How do you spend the Spring Festival after 50 s and 70 s?

1949 Spring Festival: It's different because of liberation.

1949, although the people who were just swept by Kuomintang soldiers did not make any qualitative leap because of liberation, their spiritual pleasure made them feel that this was the real Chinese New Year. "Great joy, liberation, and a good day have finally come" pervades the sky over Beiping City. Spiritual liberation makes people ignore material poverty, and the desire for a better life makes people full of beautiful memories of this turning Spring Festival.

On the evening of 30th, the first time I packed jiaozi, the streets were full of the sound of chopping stuffing. In fact, not every family could afford meat that year. Make pigeon boxes in old Beijing, spread a cake on mung bean flour, sprinkle with coriander, shredded carrot and shredded water pimple, roll it up, fry it, chop it in vegetarian stuffing and stuff it with meat. This New Year's Eve may disappoint many children who have been looking forward to it for a year, but the approach of "liberation" makes people feel that this is the best year in their lives. The spiritual pleasure brought by liberation makes people ignore the lack of material.

New Year's Goods: Red Ribbon for Yangko Dance

1949 at the beginning, the Kuomintang fled hastily, making it impossible for everyone to buy new year's goods one by one. But after all, it is the Spring Festival, and firecrackers, feather dusters and enough paper are all necessary. Rice cakes have become the object of people visiting relatives and friends. The red ribbon of yangko became the new year's goods. You don't have to buy food or clothes, but you can't be careless when welcoming the PLA. That year, the Spring Festival was almost replaced by the liberation of Beiping, and people celebrated more for liberation.

New Year's custom: "New happiness" has been replaced by "great joy"

According to the old principle, women were not allowed to go out from the first day to the fifth day, but after liberation, this discipline was broken, and women took to the streets, greeting each other and saying "Happy New Year, good days have finally come". Men take off their hats and bow, and they are not interested in shaking hands at that time. "Great joy, good days have finally come" is a sentence that people have been saying.

New year music: fireworks, yangko, and rehearsal of Liverpool plays.

It is people's greatest pleasure to take to the streets to welcome the PLA into the city this year. Standing on stilts, twisting yangko and desperately singing "the sky in the liberated areas is clear"; Since then, people have started to set off fireworks; Firecrackers and gongs and drums rang all night. You can see people writing and performing live plays everywhere in the street. Let people watch it again and again, as if they were rushing to the scene, and they never tire of watching it. They watched it again and laughed again.

Spring Festival in 1950s: Vigor and joy rise together.

New Year's Eve: A few days and a few pounds of meat.

February 3 1957 Beijing Daily has an article entitled "The Eve of an Ordinary Family", which vividly records the eve of ordinary people that year: on the evening of the 30th, I went to a close friend's house and heard the laughter of adults and children without entering the house ... I asked the housewife what to eat for the holiday, and she said, "How many did we buy?

New year's goods: Old Beijing loves snacks.

In the 1950s, the Spring Festival was used to prepare new year's goods, characterized by eating. Therefore, whether it is state-owned retail stores, cooperatives, or public-private joint-venture grocery stores and small shops, not only the shelves are full of new year's goods, but also the customers in the stores are crowded and crowded. Delicious fruits, traditional cakes, Nanwei rice cakes, dried fruits and seafood, braised chicken and salted duck are the most sought after at this time. Although snacks were delicious, they were all considered as "luxury goods" at that time. Even during the Spring Festival, every household bought some.

Old custom: write letters to volunteers to express condolences.

People in the 1950s were particularly happy. During the Chinese New Year, whether buying meat, clothes, visiting parks or watching movies, people often say "I didn't dare to think so before" and "This year is better than last year". During the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, people all over the motherland will write letters of condolences to the People's Volunteers after the Spring Festival, and the Volunteers will also write letters to the people of the motherland to congratulate the Spring Festival. 1953, a first-class combat hero Wang Hai wrote in the letter. ...

Nianle: the greatest pleasure of visiting temple fairs

During the Spring Festival in the 1950s, the greatest pleasure for Beijingers was to visit factories and shops. The traditional Spring Festival cultural market has always been a sea of people, the sound of diabolos, windmills, gongs and drums on stilts, and people's laughter. Every factory will hold a literary evening, and various folk cultural performances will be colorful. ...

Spring Festival in 1960s: Have a good time in a tense day.

