What are the traditional cultural customs and festivals in China?

Traditional festivals in China are an important part of the long history and culture of the Chinese nation, with various forms and rich contents. The formation of traditional festivals is a process of long-term accumulation and cohesion of national or national history and culture. The ancient traditional festivals of the Chinese nation include primitive beliefs, sacrificial culture, astronomical calendar, Yi Shushu and other humanistic and natural cultural contents, which contain profound and rich cultural connotations. The traditional festivals in China, which developed from ancient ancestors, not only clearly recorded the colorful social life and cultural content of Chinese ancestors, but also accumulated profound historical and cultural connotations.

The traditional festivals in China mainly include: Spring Festival (the first day of the first lunar month); Lantern Festival (15th day of the first lunar month); Dragon heads up, social day festival (the second day of the second lunar month); Shangsi Festival (the third day of the third lunar month); Cold food festival (from winter to the future 105 or 106 days); Tomb-Sweeping Day (after April 5th of Gregorian calendar); Dragon Boat Festival (the fifth day of the fifth lunar month); China Valentine's Day (the seventh day of the seventh lunar month); Mid-Autumn Festival (the 15th day of the seventh lunar month); Mid-Autumn Festival (August 15th of the lunar calendar); Double Ninth Festival (the ninth day of the ninth lunar month); Next Yuan Festival (October 15th of the lunar calendar); Winter solstice festival (Gregorian calendar 65438+February 21~ 23); New Year's Eve (29 or 30 of the twelfth lunar month), etc.

In addition, some of the 24 solar terms are both natural solar terms and traditional festivals, such as Tomb-Sweeping Day and winter solstice. These festivals have both natural and humanistic connotations. They are both natural solar terms and traditional festivals.