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When is Harbin Kite Festival?

Harbin Kite Festival lasts from May 1 to May 4th.

The Kite Association will fly large kites in different postures, and join local kite lovers and surrounding residents to fly them in spring. If you want to join this scene, you can sign up with your kite and give a beautiful souvenir on the day of the event. Gift of spring: come to the activity site to collect kites, fly them with everyone, take you to meet the brand-new scenery of spring and fly the joy of beautiful spring.

Kite Festival originated in the Tang Dynasty in China. Many cities in China still have kite festivals, and almost all other Southeast Asian countries also have kite festivals. However, after thousands of years of changes, the kite festival in Southeast Asian countries is no longer in the same season.

If the kite festivals in these countries add up, the duration is almost the whole year. China Kite Festival is mainly distributed in Weifang, Wuhan, Yangjiang and other places. The United States, Japan and other overseas countries also have kite festivals.

Significance of Kite Festival

Kite Festival is a folk activity, which is integrated with the ancient sacrificial culture in China and has a profound religious color. In folklore, kites are usually regarded as a medium of faith, blessing and praying for rain. People fly kites to welcome the festival. In traditional festivals, flying kites is an important activity and a folk cultural expression with the theme of blessing.

Kite Festival is a parent-child activity. Families can sit around kites and enjoy improvisation and flying. Flying a kite is an activity that requires patience and skill, and it takes some time to learn and practice. Children like flying kites, which can not only exercise, but also strengthen the parent-child relationship and experience the fun of life together.

Kite Festival is a platform for cultural exchange and publicity. As a big country with traditional culture, China is rich in historical heritage and cultural details. Kite Festival is not only an opportunity to inherit the traditional Chinese culture, but also a stage to show the cultures of all countries in the world. Many countries and regions have their own unique kite culture, and the kite festival has become an important platform for cultural exchange and publicity among countries.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Kite Festival.