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What are the traditions of China

One side of the land, one side of the culture. Since ancient times, China has been a vast land and has nurtured many splendid cultures, and it is interesting to talk about traditional Chinese customs.

The Spring Festival

The Spring Festival is a particularly grand festival for the Chinese people, no matter how far they go out, they will rush back home to be reunited with their families on this festival, and every 30th day of the 12th month of the Chinese lunar calendar, families will gather around the table to eat a reunion dinner, and during the Spring Festival every family will go to the home of their relatives and friends. to pay homage to the New Year, and the country celebrates.

The Dragon Boat Festival

The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, and has a long history; it is a festival in honor of Qu Yuan of the state of Chu. The Chinese have a tradition of celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival, which means that they will definitely eat zongzi, race dragon boats, and eat xionghuang wine. People on the banks of the Miluo River will also throw zongzi into the river water to feed the fish and insects inside the Miluo River, so that these creatures will not eat Qu Yuan's body.

Mid-Autumn Festival

The moon is full on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, and on that day, people gather around to eat mooncakes and enjoy the moon, and if they live near the Qiantang River, they may go to watch the tide on that day. On this day, everyone remembers Su Shi's famous poem, "Wish for a long time, thousands of miles of **** Cain Juan," to express their longing for their families.

The Tanabata Festival

Because the Tanabata Festival is the most romantic of all Chinese festivals, it has the cultural meaning of Chinese Valentine's Day. The beautiful legend of the Cowherd and the Weaving Maiden is well known, so Tanabata is generally a festival for lovers, with the theme of praying, begging for luck and love, which is loved by many young people.