China has another festival!

On June 21, the State Council issued the "Reply on the Approval of the Establishment of the "Chinese Farmers Harvest Festival"", and agreed to set up the annual Lunar Calendar as the "Chinese Farmers Harvest Festival" from 2018.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Han Changfu said this

Why set up?

The "Chinese Farmers Harvest Festival" is not a general holiday, but hundreds of millions of farmers celebrate the harvest.

The festival of enjoying the harvest is also a vivid embodiment of the Fengdeng of the grain and the peace of the country. The establishment of the "Chinese Farmers Harvest Festival" has great practical significance and far-reaching historical significance.

First, it is conducive to further highlighting the important position of the "three rural" work.

Second, it is conducive to enhancing the sense of honor, happiness and gain of hundreds of millions of farmers.

Third, it is conducive to the inheritance and promotion of Chinese farming civilization and excellent cultural traditions.

Why is it in the autumn?

From the perspective of the solar terms, the spring harvest is autumn, the spring and autumn are real, and the autumnal season is fruitful and fruitful, which can best reflect the harvest. In addition, as one of the 24 solar terms, the autumnal equinox is equally divided into the day and night, and the autumn is high and cool. It is an important season for autumn harvest, autumn farming, and autumn farming. It is also a good time for rice fragrant, crab, yellow, and autumn.

From a regional perspective, China has a vast territory and abundant products. The harvest seasons vary from place to place, but most of the places are in the fall, and autumn harvest crops are big. Therefore, we take the autumn and the south as the "Chinese Farmers Harvest Festival", which is convenient for the participation of urban and rural people and peasants, and is also conducive to demonstrating the fruitful harvest of agriculture, including scientific and technological achievements and the creation of farmers, with distinctive characteristics of farming.