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China traditional festivals English version

Traditional festivals in China include Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Dragon Head Raising, Mid-Autumn Festival and Tomb-Sweeping Day.

The traditional festivals in China mainly include Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Dragon Rise, Social Day and Tomb-Sweeping Day. )

Dragon Boat Festival, Chinese Valentine's Day, Chinese Valentine's Day, Mid-Autumn Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Winter Solstice Festival, New Year's Day.

Dragon Boat Festival, China Valentine's Day, July 30th, Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival, Winter Solstice Festival, New Year's Eve, etc. )

In addition, some of the 24 solar panels are natural substitutes and traditional festivals. Such as Qingming Festival, Winter Solstice, etc.

In addition, some parts of 24 solar terms are both natural solar terms and traditional festivals. Such as Tomb-Sweeping Day, winter solstice, etc. )

In addition, ethnic minorities in China still retain traditional festivals, such as the Water-splashing Festival.

In addition, China's ethnic minorities also keep their own traditional festivals, such as the Dai People's Water-splashing Festival, the Mongolian Nadam Festival and the Yi People's Torch Festival. )

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Winter solstice custom: Many places in southern China celebrate the winter solstice. Some coastal areas in the south continue the traditional custom of ancestor worship. Every household is dedicated to ancestor statues, memorial tablets, etc. Go to the hall at home, place an altar, set up incense burners, offerings, etc. In some places, while offering sacrifices to ancestors, they also offer sacrifices to gods, land gods and deities, so as to make the next year's weather favorable and the family prosperous. ?

Cantonese people eat barbecue and ginger rice on the solstice in winter. On this day, most Cantonese people have the custom of eating meat and "adding vegetables" during the winter solstice. In Chaoshan area, there is a folk saying that "Winter Festival Pills, once eaten, celebrate the New Year", commonly known as "Adding New Year". Hakkas believe that the taste of water is the most mellow in winter solstice, so it has become a custom for Hakkas to make wine in winter solstice.

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