Having a good time in a tense day made the Spring Festival in the 1960s unforgettable. Coarse grains are hard to see on weekdays, and jiaozi at the New Year's Eve is rich in pink meat, which is particularly fragrant; There is no pocket money on weekdays. Sticking a paper lantern and buying a windmill during the Spring Festival can make children happy for a year even if they visit the factory without buying anything. On New Year's Day, at first light, commune cadres went to the homes of martyrs and their families to pay New Year's greetings. Male and female members visit each other from door to door.

New Year's Eve: The reunion dinner is put in the canteen.

During the Spring Festival in the early 1960s, the typical scenes were: the streets and alleys of all production teams were cleaned up, new Spring Festival couplets were posted on every household, portraits of Mao were hung, colorful slogans were hung on the streets, and a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner was prepared in the collective canteens of all production teams. Everyone let go of their bellies and ate hard, trying to eat up all the oil and water that had been lost for a year at once. After dinner, the members also took home jiaozi, a stuffed mutton.

New year's goods: solving problems is the key.

People who deal with new year's goods are crowded with excitement, and all state-owned grocery stores have set up boards at the door of the store and sold them in the street. There are also two festive red lanterns printed on the ticket for the New Year, and a large piece of meat weighs two or three kilograms, which is much more comfortable and worry-free than the usual two or two and a half kilograms. Hairtail in Changtu Island, Mingtai fish in Tumen, freshwater fish in Urad Qianqi, Inner Mongolia, and marine fish in Bohai Bay, every household should buy some main dishes for the New Year's Eve dinner.

Old custom: put all the old gifts aside.

Many units organize group worship on the second day of New Year's Day. Everyone sat together for a tea party, and the leaders advocated "to talk about science, not feudal superstition;" Be diligent and thrifty, not extravagant and wasteful; Take part in appropriate recreational activities and don't wander around; We should stick to the production work and don't drink before class. You can also wrap some peanuts and melon seeds for your children after the meeting.

Nianle: Wear new clothes and set off fireworks.

"Wearing new clothes and setting off fireworks", the Spring Festival is the happiest day for children. The cloth ticket saved for a year turns into red and blue corduroy or small floral cloth. No matter how busy and clumsy my mother is, she will step on the sewing machine and "click" until late at night. When the children wake up in the morning, they must have a new suit lying flat on the pillow. Put on new clothes and can't wait for breakfast, so the children run to the yard to play. Holding a small piece of earth incense in his left hand, his right hand was busy taking out a whip from his pocket. The red half-inch whip is a treasure. I bought a pendant with a 100 ring at home. From grade one to fifteen, I only want to take out 10 at a time. ...

Spring Festival in 1970s: Get rid of shackles and feel happy.

The opening words of the 1970s were "Welcome the great 1970s with revolutionary pride" and the slogan was "Have a revolutionary and fighting Spring Festival", which lasted until 1977. Our superiors both "stressed" and "demanded" that we should have a revolutionary Spring Festival. During the Spring Festival, we should pay close attention to the revolution and production. We will work hard until the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, eat jiaozi, and then start working on the first morning. This is called changing customs to celebrate the New Year, and there is no rest on New Year's Eve.

New Year's Eve: Eat more meals.

In the 1970s, the New Year's Eve dinner changed from poverty to affluence, and from a monotonous stomach to gluttony. The theme of people's consumption is "snapping up", which requires people to have a slightly better New Year's Eve dinner: good health, good patience, getting up early and so on. However, even in the most difficult times, traditional festivals such as the Spring Festival are still valued by China people. The return of food can be said to be a signal of the return of human nature.

New year's goods: more goods, more decoration.

1972 During the Spring Festival, luminous watches and color dial watches produced by Beijing Watch Factory were displayed at the watch exhibition counter in department stores. 1975 added gabardine, polyester, khaki and other commodities 100. 1976 The report that Beijing Furniture Factory invented new combined furniture in Zhongshan Park made the front page of Beijing Daily during the Spring Festival. ...

Old custom: rhetoric becomes easier.

The words of the times are gradually relaxed, and the Spring Festival couplets are gradually humanized and life-oriented, and ordinary people have joined their parents' brief greetings to each other. At that time, people's contact and frequent exchanges expressed strong social needs. Folk languages have also been enriched. ...

Nianle: Set things right and have a happy reunion.

Throughout the first half of 1970s, the entertainment theme of the Spring Festival was rather monotonous. During the period of 1977, the situation changed greatly, and the atmosphere of the Spring Festival began to be lively, including sports performances, temple fairs, dances, poetry evenings, literary evenings, concerts and even internal movies. Spring Festival performances are also very rich, with more than 50 kinds. We can not only see domestic films such as Ashima, Peach Blossom Fan and Li Shuangshuang that reappear many years later, but also see newly created dramas in silence. More importantly, we can see feature films from abroad and at home, such as Japanese Chasing, which is unprecedented in openness and richness.

