On the 22nd, the 78th United Nations General Assembly unanimously passed a resolution to designate the Spring Festival (Lunar New Year) as a United Nations holiday, which was warmly welcomed and supported by United Nations member states and Secretariat staff. Nowadays, many countries and regions regard the Spring Festival as a legal holiday, and about one-fifth of the global population celebrates the Spring Festival in various forms. Why is Spring Festival listed as a United Nations holiday? What does becoming a United Nations holiday mean? What kind of world charm does Spring Festival have? What are the customs for United Nations holidays? At the United Nations headquarters in New York, holidays are divided into two types: official holidays and "floating holidays". On official holidays, the United Nations headquarters is closed, and except for a few security personnel who must remain on duty, no one else is allowed to work. "Floating holidays" are additional benefits set up for specific groups of people, and staff can choose specific "floating holidays" for compensatory leave based on their religious beliefs or cultural background. United Nations "floating holidays" generally do not arrange important activities, but specific departments such as the Security Council may sometimes arrange meetings on such holidays due to work needs. Taking 2023 as an example, the United Nations has a total of 9 official holidays, including global public holidays such as New Year's Day and the official federal holidays of the host country, the United States; Important religious holidays, such as Christmas, Eid al Fitr, and Eid al Adha, are also official holidays of the United Nations. There are a total of 8 floating holidays this year, mainly religious and cultural holidays. On the 22nd, the 78th United Nations General Assembly unanimously passed a resolution called "Allocation of Meeting Time and Place", which designated the Lunar New Year (Spring Festival) as a United Nations holiday. As a "floating holiday", the resolution proposes that United Nations agencies located at United Nations headquarters and other workplaces celebrating this holiday avoid holding meetings on the day of the Spring Festival, and encourages future drafting of meeting schedules to take into account this holiday arrangement. What is the significance of becoming a United Nations holiday? As pointed out in the UN General Assembly resolution, many UN member states celebrate the Spring Festival, which is of great significance. The Secretary General of the United Nations issues annual Spring Festival greetings. Dai Bing, Charg é d'affaires of the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations, stated that China's promotion of the Spring Festival as a United Nations holiday is a practical action to implement the Global Civilization Initiative and promote respect for the diversity of world civilizations. The Spring Festival has officially become a United Nations holiday, fully demonstrating the dissemination and influence of Chinese civilization and Eastern culture, which will help promote exchanges and mutual learning among different civilizations around the world, and reflect the diverse and inclusive cultural values advocated by the United Nations. Chen Guoli, a Thai music teacher from the Hakka region of Guangdong, said that the UN General Assembly resolution to establish the Lunar New Year as a holiday reflects the international community's emphasis on Chinese and Eastern culture. "In the past, Western festivals became a global festival, but now the international community is increasingly recognizing and recognizing the importance of Chinese and Eastern cultures to human civilization. This reflects the mutual respect and understanding between the East and the West at the cultural level, and is a good start to promote cultural exchange and cultural exchange between the East and the West." said Yuki Izukawa, a special researcher at the Institute of Regional Studies at the University of Okinawa in Japan, "celebrating the Spring Festival is a traditional way of life in the entire East Asian region, and Okinawa still retains the custom of celebrating the Spring Festival. I am very happy to learn that the Spring Festival has been included in the United Nations holiday."
Edit：Hu Sen Ming Responsible editor：Li Xi
Source：XinhuaNet
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