New Year's Day is commonly known as "New Year" in most countries around the world. New Year's Day falls on January 1 of the Gregorian calendar. In the minds of ancient Chinese people, "Yuan" means the beginning; "Dan" means morning.

China's New Year's Day, according to legend, originated from Zhuanxu, one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, more than 5,000 years ago. Legend has it that the three virtuous emperors of ancient times - Yao, Shun and Yu, loved the people, did many good deeds for the people, and were loved by others. Later generations regarded the day when Emperor Shun offered sacrifices to heaven and earth and the late Emperor Yao as the beginning of the year after Yao's death, and the first day of the first lunar month was called "New Year's Day" or "Yuanzheng". This is the origin of the ancient New Year's Day. .

After the Revolution of 1911, Sun Yat-sen followed the agricultural season in order to carry out the Xia Zheng. According to the Western calendar, January 1st of the Western calendar (Gregorian calendar) was used as the "New Year", which is what we call "New Year's Day". ".

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New Year’s Day customs in different countries:

1. France: Celebrating the New Year with wine, people start drinking carnivally from New Year’s Eve until 1 It ends on the 3rd of the month. The French believe that the weather on New Year's Day heralds the coming of the new year.

On the early morning of New Year's Day, they go to the streets to check the direction of the wind and predict fortunes: if the south wind blows, it will be a good year, and the year will be safe and hot; if the west wind blows, there will be a good year for fishing and milking; if the east wind blows, it will be a good year for fishing and milking. , the fruit will be high yield; if the north wind blows, it will be a bad harvest year. ?

2. Switzerland: Swiss people have the habit of exercising on New Year’s Day. Some of them go hiking in groups, stand on the top of the mountain facing the ice and snow, and sing loudly about the wonderful life; some walk along the mountain forest. Skiing on the long snow track seems to be looking for the road to happiness; some hold stilt walking competitions, with men, women, old and young participating in the battle to wish each other good health. They welcome the new year with fitness. ?

3. Romania: On New Year’s Eve, people put up tall Christmas trees and set up a stage in the square. The citizens lit up fireworks and sang and danced. Rural people pull wooden plows decorated with various colorful flowers to celebrate the New Year.

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