Chinese traditional festivals order list all

The main traditional Chinese festivals are the Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Dragon Head Lifting Festival, Shangsi Festival, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Tanabata Festival, Mid-Yuan Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Chongyang Festival, Xiayuan Festival, Winter Solstice Festival, Lahai Festival, Lunar New Year's Day and New Year's Eve.

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There is a legend about the origin of the Spring Festival. In ancient China, there was a monster called "Nian", which had a long tentacled head and was ferocious. One New Year's Eve, a begging old man came from outside the village. Villagers a rush panic scene, only the east end of the village, an old woman gave the old man some food, and advised him to quickly go to the mountains to avoid the "year" beast, the old man stroked his beard and laughed: "Granny, if you let me stay at home for a night, I must be the 'year'! The old man smiled and said, "If you let me stay at home for one night, I will definitely drive the 'year' beast away."

The old woman still continued to persuade, begging the old man smiled but did not say. In the middle of the night, the beast broke into the village. It found that the atmosphere in the village was different from that of previous years: the old woman's house at the east end of the village had a big red paper on the door, and the candles in the house were burning brightly. "The beast shivered and gave a strange cry. Close to the door, the courtyard suddenly came "bang, bang, bang, bang," the sound of explosions, "year" trembling, and do not dare to come forward.

It turns out that Nian is most afraid of the color red, fire and explosions. At that moment, the door to my mother-in-law's house was wide open, and I saw an old man wearing a red robe laughing in the courtyard. "Nian was so shocked that he fled in disarray. The next day was the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar, and the people who had returned from their refuge were amazed to see the village safe and sound.

Then the old woman came to her senses and rushed to tell the townspeople about the old man's promise. The story soon spread in the surrounding villages, and people knew the way to drive away the "New Year" beast. (Hakka legend) from then on every New Year's Eve, home red couplets, firecrackers; Household candlelight, keep watch for the year. Early in the morning on the first day, but also to visit friends and relatives to say hello. This custom is more and more widely spread, and became the most solemn traditional Chinese folk festival.