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Sep 25,2025

The historical development of festival costumes is closely related to the evolution of human civilization. Different regions and festivals have their unique development trends in costumes. The following are some common historical developments in festival costumes: Chinese Spring Festival: The history of Spring Festival costumes can be traced back to the ancient times, initially related to rituals such as sacrifice and exorcism. During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, people already had the custom of wearing specific clothing on important festivals. During the Han and Tang dynasties, the Spring Festival gradually took shape, and "eliminating the old and replacing the new" became an important concept. The "Book of Later Han" recorded that "when the age of Dan is over, new clothes should be replaced in the room". During the Song and Yuan dynasties, red became the main color of the Spring Festival. The Song Dynasty's "Dream of the East" recorded the scene of "selling red and green silk as spring flags in the streets" during the Spring Festival. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the customs of Spring Festival clothing were established, and concepts such as "New Year's New Clothes" and "Red Clothes for Auspiciousness" were deeply ingrained in people's minds, forming a complex system of wearing different clothing according to age, gender, and status. In addition to clothing, other Spring Festival costumes such as pasting couplets and hanging lanterns have gradually formed customs, which symbolize good luck, exorcism, and disaster avoidance. China's Loong Boat Festival: The Dragon Boat Festival clothing culture has a long history. In the Han Dynasty, the Dragon Boat Festival had become a national festival. From the Tang Dynasty to the late Tang Dynasty, the five dynasties formed a clothing system. The patterns of Dragon Boat Festival costumes are rich and colorful, such as "Ai Hu" and "Five Poisons", which are still used in children's clothing design today. Dragon Boat Festival accessories are also full of vitality, with long life threads made of five colored silk, symbolizing the elimination of evil spirits and the protection of health; Fragrant sachets come in various shapes, with elderly people often wearing floral shaped sachets symbolizing auspiciousness, while children prefer to wear sachets with patterns or designs of birds and animals. Western Christmas: The Christmas tree is an important decorative element of Christmas, and it is said to have first appeared on the Roman festival of Saturnalia in mid December. In the 8th century AD, German missionary Nicholas used a fir tree to worship the Holy Infant. Subsequently, Germans celebrated December 24th as a holiday for Adam and Eve and placed the "Garden Tree" symbolizing the Garden of Eden at home. In the 16th century, religious reformer Martin Luther designed a Christmas tree with candles and balls in the home. In the 18th century, Christmas trees began to become popular among German Lutheran believers, and in the 19th century, they became popular throughout Germany and gradually spread to other countries such as England and the United States. The initial Christmas tree decorations were candles, candies, and colorful pastries, hung on branches with ribbons and paper chains, and later became increasingly diverse in decoration. Western Halloween: Halloween costumes originated from the ancient Celtic "Day of the Dead", when people wore strange costumes to drive away evil spirits. Since at least the 16th century, there has been a tradition of "mumming and guiding" during festivals, where people wear costumes or costumes and go door-to-door to recite poetry in exchange for food. They believe that this can bring good luck, otherwise it will bring misfortune. Initially, people may impersonate the aos í or the souls of the dead, or dress themselves up with ashes from the sacred bonfire by blackening their faces. By the 1930s, costumes based on characters in popular media such as movies, literature, and radio had become popular.

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