On The Commemoration Of Red Festivals In Shandong Base Area During The Democratic Revolution

As a carrier of traditional Chinese culture,festivals are closely related to the unique chronological festivals,folk beliefs,and agricultural activities of the Chinese people.Traditional festivals at the age of the year are the result of collective creation by the people,mainly including the Spring Festival,Qingming Festival,Dragon Boat Festival,and Mid Autumn Festival.The people relax their mood,release pressure,and express their longing for a better life by participating in various festival activities.Even in the war years,people were still enthusiastic about festivals,so festivals,as an effective means of social mobilization,gradually attracted the attention of the CPC.While recognizing traditional folk festivals,the Party creatively introduced and developed many new festivals with revolutionary and modern significance,and endowed them with more political significance,gradually forming the unique red festival culture of the Communist Party of China.Red festivals such as "July 1st","July 7th",and "August 1st" are records of key nodes and major historical events in the history of the Party.By holding various commemorative ceremonies and activities during the red festivals,the masses can deepen their understanding of the Party’s political propositions and mass work,and have a positive effect on shaping the Party’s image,establishing its authority,and expanding its influence,At the same time,it also promoted the popularization of Marxism and the cultural construction of the vast revolutionary base areas.As one of the earliest areas in China where Communist Party organizations were established,Shandong actively responded to the call of the Party Central Committee during both the period of resistance against Japan and the period of the War of Liberation,and made many beneficial explorations and attempts in promoting the development of red festival commemorations and effectively mobilizing the masses.It is in the process of participating in the Red Festival that the people have strengthened their collective cohesion,inspired revolutionary fighting spirit,and made important contributions to the victory of the cause of the War of Resistance.The establishment and celebration of Red Festivals in the new era still have important significance for the development of the country and society.Whether the country establishes the Memorial Day of the Victory of the Anti Japanese War in the form of legislation or solemnly holds commemorative activities such as the National Day and the Party Day,it shows that the commemorative activities of the Red Festival still meet the needs of today’s era.The research on the commemoration of red festivals in Shandong since the Anti Japanese War is mainly carried out from the following aspects:Firstly,it analyzes the background of commemorating the Red Festival in the Shandong base area from various aspects,including the fact that the Shandong people have been oppressed by imperialism such as Japan and have a profound revolutionary tradition since modern times,the need for the Party to strengthen the construction of the base area against the background of the struggle between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party,the importance of the Party’s strengthening cultural propaganda through festival activities during the War of Resistance Against Japan,and the reference to Soviet Russia’s red resources.Secondly,a brief review of the form and content of the red festival in the Shandong revolutionary base area is made.The forms of commemoration are very rich and can be divided into three types,mainly textual commemoration,artistic commemoration,and behavioral commemoration.From the perspective of content,the early Red Festivals in the Shandong Revolutionary Base mainly commemorated the leaders and events of the international communist movement,and later gradually attached importance to the commemoration of major domestic Red Festivals,such as the "July 1st" Party Building Day,the "August 1st" Army Building Day,and the commemoration of mass festivals such as the "March 8th","May 1st",and "May 4th" for workers and young women.Finally,the significance of commemorating the Red Festival in Shandong revolutionary base areas is explained from four aspects: the party,government,military,and people.First,it has created a good image of the Party and promoted the development and expansion of the Party organization in Shandong;The second is to promote the implementation of the Party’s policies in the revolutionary base areas of Shandong,which is conducive to the Party’s expression of political opinions,political mobilization,and promotion of the development and construction of the revolutionary base areas;The third is to continuously enhance the people’s recognition of the Party,stimulate the revolutionary enthusiasm of the masses,and mobilize the ideological consciousness of the masses to actively participate in the war and serve the War of Resistance;Fourth,the army and people of Shandong shared a common hatred and ultimately won the War of Resistance.