August Festival 20 18 What festivals are there in August?

August is the eighth month of the solar calendar year, and * * * has 3 1 day. In most parts of China, August is hot and rainy, and it's hot and humid, but it's also a transitional season between summer and autumn, so let the old calendar tell you about the festivals in August 20 18.

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

Gregorian calendar: 20 18 August 0 1 Wednesday

Lunar calendar: June 20, 2065438+2008.

1933, 1 1 In July, the Chinese Soviet * * and the provisional central government of People's Republic of China (PRC) decided to take August 1 as the anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army on the basis of previous proposals of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), this anniversary was renamed the 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: June 26th, 2065438+2008.

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 was a cool breeze; Second, the white dew falls; Third class, 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 popular traditional cultural festival in China and other countries in the Chinese character cultural circle. According to legend, on the night of the seventh or sixth day of the seventh lunar month in ancient China, women begged Vega for wisdom and intelligence in the courtyard, so they were called "begging for cleverness". 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 the summer solar term 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 the beginning of heaven and earth; 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 Double Ninth 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, on the Mid-Autumn Festival, all ghosts will be released in the underworld, and ghost worship activities will be widely carried out in various places.