about 3,000 years ago. At that time, the Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Shang, and the descendant of the Shang Dynasty, Jizi, led his people to the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.

Establishment of Mingo Korea. At that time, the Central Plains civilization had not yet controlled Liaodong, so the Korean Peninsula was the first to see the sunrise, and Chao means the sun or sunrise, and there is little new and beautiful meaning.

Vietnam, the Philippines, Malay and West Asia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and other countries in the world have celebrated the Chinese New Year.

Due to the profound influence of the powerful Han culture throughout history, Vietnam is one of the few countries in the world that uses the lunar calendar and one of the few countries where the Chinese New Year is celebrated nationwide. Vietnamese people also have the habit of sticking Spring Festival couplets during the Spring Festival, in the past, the Spring Festival couplets were written in Chinese characters, after the text was pinyinized, now most of the Spring Festival couplets are changed to pinyin characters, each pinyin word is a square, its own style.

In Vietnam, the flower market is one of the important activities of the Vietnamese Tet, such as Hanoi, which begins to be lively about 10 days before the Tet. Vietnamese people also have the custom of visiting relatives and friends to pay New Year's greetings during the Spring Festival, and the earliest guests who come to their homes to pay New Year's greetings are particularly important, and it is said that he will bring good luck to the host - the Vietnamese call it "Chongjia" or "Chongdi", which is close to the meaning of "Chongxi".

The customs of the Chinese New Year

In our country, people often use a "Fu" word to express the yearning and pursuit of good luck, good fortune and happiness, whenever the old and welcome the new, every household has to put the word "Fu" on the door, which means that the good fortune enters the house. In many places, the word "Fu" is also pasted upside down, using the homonym of "pouring" and "to", meaning "Fu has arrived".

This kind of Spring Festival couplets during the Spring Festival activities began to prevail in the Song Dynasty, and every family has the custom of pasting Spring Festival couplets during the New Year. Spring Festival couplets, commonly known as "door pairs", also known as "spring posts", is a kind of couplet, because it is posted during the Spring Festival, so it is called the Spring Festival couplets Lanuclear reform. On the eve of the Spring Festival, every household has to paste red Spring Festival couplets, a pair of festive and warm Spring Festival couplets express people's good wishes to welcome the new year and look forward to a new life.

In addition to China, there are many countries in the world that have the custom of the Spring Festival, mainly some Southeast Asian countries influenced by Chinese culture, such as Vietnam, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc. In these countries, the Chinese New Year is listed as a statutory holiday.

The customs of the Spring Festival in various countriesIn Vietnam, Tet is the most solemn festival and the longest legal holiday in the country. Vietnam's festival customs are similar to those in China, starting on the 23rd day of the lunar month, and celebrating the New Year on the 30th Chinese New Year's Eve, setting off firecrackers and eating reunion dinners. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, we will pay New Year's greetings and catch up with the temple fair.

Koreans have also retained the custom of celebrating the Spring Festival on the first day of the first lunar month, which is called "Sher", which means the first of the new year.

During the Chinese New Year, when people return to their hometowns from the cities, the busyness of the Spring Festival is somewhat similar to that of China. During the Spring Festival, the whole family gathers together to worship their ancestors, meditate at home to bless and pray for good luck. Singapore has a two-day holiday for Chinese New Year.

During the festival, people greet each other for the New Year, do not mention the valuable gifts, only bring two oranges, enter the door to give to the host, orange and "auspicious" homonym, symbolizing good luck.

1. South Korea

Korea is a country that adheres to traditions, and the Spring Festival is a festival based on ancestor worship and filial piety, and it is a day to worship ancestors and pray for the safety of the family. There are many traditional customs of the Korean Spring Festival, such as New Year's makeup, New Year's paintings, blessing fences, and ghosts chasing luminous ghosts. The customs that have been handed down so far include ancestor worship, New Year's worship, moral talk, "throwing wood four" and springboard customs.

Koreans also have special food for the Spring Festival, which is collectively called "New Year's meal". The most representative Chinese New Year dish that has been handed down to this day is the "rice cake slice soup".

2. Vietnam

Tet is the largest and most lively traditional festival in Vietnam. Vietnamese people regard the Spring Festival as a day to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, generally from the middle of December of the lunar calendar to prepare for the New Year, and the most indispensable part of the Vietnamese Spring Festival is probably flowers, New Year's dumplings, Spring Festival couplets, and firecrackers. Vietnamese people also have the habit of sticking Spring Festival couplets during the Spring Festival.

In the past, the Spring Festival couplets were written in Chinese characters, and after the pinyin of the text, most of the Spring Festival couplets now changed to pinyin characters, and each pinyin word is a square, which has its own style.

3. Singapore

The Lunar New Year is just around the corner, and in Singapore, where nearly 80 people of Chinese descent, it is undoubtedly the most important and atmospheric festival of the year. As soon as Christmas is over, the streets and alleys and commercial areas are dressed in traditional Chinese New Year costumes, red lanterns of all sizes are hung high, and New Year's pictures are also posted, which is full of joy. There is an endless stream of people buying New Year's goods in various traditional Chinese shops in Chinatown, and the streets and alleys are full of traditional New Year's songs.

