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Collection of traditional cultural information festivals

As an ancient civilization with a long history, the rich national traditional festivals are an important and indispensable part of Chinese culture. Each festival has its own historical origin, wonderful legends, unique interests and a broad mass base. They reflect the traditional customs, morals and religious concepts of the nation, and they hold the vision of the whole nation, and they are the joyful festivals that have been celebrated for thousands of years by generations.

The main traditional festivals in China are Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Tanabata Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Chungyang Festival, Winter Solstice Festival, Laha Festival and so on.

The Spring Festival is one of the grandest and most lively ancient traditional festivals in China. Commonly known as the "New Year". According to China's lunar calendar, the first day of the first month of the year is "the first year of the year, the first month of the first year, the first year of the time", is the beginning of the year. The traditional celebration lasts from New Year's Eve to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month. On New Year's Eve, families gather together for a New Year's Eve dinner, known as the "New Year's Reunion". During this time, they talk, laugh and have a good time. Then they observe the New Year's Eve together, talk about the old and the new, and congratulate and encourage each other. When the New Year comes, firecrackers and fireworks will be the festive atmosphere to a climax. In the northern part of China, there is a custom of eating dumplings at this time, taking the meaning of "turning the year into a new year". In the south, it is customary to eat rice cakes to symbolize the high quality of life. Keeping the New Year's Eve up to the day, the joy of posting Spring Festival couplets, banging gongs and drums, lanterns and colorful, to send the old and welcome the new activities lively and extraordinary. In addition, there are each other around the door to pay homage to the New Year, lion dance, play dragon lanterns, perform social fire, flower market, enjoy the lanterns and other customs.