1. Adhere to the combination of ideological guidance and cultural connotation: patriotism education in the new era should adhere to the correct direction of ensuring cultural connotation with ideological guidance, continuously expand the depth and breadth of ideological guidance with cultural connotation, and realize the organic unity of Bacon's soul-building and enlightenment.
2. Adhere to the combination of educational guidance and practical cultivation: educational guidance is the premise and foundation, and pays attention to the study of patriotic knowledge and theory; Practice is the purpose and destination, emphasizing understanding patriotism in real social life.
3. Adhere to the combination of distinctive themes and integration into daily life: distinctive themes are focused and instructive; Integrate into daily life, with wide coverage and great radiation. Patriotism education should not only have a clear theme, but also be integrated into daily life, link the requirements of the times of the party and the country with the actual production and life of the people, and unify explicit indoctrination with implicit infiltration.
4. Insist on combining local conditions with practical results, which embodies the organic unity of patriotism education process and results. Only by adapting to local conditions can we achieve practical results, and paying attention to practical results must be adapted to local conditions.
Patriotism refers to the positive support attitude of individuals or collectives to the motherland, which reveals the dependence of individuals on the motherland and is the unity of people's sense of belonging, identity, dignity and honor to the motherland, nation and culture. It is manifested in national self-esteem and self-confidence, as well as the spirit of dedication to defending the motherland and striving for its independence and prosperity.