中国传统节日作为传统文化当中的组成部分,既是对文化的传承,也是珍贵的教育资源,我们应该充分发挥其思想政治教育功能为新社会服务。文章从探究传统节日的文化内涵出发,介绍了传统节日文化的物质层面和精神层面。研究物质层面时突出其中的饮食文化和祭祀文化,谈到其精神层面时则重点介绍了传统节日文化体系的贵和尚美、天人合一、贵人伦在内的灵魂精髓。通过对传统节日文化中蕴含的精髓进行总结归纳,提炼出其中的思想政治教育功能,讨论叙述传统节日可以对青少年进行人伦亲情教育、和谐社会教育和爱国主义教育依据理由。我们要利用传统节日弘扬中国传统文化,并自觉建立守护精神家园意识,不但要将中国的传统节日做为展示和传播优秀民族精神的文化阵地,也要使之成为弘扬和培育民族精神的文化载体,更要成为满足人民群众日益增长的精神生活和文化生活的重要渠道。[1] As an integral part of traditional culture, traditional Chinese festivals are not only the inheritance of culture but also precious educational resources. We should give full play to their ideological and political education functions to serve the new society. Starting from exploring the cultural connotation of traditional festivals, the article introduces the material and spiritual aspects of traditional festival culture. When studying the material aspect, it emphasizes the food culture and sacrificial culture among them. When it comes to the spiritual aspect, it mainly introduces the essence of the soul of noble and beautiful, the harmony between man and nature and the humanity of traditional festival and culture. By summarizing and summarizing the essence contained in the traditional festival culture, the function of the ideological and political education is summarized, and the discussion of the traditional festival can justify adolescents’ affection and affection education, harmonious society education and patriotism education. We must make use of traditional festivals to promote Chinese traditional culture and consciously establish a consciousness of guarding the spiritual homeland. We should not only regard China’s traditional festivals as a cultural front for displaying and spreading outstanding national spirits, but also serve as a cultural carrier for carrying forward and nurturing the national spirit But also serve as an important channel for meeting the growing spiritual and cultural life of the people. [1]