Ministry of Foreign Affairs: I sincerely hope that people of all countries will share the "Happy Spring Festival" together.

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 5 (Reporter Dong Xue, Liu Yang) Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on the 5th that he congratulated the successful application of the Spring Festival. Sincerely hope that people of all countries will celebrate the "Spring Festival moment" and share the "Happy Spring Festival".

At the regular press conference that day, a reporter asked: We have noticed that at the 19th regular session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage held in Asunción, Paraguay on the 4th, the "Spring Festival - Chinese People's Social Practice of Celebrating the Traditional New Year" declared by China passed the review and was included in the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. What is your comment?

"We congratulate you on your successful application!" Mr. Lin said. "The Spring Festival is the oldest and most important traditional festival in Chinese culture. It is also an important time to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, and to reunite families. I believe everyone is familiar with the Spring Festival customs of writing lucky characters, pasting Spring Festival couplets, making dumplings, and dancing dragons and lions."

Lin Jian said that the Spring Festival contains the value pursuit of peace, harmony and harmony between the Chinese nation and Chinese civilization, which is both Chinese and global. At present, nearly 20 countries in the world have designated the Lunar New Year as a legal holiday, and about one-fifth of the world's population celebrates the Lunar New Year in different forms. Last year, the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly also designated the Lunar New Year as a United Nations holiday.

Lin Jian said that the Spring Festival of the Year of the Snake will be ushered in in more than a month. We welcome all journalists and friends from all over the world to experience the rich and colorful Spring Festival culture in China. We also sincerely hope that conflicts around the world will be eliminated, different civilizations will coexist in harmony, and people from all over the world will know each other and meet each other. Celebrate the "Spring Festival Moment" and share the "Happy Spring Festival" together!