新年是中华民族最隆重、最富有特色的传统节日。它源远流长,历史悠久,它的普遍性、隆重性及其所负载的文化内涵是其它任何节日所不能比拟的。笔者在文中就其构成、由来、风俗及其文化意义作了较详细的探讨。文中作者认为新年的由来是先人出于祭祀、庆祝丰收和制定历法的需要;它的构成有狭义和广义之分。伴随着其多采多姿的习俗,它所负载的文化意义主要有四海一家的归属感,天人合一的和谐性和人文精神的觉醒性。 New Year is the most solemn and most characteristic traditional festival of the Chinese nation. It has a long history and a long history. Its universality, grandness and the cultural connotation it loads are unmatched by any other festival. The author made a more detailed discussion on its composition, origin, custom and cultural significance in the article. The author believes that the origin of the New Year is the ancestor’s sacrifices, to celebrate the harvest and the need to make the calendar; its composition is narrow and broad. With its diverse customs, the cultural meanings it carries are mainly the sense of belonging of the four seas, the harmony of man and nature, and the awakening of humanistic spirit.