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China's traditional "festivals" according to what to set the

There are eight major traditional Chinese "festivals" each year, most of which are set according to the fixed dates of the lunar calendar, such as New Year's Eve, Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Tanabata Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Chongyang Festival, with the exception of Qingming Festival, which is set according to the lunar calendar. The only exception is the Qingming Festival, which is set according to the lunar calendar.

The following are the dates of China's traditional festivals in 2010:

New Year's Eve - the 30th day of the twelfth month of the lunar calendar (February 13);

Spring Festival - the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar (February 14);

Lunar Lunar New Year's Day - the first day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar (February 14);

Lantern Festival - 15th day of the first month of the Lunar Calendar (February 28th in the Gregorian calendar);

Ching Ming Festival - 21st day of the second month of the Lunar Calendar (April 5th in the Gregorian calendar);

Duon Bo Festival - - the fifth day of the fifth month of the Lunar Calendar (June 16);

The Tanabata Festival - the seventh day of the seventh month of the Lunar Calendar (August 16);

The Mid-Autumn Festival - the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the Lunar Calendar (September 22);

Mid-Autumn Festival - the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the Lunar Calendar (August 23) Day);

Chrysanthemum Festival - the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar (October 16, Gregorian calendar).

Note: The above calendar dates are according to 2010. Because most of the traditional festivals are calculated according to the lunar calendar date, the calendar date may vary a bit from year to year.