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What is the inheritance and significance of traditional festivals in China?

The inheritance and significance of traditional festivals in China are:

Traditional festivals are an important carrier of inheriting excellent history and culture, which can not only increase people's knowledge and benefit from festivals, but also help to show culture, carry forward virtues, cultivate sentiments and carry forward traditions.

Folk festivals are the product of the evolution and development of human civilization, and most festival customs have already appeared in ancient times. The formation process of traditional festivals is the process of precipitation and cohesion of Chinese history and culture. We can't forget the historical significance of traditional festivals in China just because foreign festivals are popular.

List of traditional festivals in China;

The traditional festivals in China mainly include Spring Festival (the first day of the first month), Lantern Festival (the fifteenth day of the first month), Dragon Head Raising (the second day of February), Shangsi Festival (the third day of the third lunar month), Tomb-Sweeping Day (around the fifth lunar month) and Dragon Boat Festival (the fifth day of the fifth lunar month).

China Valentine's Day (the seventh day of the seventh lunar month), July 30 (the 14th/15th of the seventh lunar month), Mid-Autumn Festival (the 15th of the eighth lunar month), Double Ninth Festival (the 9th of the ninth lunar month), Winter Solstice Festival (Gregorian calendar 65438+ February 2 1 ~ 23), New Year's Eve (the last day of the year), etc.