现行国家法定节假日为何要调整（Why the current national holidays to adjust）.doc

现行国家法定节假日为何要调整（Why the current national holidays to adjust） According to Xinhua news agency, Beijing, December 16 on the revised national holidays and festivals, the national development and Reform Commission responsible person said that the current national legal holiday arrangement there is a lack of traditional culture, the holidays is too concentrated, with holidays instead of personal holiday three deficiencies, need to be adjusted. The responsible person said, festivals and holidays are two related but different concepts. Generally speaking, a national holiday and there may be many, but not all of the festivals can become a holiday. When a holiday is on the national historic background and profound cultural connotation, the government and folk arrangements have important celebrations, will it be possible to become a national holiday. The first is the national legal holiday festival, before the holiday, is a national public holiday to determine the form of the national law. The official pointed out that with the passage of time and the further development of economy and society, the current statutory holidays followinglimitations: One is the traditional culture is still lacking. China is an ancient civilization with a history of thousands of years, the long history and has formed a number of generations, the distinctive culture of the Chinese nations traditional festival, but Chinas current legal holidays only Spring Festival is a traditional festival, Qingming, Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid Autumn Festival, new years Eve, the Lantern Festival and other traditional festivals are not included in the statutory holidays. Has the rich cultural connotation and significance of these traditional festivals, if not the legal holiday, the folk will be a series of activities organized by the residents, contradiction between life and work in a certain extent. Two is the legal holiday arrangement is too concentrated. In the current 10 days statutory holidays, 9 days concent