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English Introduction of Traditional Festivals in China

Traditional festivals in China, such as Spring Festival, Lantern Festival and Laba Festival, are introduced in English as follows:

1, Spring Festival:

Spring Festival is the most important festival in China, and it is a time for all family members to get together, just like Christmas in the west.

All the people who are far away from home have gone back, and it takes about half a month from the Spring Festival to become the busiest time of the transportation system. Airports, railway stations and long-distance bus stations are crowded with returnees.

Spring Festival:

Spring Festival is the most important festival in China. All family members get together, just like Christmas in the west. All people who are far away from home have to go home, which has become the busiest time in Spring Festival travel rush for about half a month. Airports, railway stations and long-distance bus stations are crowded with people going home.

2. Lantern Festival:

The first month is the first month of the lunar calendar. The ancient Han people called the night "Xiao", so the fifteenth day of the first lunar month was called the Lantern Festival.

The first month of the lunar calendar 15 is the night of the first full moon in a year, and it is also the night of rejuvenation of the whole world. People celebrate this and the continuation of the new year. Lantern Festival is also called Lantern Festival.

Lantern Festival:

The first month is the first month of the lunar calendar. The ancient Han people called the night "night", so they called the fifteenth day of the first month the Lantern Festival. The fifteenth day of the first month is the night of the first full moon in a year and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty. On the night of Spring Festival, people celebrate this festival and the continuation of the Spring Festival. Lantern Festival is also called Shangyuan Festival.

3. Laba porridge festival:

According to one of the most famous books, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, herded cattle for a rich man. One day, his carelessness caused one of the cows to break her leg.

The rich man was very angry. He locked the criminal in a small room and gave him no food. After a while, hungry Zhu Yuanzhang found a mouse hole in a corner of the room, which contained stolen red beans, rice, dates and other agricultural products.

He cooked porridge and enjoyed it with relish. Because it was the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang named porridge Laba porridge.

Laba Festival:

According to one of the most famous books, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, once herded cattle for a rich man. One day, his carelessness caused one of the cows to break a leg. The rich man was very angry. He locked the criminal in a small room and refused to give him food.

After a while, hungry Zhu Yuanzhang found a mouse hole in the corner of the room, which contained stolen red beans, rice, red dates and other agricultural products. He cooked porridge and enjoyed it with relish. Because it was the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang named porridge Laba porridge.