4. Malaysia

Malaysia's Spring Festival customs are roughly the same as those in China, because most of the local Chinese are from Fujian, influenced by the culture of southern Fujian, people must buy pineapples (pineapples) during the Spring Festival, "pineapple" in Hokkien language is homophonic with "Wanglai", and pineapples have become the auspicious fruit of the Spring Festival. During the festival, when people greet each other, they like to bring some oranges and give them to the owner when they enter the door.

5. Indonesia

The Chinese people in Indonesia celebrate the Spring Festival as a family dinner on Chinese New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, young people like to be in hotels and restaurants, but the elderly like to call their children and grandchildren to their side, eat Chinese New Year's Eve dinner at home, talk about family life, send red envelopes, and have fun. Gather at the restaurants of the big restaurants and star hotels to enjoy delicious food while enjoying traditional dragon and lion dances, as well as martial arts and folk song and dance performances.

In addition to China, countries that celebrate the Spring Festival abroad include Vietnam, Indonesia, North Korea, South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia. The Spring Festival has a long history, which evolved from the first prayer sacrifice of the year in ancient times. All things are based on the sky, people are based on the ancestors, pray for the New Year, worship the heavens and the ancestors, and report the beginning of the book.

The origin of the Spring Festival contains profound cultural connotations, and carries a rich historical and cultural heritage in the inheritance and development.

Foreign influence. In South Korea, North Korea and Vietnam, the Lunar New Year is the most important holiday of the year. On the Korean Peninsula, the Lunar New Year is known as the "New Year's Day" or "Old Positive", and the first to third days of the first lunar month are official holidays for the whole nation.

Vietnam's Lunar New Year holiday lasts from Chinese New Year's Eve to the third day of the first lunar month, plus Saturdays and Sundays, a total of 6 days.

In Singapore, the first day of the first lunar month to the third day of the Lunar New Year is a public holiday. Malaysian Chinese, who make up a quarter of the total population, have designated the first and second days of the first lunar month as official holidays. Indonesia and the Philippines, which have large Chinese populations, designated the Lunar New Year as a national public holiday in 2003 and 2004, respectively, but the Philippines does not have a holiday.

In modern times, the Spring Festival has entered nearly 200 countries around the world. According to incomplete statistics, nearly 20 countries and regions, including the United States, Canada, the Philippines and Mauritius, have designated the Chinese New Year as a legal holiday in whole or some cities under their jurisdiction.

The United States celebrates the Chinese New Year.

In the United States, although the Chinese New Year is not an official holiday, more and more people are beginning to celebrate this traditional holiday. Many Chinese communities hold celebrations, including traditional activities such as lion dances, dragon dances, and firecrackers. In New York City, there are more than 100 organized parades and lion dance performances every year.

In addition, many Chinese people also hold traditional Chinese New Year food and celebrations in their families, such as making dumplings, giving out red envelopes and greeting the New Year.

Canada celebrates the Chinese New Year.

In Canada, Chinese New Year is a multicultural festival. Many major cities host grand Chinese New Year celebrations, including the "Chinese New Year Parade" in Toronto, the "Chinatown New Year Street Show" in Vancouver, etc. In addition, many Canadian businesses are also participating in the celebrations, such as the Canadian Bank of Mastercard in Montreal, which launched a red credit card during the Chinese New Year to celebrate the traditional holiday.

Australia celebrates the Chinese New Year.

In Australia, Chinese New Year is seen as an important festival that attracts more and more people to participate in it. Some major cities, such as Sydney and Melbourne, host grand Chinese New Year celebrations, including dragon and lion dances, and fireworks displays. In addition, some companies will also participate in the celebration of the Chinese New Year, for example, Qantas Airways launched a greeting card with a Chinese New Year theme during the Chinese New Year to wish all passengers a happy Chinese New Year.

The United Kingdom celebrates the Chinese New Year.

Although the Chinese New Year is not an official holiday in the UK, hundreds of thousands of Chinese celebrate it in the UK, and many Britons join in the process. Big cities such as London and Manchester host huge Chinese New Year parades and celebrations. In some areas, such as Birmingham, there are also traditional unicorn dances and firecracker performances.

In addition, many British businesses also participate in the Chinese New Year celebrations, such as the Lady Liberty Film Company in London, which produced a film about a Chinese family celebrating the Chinese New Year in the United Kingdom.

Singapore celebrates Chinese New Year.

Chinese New Year is a very big festival in Singapore, as the Chinese make up one of the major ethnic groups in Singapore. Many cultural institutions, such as the National Museum, host Chinese New Year celebrations, including lectures, performances, and exhibitions. In addition, there are also grand lion and dragon dance performances during the Spring Festival, which attract many tourists and locals alike**.

In Singapore, Chinese New Year is also a time of reunion and ancestor worship, with many people returning home to celebrate this traditional festival with their families.

Malaysia celebrates Chinese New Year.

In Malaysia, Tet is regarded as a multicultural festival. Although Malaysia is a predominantly Malay country, there is also a large proportion of Chinese here. In Kuala Lumpur, Penang and other places, there are huge Chinese New Year celebrations including dragon dances, lion dances and fireworks displays.

In addition, in some areas with a large Chinese population, such as Malacca, traditional religious activities such as ancestor worship are also held. During the Chinese New Year, Malaysia also hosts a variety of traditional Chinese New Year food activities, such as banquets and Chinese New Year's Eve dinners.