[The Origin of New Year’s Day in China] September 27, 1949 Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference First Plenary Session Decided to adopt the universal Gregorian calendar That is what we call the solar calendar To distinguish the Lunar New Year from the Solar New Year Considering The beginning of spring in the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar Just before and after the Lunar New Year therefore January 1st of the lunar calendar Renamed "Spring Festival" January 1 of the Gregorian calendar New Year's Day is designated as the beginning of the new year December 23, 1949 National holidays and anniversaries Holiday regulations released New Year's Day, 1 day off From now on New Year's Day is included as a legal holiday Become a national festival 【Celebrate together, be filled with joy】 To celebrate the founding of New China First New Year's Day All major cities, villages and schools that have been liberated Organizations and people from all walks of life By holding parties and speeches Drama performances, movies, exhibitions, etc. Colorful celebrations Welcome the New Year Early morning of New Year's Day, 1950 People turn on the radio I heard the March of the Volunteers. Just three months old People's Republic of China Welcomed the first New Year For the 541 million Chinese people This New Year It is truly a “renewal” The Day More than 50,000 people from all walks of life in the capital Participated in the New Year's Gala Students and workers in the capital Gathering at the Beihai Park Ice Rink Performing various wonderful shows Early morning of New Year's Day, 1950 On the streets of Yangzhou The People's Pictorial printed the night before Circulate among the masses The center of the pictorial This is a picture of Yangzhou people celebrating the New Year Paintings of street parades Walking in the team in the picture The person in front Holding high the national flag and Chairman Mao's portrait Followed closely by The team beating drums As well as the dragon dance team and waist drum team The whole picture is bright in color Taking the soldiers and civilians of Yangzhou to the streets Celebrating the first New Year after liberation Lively and vivid There is a couplet on both sides of the picture. It says "Celebrate the Liberation of the Wanli River and Mountains The whole nation rejoices.” Below the screen is “Celebrate together Everyone laughs Celebrating the first New Year of New China" [The military and the people are close friends, and everyone supports the army in the New Year] People ushered in a new life Of course, thanks The brave and combat-capable Chinese People's Liberation Army The Day The country has launched A variety of military support activities Masses to the troops Happy New Year to the officers and soldiers Visiting the wounded and sick and the families of military martyrs The students also made New Year's cards sent to the PLA on the front line Each district in Beijing held Mass meeting to comfort military families Party and government agencies, schools, factories and mass organizations Rehearsed the cultural performance Visit the troops to wish the officers and soldiers a happy new year Visiting the wounded and sick and the families of military martyrs Beijing citizens also composed a song called "A Tribute to the Troops" In poetic language This expresses the people’s mood: "The People's Liberation Army is coming Hear encouraging songs everywhere There are men and women welcoming you with wine and pots Several times of enthusiasm Rain washes away the dust of thousands of miles Night is full of gloom and the moon is in the sky Good men serve the people How deep is the love Old shame, absolved from the beginning The reactionaries will be destroyed from now on. Watch the world get organized The Golden Bowl is intact Independence flag flying democratic country Freedom flowers emit heroic blood Celebrating the beginning of a peaceful year "Looking at the Capital Palace" [Double happiness, literary and artistic gift] In Shanghai Students from various schools held cultural and artistic celebrations Shanghai Theatre Academy and Fudan Art Troupe From New Year's Day Touring schools in the city How the Steel Was Tempered and the two plays "March of Democratic Youth" Shanghai Gold, Queen, Dahua, Paris, International Eight cinemas including Yongan, Jincheng and Jindu And eight major cities in China The documentary film "The Birth of New China" was also screened Video content includes Meetings of the People's Political Consultative Conference Chairman Mao's speech and speeches by representatives And the grand opening ceremony 【On the road to revival】 New Year's Day 1950 There is another happy event The Beijing-Hankou and Yue-Hankou railways Full line open to traffic Since then Manchuria To Guangzhou in the South Can be reached directly by rail Northeast China, North China, East China, South Central China, Northwest China Railway lines in these areas Also connected The Beijing-Hankou and Yue-Hankou railways To strengthen the exchange of materials between the north and the south and political and military and cultural links Overcoming the country's post-war difficulties Promote economic recovery and construction All of them are of great significance These two railways For the new China Bringing revival and hope In the People's Republic of China The first New Year after its establishment Central People's Government Minister of the Interior Xie Juezai In his New Year's message he wrote: “The whole nation is jubilant Celebrate this New Year Because it brings infinite light and hope." 2022 We, who carry the hopes of our ancestors Greet the rising sun and keep moving forward Running on the road of chasing light! Source: WeChat public account "Communist Youth League Central Committee" (ID: gqtzy2014) compiled from CCTV News Client, Weibo @Mianzhu Archives, National History of the People's Republic of China, Yunling Pioneer Network Editor: Yuan Xi Proofread by Wei Kairui Proofread by Sun Xiaoqian On-duty editor: Zhang Yu |
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