A phenomenon was discovered: The Spring Festival in 2025 may be the most "cold" New Year in recent y

In less than two weeks, we will usher in the Spring Festival of 2025. However, some media reported that this year may be the most "cold" New Year in recent years. The main reason is that the migrant workers have stopped returning home, and the number of people returning home at train stations and bus stations has decreased. There are no more people buying New Year goods in supermarkets. Therefore, some people predict that this year's Spring Festival may be the most "cold" New Year in recent years.

In fact, Chinese people have always attached great importance to the Spring Festival. The decline in the "Spring Festival travel rush" and the decline in demand for New Year's goods only indicate that this year's Spring Festival may be the most "cold" one. The deep-seated reasons for this year's Spring Festival being the most "cold" are mainly the following three:

First, I don’t have money in my pocket and don’t want to celebrate the New Year.

Whenever business people get together, they complain that it is getting harder and harder to make money. At the same time, many companies are laying off employees and cutting salaries, and employees are losing their income or losing their jobs. What is even more worrying is that according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, the unemployment rate for urban workers aged 16-24 reached an astonishing 16.1% from January to November last year.

When people's incomes are reduced or they are unemployed, they often choose to cut down on unnecessary expenses during the Spring Festival. For example, they don't buy things that are optional. Therefore, the prices of cherries, pork, vegetables, etc. fell to varying degrees before the Spring Festival this year, which was also expected.

At the same time, many migrant workers, who did not make much money last year, feel that the round-trip fare to return home is too high. Even if they go back, they still have to give New Year's money to their younger generations, which puts them under great financial pressure, so they simply spend the New Year in the city. Therefore, whether it is city dwellers or migrant workers, they have no money, so it is understandable that many people are afraid of the New Year.

Second, the New Year atmosphere is gone, and I can’t be happy during the New Year.

In the past, everyone felt that the Spring Festival was particularly happy, mainly on New Year's Eve, the whole family gathered together, had a New Year's Eve dinner, watched the Spring Festival Gala, and then went out to set off firecrackers and fireworks. Children could also receive New Year's money. Now, the reason why everyone feels that the New Year atmosphere is gone is mainly due to the following three reasons:

First, in the past when materials were scarce, many foods could only be eaten during the Spring Festival. Now that materials are abundant, many foods that were eaten during the Spring Festival in the past can now be eaten frequently. As a result, everyone feels that the Spring Festival is no different from ordinary days, and the flavor of the New Year is gone.

Secondly, in the past, every family would set off fireworks and firecrackers during the Spring Festival, and they would feel the festive atmosphere. Now, citizens are not allowed to set off fireworks and firecrackers in any place, and violators will be punished. This is mainly to protect the air environment, prevent fires, and avoid injuries. Without fireworks and firecrackers, it is not difficult to understand why people feel that the New Year is not festive.

Third, in the past, before the Spring Festival, every household would make new year's goods such as bacon, cured fish, and air-dried duck. Now, few people do that. Everyone can go to a nearby supermarket to buy them, which not only saves time and effort, but is also not expensive.

Third, the way of celebrating the New Year has eliminated the flavor of the New Year.

In the past, the whole family gathered together to eat New Year's Eve dinner, and in the following days, they would pay New Year's greetings to the elders and give New Year's money to the children. But now it is different. Many people in the city like to travel during the Spring Festival holiday. And migrant workers like to bring their parents in the countryside to live in the city, after all, the conditions for celebrating the festival in the city are better than in the countryside.

As a result, both the city and the countryside seem particularly "deserted". In addition, in the past, many people would greet each other in order to enhance their relationship, but now fewer people visit each other in person, and instead send each other holiday greetings through online chat tools. As a result, the flavor of the Spring Festival has become even weaker.