The soothing songs that are always played during the Spring Festival include: "Spring Festival Overture", "Joyful", "Backgammon", "Dance of the Golden Snake", and "Good Luck Comes".
1. "Spring Festival Overture"
Yes, this is the music that often appears in the Spring Festival Gala. At the beginning, it was lively and joyful with gongs and drums, as if the hosts of the Spring Festival Gala were smiling and sending blessings; after two minutes, it entered a beautiful and gentle passage, which is reminiscent of the live broadcast of the Spring Festival in the studio across the country.
2. "Joyful"
It is also a classic representative work of folk orchestral music, but this one appears in a wider range of situations. Not only during the Spring Festival, we can hear it on various festive occasions. This piece is based on Shanxi folk songs and adapted by musician Liu Mingyuan.
3. "Backgammon"
The author of this piece is Lu Wencheng. He was born in Xiangshan, Guangdong in 1898. He later settled in Hong Kong and devoted his life to the performance and creation of Guangdong music. . The main part of the song is played by Gaohu, which Lu Wencheng is good at, and the accompaniment instrument is Yangqin. The two instruments are crisp and sweet, intertwined with each other.
4. "Dance of the Golden Snake"
"Dance of the Golden Snake" is probably well known to everyone. It was used as the background music for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Olympic Games and resounded throughout the world. . This piece is a national orchestral piece compiled and adapted by the composer Nie Er in 1934 based on the folk music "Inverted Eight Banners".
It is also a passionate music style. The gongs and drums used in this music are particularly eye-catching. It's so addictive.
5. "Good Luck"
This song was written by Che Xing, composed by Qi Jianbo, and sung by Zu Hai. It was included in Zu Hai's "Good Luck" released on January 17, 2004. "Luck" album. The music style is cheerful, festive and peaceful, and the lyrics are catchy, friendly yet atmospheric.
Spring Festival Customs
The Spring Festival is the most solemn traditional festival among Chinese people. It is a folk festival that integrates collective prayers for blessings and disaster relief, celebration, entertainment and food. The Spring Festival has a long history. It evolved from the ancient times to pray for good luck at the beginning of the year and carry a rich historical and cultural heritage in its inheritance and development.
The New Year activities center around offering sacrifices and praying for a good year, and are carried out in the form of removing the old and bringing in the new, worshiping gods and ancestors, exorcising evil spirits and fighting disasters, and praying for a good harvest. The content is rich and colorful, lively and festive, and has a strong flavor of the new year, embodying Chinese civilization. The essence of traditional culture. During the Spring Festival, various New Year celebrations are held across the country. Due to different regional cultures, there are differences in customs or details.
Our country has a long history of celebrating the New Year, and some relatively fixed customs have been formed in the inheritance and development. Many of them are still passed down to this day, such as buying New Year's goods, sweeping dust, posting couplets, eating New Year's Eve dinner, watching the New Year's Eve, paying New Year's greetings, New Year greetings, dragon and lion dances, worshiping gods and ancestors, praying for blessings and warding off disasters, visiting gods, boat racing, temple fairs, playing gongs and drums, cursor flags, lighting lanterns and wine, admiring lanterns, etc.
Traditional festival rituals and related customary activities are important elements of festivals and carry rich and colorful festival cultural heritage.