Festivals have always been an important part of life and culture. In the modern age, new festivals have appeared over time. Some of the new festivals came from other parts of the world;some appeared just because of the interesting meanings of the dates.
International Women's Day, International Museum Day and International Nurses' Day are currently celebrated around the world. These are mostly days for a specific group of people or a specific field. These festivals didn't start in China, but we celebrate them in a Chinese way. For example, many Chinese students call International Women's Day "Girls' Day" or "Queens' Day". On this day, they have an interesting practice. They come up with interesting activity ideas, such as doing make—up or dressing up in Hanfu.
Other new festivals include 520 Day, Eating Day(May 17th), Cute Day(October 10th)and Double 11 Day.520 is a short form of the day of May 20th. In Chinese, it sounds a lot like "I love you" and 517 sounds like "I want to eat". And the Chinese words for October l0th look like the Chinese word "萌(meng)", which means "cute". Double 11 Day is also known as Singles' Day, because the date November 11th or "11. 11" is all about the number "I". So Double 11 Day is about single". People in China have celebrated Double 11 Day for a few years. And it is now one of the biggest shopping days in the world.
For many young people, new festivals seem to be a lot more interesting than the old ones. But whether they are old or new, festivals always offer a great excuse for us to take a minute and appreciate life with our loved ones.