What festivals are there in January?

New Year's Day, a festival in China, is called "New Year" in most countries in the world and is the first day of the Gregorian calendar. The word "New Year" first appeared in the Book of Jin. In ancient China, the first day of the twelfth lunar month and the first day of October were regarded as New Year's Day, and the first day of the twelfth lunar month and the first day of October were 1 of the lunar calendar, which was extended. The Republic of China began in Gregorian calendar 65438+ 10/,1 949, and was defined as "Spring Festival" in lunar calendar 65438+ 10/,so New Year's Day is also called "new calendar year" and "solar calendar year" in China. The word "Chinese New Year" is a local product of China, which has been used for more than 4,000 years. In order to distinguish between the two New Years, and in view of the fact that the "beginning of spring" in the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar is just around the Lunar New Year, the first day of the first lunar month was renamed the Spring Festival, and the Gregorian calendar 1 day was designated as the beginning of the New Year, which became a national legal holiday.

65438+1October 4th-a black day;

The first Sunday in January on the Gregorian calendar is Black Day. Black Festival is a festival approved by the Organization of African Unity and determined by the African Cultural Association. In this festival, most black people spend their time with their own unique cultural customs.

65438+10.5-slight cold solar terms;

Slight cold is the 23rd in 24 solar terms, the end of calendar month and the beginning of ugly month. The time point is between June 5438+1October 5-7, and the sun is at 285. For China, a slight cold marks the beginning of the coldest day of the year. According to China's meteorological data, slight cold is the lowest temperature solar term, and the temperature of great cold is lower than slight cold in only a few years.

Slight cold, like severe cold, mild summer heat, severe summer heat and intense summer heat, are all solar terms indicating temperature changes. The characteristic of slight cold is that the weather is getting cold, but it is not cold yet. The "March 9th" in the middle of winter is basically within this solar term, so there is a saying that "slight cold is better than severe cold". This is because on the solstice of last winter, the surface received the least sunlight and heat, but the heat in the deep soil supplemented this, so it was not the coldest time of the year. After the winter solstice, around March 9, the heat in the deep soil is also exhausted. Although the sunshine and heat increased slightly, it still made ends meet, so the lowest temperature in the whole year appeared.

65438+1October 20-Great Cold Solar Term;

The Great Cold is the last of the 24 solar terms. Every year around 65438+10.20, when the sun reaches 300, it is a severe cold. Twenty-four solar terms: "In mid-December, I met before (slight cold)." Time-sharing, time-sharing, time-sharing and time-sharing quote three rites and meanings: "Great cold is the middle, shaped by slight cold, so it is called great ... extremely cold, so it is called great cold." At this time, the cold wave frequently goes south, which is the coldest period of the year in most parts of China. The wind is strong, the temperature is low, and the snow on the ground does not melt, showing a cold scene of ice and snow. During this period, railway, post and telecommunications, petroleum, shipping and other departments should pay special attention to take measures to prevent severe weather such as strong winds and blizzards as soon as possible. Agriculture should strengthen the cold and antifreeze of livestock and wintering crops.

65438+1October 25th-World Leprosy Prevention Day (65438+1last Sunday of October);

The last Sunday of June 65438+ 10 is World Leprosy Prevention Day every year. This is a festival initiated by 1953 and established by the World Health Organization. Many countries in the world hold various activities on this day, aiming at mobilizing all social forces to help leprosy patients overcome difficulties in life and work and strive for more rights.

1996 The World Health Organization decided to take the last Sunday of 1 every year as the International Leprosy Festival, in order to let the whole world know that leprosy can be cured, and the fear and discrimination against leprosy patients in the past can no longer be sustained, and appealed to people to lend a helping hand. The annual International Leprosy Festival organized by the member countries of the International Federation of Leprosy Relief Societies has quickly won the support of people all over the world and the recognition and response of governments all over the world. Up to now, 150 countries and regions around the world have held celebrations, thus becoming a global festival. 1987165438+1On October 27th, the China Leprosy Prevention and Control Association decided that from 1988, the International Leprosy Festival would also be regarded as the China Leprosy Festival. 1996 The Ministry of Health is hereinafter referred to as "World Leprosy Prevention Day", and issues the theme of China every year, and various localities carry out extensive celebrations to safeguard leprosy prevention and care for leprosy patients.

65438+1October 27th-Laba Festival;

Laba Festival, commonly known as "Laba". In the traditional festivals of the Han nationality, there are folk customs of eating Laba porridge and soaking Laba garlic (in some places, laba rice). In Henan and other places, Laba porridge, also known as "everyone's meal", is a holiday food custom to commemorate the national hero Yue Fei.

Laba Festival, also known as Lari Festival, Bala Festival and Wanghoula Festival, was originally a sacrificial ceremony to celebrate the harvest and thank ancestors and gods (including door gods, household gods, house gods, kitchen gods and well gods). In addition to ancestor worship, there is also the custom of beating drums to drive away epidemics in witchcraft activities in Xinhua and other areas of Hunan Province. Later it evolved into a religious festival to commemorate the enlightenment of Buddha Sakyamuni. The Xia dynasty called Lari "Jiaping", the Shang dynasty called it "moss" and the Zhou dynasty called it "big wax". Because it is held in December, it is called the twelfth lunar month, and La Worship is called the twelfth lunar month. The twelfth lunar month in the pre-Qin period was the third day after the establishment of the winter solstice, and it was fixed on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month in the Southern and Northern Dynasties.