Spring Festival in 1980s: Spring Festival Evening became a new folk custom.

On New Year's Eve, while having a family reunion dinner in jiaozi, the family enjoyed the Spring Festival Gala broadcast live by CCTV ... In the 1980s, China people gradually recognized custom as a unique way to celebrate the festival, which scholars called "new folk custom". The party not only brings the whole family together, but also creates some literary forms, such as sketches. ...

New Year's Eve: Tickets fade out of the vegetable market.

As the saying goes, Chinese New Year is just around the corner. People living in the 1980s have more and more dining tables. At first, the rationed varieties increased, and then the market resumed. What you usually want to eat, you buy it in the market, so people don't know what to eat in the New Year.

New year's goods: three new items come quickly.

Since 1984 imported color TV was out of stock, color TV has become a hot commodity in people's minds. Color TV sets, refrigerators and washing machines are coming to people quickly. The cultural atmosphere of New Year greetings is getting stronger and stronger, and postcards, New Year cards and calendars are becoming popular.

Old customs: Words are full of the flavor of the times.

In the 1980s, people listened to New Year greetings and chats, and they didn't worry about food and clothing, taboos and secrecy. People seem to be getting closer, people's topics are wider and their emotions are higher. An ordinary "Happy New Year to you" has such a rich meaning.

Nianle: greedy to watch the party and make a fool of yourself.

Since Zhao Zhongxiang appeared, the kettle on the stove has been boiling, and no one wants to mention it. People who want to go to the toilet endure it again and again, fearing to miss Ma Ji's cross talk and ChristianRandPhillips' songs, and even more afraid to miss the prize-winning riddles interspersed in the program. After some hard thinking, it's the morning of New Year's Day, and the first thing to do is to send the answer. After the good news from CCTV, we should consider where to visit the temple fair.

Spring Festival in 1990s: Too many ideas, but the taste of the year is weak.

It's an old imperial calendar to watch jiaozi's party at home, and you should have your own personality and originality during the holidays. This made Beijingers feel confused during the Spring Festival: they couldn't book a tour group, they had to pay for shopping in the supermarket, the bowling alley was full, and they wanted to rent a car to go around the suburbs. This car has already been reserved. The Spring Festival has a lot of fun. ...

New Year's Eve: The family dinner moved to the hotel.

After a hard year, it's time to enjoy the Spring Festival food again. Preparing New Year's Eve dinner is a traditional concept of every family. The most common red paper "Spring Festival Rest" during the Spring Festival is gone. It has become a fashion to hold family dinners in restaurants. Instead of being busy at home, it is better to have a solid meal in a restaurant.

New year's goods: chicken, duck and fish play a supporting role

In the 1990s, in the days near the first month, it was difficult to see people who were overwhelmed by "food" in big bags, and they also ate sea cucumbers and squid on weekdays. Now the necessary new year's goods are the golden married couple and the god of wealth in Dafu. People in the "forbidden zone" haven't forgotten to buy a small thing: happy ball. Hundreds of millions of happy balls exploded that Spring Festival, which was both safe and emotional. The mascot is also a new year's goods, 1996 mouse, 1998 tiger. ...

As usual: Health comes first.

During the Spring Festival, stadiums open their doors to welcome guests, ranging from bowling, roller skating and badminton to indoor rock climbing. 64 sports activities have attracted more than 654.38 million Beijingers away from mahjong tables and wine tables. 1997 During the Spring Festival, 50,000 people flocked to the stadium in Beijing.

Happy New Year: New Year travel has become fashionable.

Spring Festival travel rush has changed from a low season to a "golden season". On the 30th anniversary of 1992, five young people who went to Harbin to watch ice lanterns together became news figures, and the concept of having a reunion year was quietly changing. Now, it is very common to get a 50% discount on air tickets for the Spring Festival. 1999, greeting cards became a backward form, because the use of a large amount of paper was not conducive to environmental protection, and electronic greeting cards quietly became popular.

Entering the 2 1 century, reunion is still the theme in 2008. Under the root of the year, the crowd is still rushing to the station to get home before the New Year's Eve. The older generation still has a strong Chinese New Year complex and sticks to the custom of Chinese New Year year after year. Special things such as firecrackers, Spring Festival couplets, blessings, New Year pictures, ancestor worship, New Year greetings and lucky money still weigh heavily in their hearts. However, people still feel that the taste of the year is getting weaker and weaker, year after year ... why?