Chinese New Year in Historical Retrospective
New Year, or Spring festival, originated in China about four thousand years ago and, having experienced all the vicissitudes of the historical process, of political and economic reforms, is maintained until the beginning of the XXI century. All attempts by the authorities to overcome the desire of the peole to celebrate Chinese New Year in accordance with lunar calendar had failed. Modernization and globalization did not eliminate folk customs from everyday life of the population. This confirms the conservatism of traditions in comparison with the economic dynamism of life.