August Festival 20 18 What festivals are there in August?

August is the eighth month of the solar year, with a total of 3 1 day. In most parts of our country, August is hot and rainy, hot and humid, but it is also the transition season from summer to autumn, so let the old calendar introduce you to what festivals are there in August.

Army Day, a national statutory holiday, some citizens can have a holiday.

Gregorian calendar: Wednesday, 20 1 August 01Sunday.

Lunar calendar: June 20, 2065438+2008.

The Provisional Central Government of chinese soviet republic decided to set August 65438 as the anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), it was renamed Army Day of China People's Liberation Army.

Beginning of autumn is one of the 24 solar terms.

Gregorian calendar: Tuesday, August 7, 20 18.

Lunar calendar: 2065438+2008 Lunar June (small) 26th.

Beginning of autumn is the 13 solar term among the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar, and the first solar term in autumn marks the official start of the Qiu Meng season. The ancients in China divided beginning of autumn into three periods: the first period, cool breeze; Second, the Millennium falls; Waiting for three times is chilling.

Qixi Festival

Gregorian calendar: 20 18 August 17 Friday.

Lunar calendar: 20 18, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.

On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, China Valentine's Day, also known as Begging for Cleverness Festival, is a traditional cultural festival popular in China and other countries in the Chinese character cultural circle. According to legend, on the evening of the 7th or 6th day of the seventh lunar month in ancient China, women begged the Weaver Maid for wisdom and ingenuity in the courtyard, so they were called "begging for wisdom". It originated from the worship of nature and women's begging for wisdom, and was later given the legend of cowherd and weaver girl, making it a festival symbolizing love.

On May 20th, 2006, China Valentine's Day was listed in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage by People's Republic of China (PRC).

Summer is one of the 24 solar terms.

Gregorian calendar: Thursday, August 23rd, 20 18.

Lunar calendar: July 20 18 13.

Summer is the14th solar term in the twenty-four solar terms of the lunar calendar, and it is a festival when the sun reaches 150 every year. The arrival of summer solar terms means that people are about to enter the autumn with meteorological significance, and the temperature in the area north of the Yellow River in China has gradually decreased since then. The ancients in China divided the summer heat into three periods: first, the eagle was a sacrificial bird; Second, wait for heaven and earth to start work; Three Hou he naideng.

Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional folk festival.

Gregorian calendar: Saturday, August 25th, 20 18.

Lunar calendar: July 20 18 15.

Mid-Autumn Festival, usually called Ghost Festival, Shigu and July 30th, is called Orchid Festival in Buddhism. It, together with New Year's Eve, Tomb-Sweeping Day and Chung Yeung Festival, is called the three traditional ancestor worship festivals in China. It is also a traditional cultural festival popular in various countries in the Chinese character cultural circle. According to folklore, all ghosts will be released in the underworld on the Mid-Autumn Festival, and ghost worship activities are widely carried out everywhere.