The origin of the National Day Mid-Autumn Festival is simpler.

At the first meeting of the First National Committee of the China People's Political Consultative Conference, Lu Xun's wife, Member Xu Guangping, said: Member Ma Xulun can't come on leave, and asked me to tell you that the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC) should have a national day, so I hope this Council will decide to make 10 a national day. Mao Zedong said: Suggestions should be made to the government, which should make a decision. 1949 10 On February 2nd, the Central People's Government passed the Resolution on China People's National Day, stipulating that 10/0 is the National Day every year, and this day is the day when the people of China are declared to be founded. Since then, the annual 10 June 1 has become a grand festival celebrated by people of all ethnic groups in China. The anniversary of the founding of New China. Let's explain here that 1949 10 10/month 1. Many people have the impression that the founding ceremony in People's Republic of China (PRC) was held in Tiananmen Square on June 65438+1October 65438+1October 65438+1October 65438. In fact, this impression in people's minds is not accurate. Because the ceremony held in Tiananmen Square on June 1949 10 1 was founding ceremony of the Central People's Government of People's Republic of China (PRC), not founding ceremony. In fact, the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC), that is, the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC), was announced a week before 10 June 1. At that time, it was called "founding ceremony" instead of "founding ceremony". The time is1September 2, 9491day. On this day, Mao Zedong, director of the Preparatory Committee of China People's Political Consultative Conference, announced the birth of the new China in his opening speech at the first session of CPPCC.

The Double Ninth Festival origin

The Double Ninth Festival in September, also known as Double Ninth Festival or Old People's Day. There are many activities in the Double Ninth Festival, such as climbing mountains, enjoying chrysanthemums, drinking chrysanthemum wine, flying kites, eating double ninth cake, inserting dogwood and so on. The Double Ninth Festival, which originated in the Warring States Period, was originally a festive day. The ancients divided everything in heaven and earth into Yin and Yang, with Yin representing darkness and Yang representing light and vitality. Odd numbers are positive and even numbers are negative. Nine is an odd number, so it belongs to Yang. On the ninth day of September, the sun and the moon meet, and the two yang are heavy, so it is called "Chongyang".

The origin of the Dragon Boat Festival

Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanyang Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, is said to be the day when Qu Yuan, a great poet in ancient China and one of the four famous cultural figures in the world, died in Guluo River. For more than two thousand years, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month has become a traditional festival to commemorate Qu Yuan. According to historical records, on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in 278 BC, Qu Yuan, a doctor and patriotic poet of the State of Chu, was saddened by the news that Qin Jun had invaded the capital of the State of Chu. He resolutely wrote the last poem "Huai Sha" and threw himself into the Miluo River. People along the river are racing to salvage with boats, evoking souls along the water surface and throwing zongzi into the river to prevent fish and shrimp from eating into his body. This custom has lasted for more than two thousand years.

The origin of Tomb-Sweeping Day

It is said that the origin of Tomb-Sweeping Day began with the "grave-sweeping" ceremony of ancient emperors and generals. Later, people followed suit, and it became a fixed custom of the Chinese nation to worship ancestors and sweep graves on this day. The name "Tomb-Sweeping Day" also comes from the Tomb-Sweeping Day atmosphere in the twenty-four solar terms of the China lunar calendar. 105 The first day after winter is Qi Tomb-Sweeping Day. Tomb-Sweeping Day gas * * * has 15 days. As it is Tomb-Sweeping Day, the time is after the vernal equinox. At this time, winter has gone, spring is full, the weather is sunny, the fields are bright and clean, and the vitality of nature is everywhere. It is an appropriate word to call this period "Qingming".

The origin of the Mid-Autumn festival

In China's lunar calendar, a year is divided into four seasons, and each season is divided into three parts: Meng, Zhong and Ji, so the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the Mid-Autumn Festival. The moon on August 15 is rounder and brighter than the full moons in other months, so it is also called Mid-Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, August Festival, Moon Chasing Festival, Moon Worship Festival, Daughter's Day or Reunion Festival, which is a popular traditional cultural festival of many ethnic groups in China. On this night, people look up at the bright moon like jade in the sky and naturally look forward to family reunion. Wanderers who are far away from home also take this opportunity to pin their thoughts on their relatives in their hometown. Therefore, Mid-Autumn Festival is also called "Reunion Festival".