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Which festivals in China are related to agricultural traditions

"Spring Festival" marks the beginning of spring, and with spring comes the gradual unfolding of farming;

"Qingming Festival" is the "qi festival" of farming.

"Dragon Boat Festival" and "Mid-Autumn Festival" are held between the autumnal equinoxes, when the crops have been harvested. Therefore, it contains the meaning of celebrating the harvest and some gods.

Because China has been a large agricultural country since ancient times, and has long been a society where farming is the main mode of production and life, and is subject to the cyclical transformation of climate and weather, it has become a custom in people's daily life, with specific customs and activities.