Festive atmosphere

Looking at various festivals in China in a year, it is not difficult to find that their rich contents are directly related to the periodic changes of climate in nature. The time distribution of festivals has the regularity corresponding to the climate change of four seasons, such as Spring Festival and Lantern Festival in spring. Laba in winter, offering sacrifices to the stove; Dragon Boat Festival and Clothing Festival in summer; Autumn Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival, etc. Today, festival culture has become a precious and heavy cultural heritage inherited by contemporary people from their ancestors, and it is also an important part of China traditional culture, in which climate plays a key role. Monsoon climate and festival culture are almost different from festivals in western countries and are related to religious beliefs. The richness of traditional festivals in China is directly related to the periodic changes of natural ecological environment. Actually,

Festivals are an adjustment and adaptation to people's living conditions, and this adjustment and adaptation is reflected in the harmony between people's life activities and the natural climate rhythm in China. China has a folk custom of "Spring Prayer and Autumn Newspaper" since ancient times, which is closely related to the monsoon climate in China. Under the influence of monsoon climate, traditional China has become a typical agricultural country.

Traditional festivals in China are closely related to the rhythm change of agricultural ecology and its climate background, which is an important feature of festival culture in China. As far as monsoon climate conditions in most parts of China are concerned, spring is the season of sowing. At this time, the summer monsoon gradually strengthened, the temperature and humidity gradually increased, and the crops gradually entered the vigorous growth period; Autumn, on the other hand, means harvest, because the winter wind gradually strengthens, the temperature and humidity gradually decrease, and plants and crops enter the season of low biomass production. The quality of a year is very important to both the country and the individual. Therefore, farmers pray for God's blessing in spring and hope to have a good harvest after autumn. After the autumn harvest, I want to thank God. Therefore, Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival have become the two most important festivals for our people. Spring goes to winter, and it goes on and on. Buddha washing festival in April, Dragon Boat Festival in May, Dressing Festival in June, Chinese Valentine's Day and Mid-Autumn Festival in July, Mid-Autumn Festival in August, and Double Ninth Festival in September, all of which are related to natural climate festivals, or to characteristic climate and environmental factors (such as dragon boat water in rainy season in May, strong sunshine in June, and refreshing climate in September). ), or to the birthday of god created by man himself.