What are the festivals and customs in May, July, August and September?

1, Dragon Boat Festival in May, which originated in China, was originally a festival for disease control and epidemic prevention. Before the Spring and Autumn Period in Wuyue, there was a custom of holding tribal totem sacrifices in the form of dragon boat races on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Later, because the poet Qu Yuan died in the Miluo River, it became a traditional festival in China to commemorate Qu Yuan. In some areas, Wu Zixu and Cao E are also commemorated.

2. July is Valentine's Day in China, also known as Begging for Clevership Festival, Seven Clever Festival or Seven Sisters's Birthday, which started in the Han Dynasty and is a traditional cultural festival popular in China and other countries. According to legend, women ask Vega for help in the courtyard on the evening of the seventh or sixth day of the seventh lunar month, so it is called "being clever". It originated from the worship of nature and women's embroidery, and was later given the legend of cowherd and weaver girl, becoming one of the most romantic festivals. The festival produced women's embroidery, praying for longevity, worshiping Seven Sisters, showing flowers and fruits, embroidery and other activities. And spread to Japan, the Korean peninsula, Vietnam and other countries with Chinese cultural circles.

Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15, also known as Moon Festival, Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, August Festival, Moon Chasing Festival, Moon Playing Festival, Moon Worship Festival, Daughter's Day or Reunion Festival, is a popular traditional cultural festival among many nationalities and countries in China Chinese character cultural circle, and it falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. Because its value is only half that of Sanqiu, it is named, and some places set the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 16.

September Double Ninth Festival, also known as Double Ninth Festival, Sunbathing Autumn Festival and "Treading Autumn", is a traditional festival of Han nationality. Celebrating the Double Ninth Festival generally includes activities such as traveling to enjoy autumn, climbing high and looking far, watching chrysanthemums, planting dogwood all over, eating double ninth cake and drinking chrysanthemum wine. Every year, the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, together with New Year's Eve, Tomb-Sweeping Day and Zhongyuan Festival, is called the four traditional ancestor worship festivals in China. The Double Ninth Festival was formed as early as the Warring States Period and was officially designated as a folk festival in the Tang Dynasty. From generation to generation. Chongyang and the "spring outing" on March 3 are all family members. On Double Ninth Festival, all relatives should climb the mountain together to "avoid disaster".