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What festivals are there in summer?

First of all, Mid-Autumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival, that is, the ancestor worship festival in July and a half, is also called Shigu Festival, Ghost Festival, Solitary Festival and Local Officials' Day. Festival customs mainly include ancestor worship, setting off river lanterns, worshipping the dead and burning paper ingots.

Father's Day

Father's Day (Father's Day), as its name implies, is a holiday to thank your father. It started in the early 20th century, originated in the United States, and has been widely spread all over the world. The date of the festival varies from region to region. The most extensive date is the third Sunday in June every year, and 52 countries and regions in the world celebrate Father's Day on this day.

Three. international children's day

International Children's Day is held every June 1. In order to mourn the Lidice tragedy on June 1942 and all the children who died in the war all over the world, we should oppose the abuse and poisoning of children and protect their rights.

Fourth, Dragon Boat Festival.

Dragon Boat Festival (the fifth day of the fifth lunar month), also known as Duanyang Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Zhengyang Festival, Yulan Festival and Tianzhong Festival, is a traditional folk festival in China.

Dragon Boat Festival is a festival founded by the ancestors of Baiyue in ancient times to worship their ancestors. It is said that Qu Yuan, a poet of Chu State in the Warring States Period, jumped into the Miluo River on May 5th and committed suicide. Later, people also took the Dragon Boat Festival as a festival to commemorate Qu Yuan. There are also sayings in memory of Wu Zixu, Cao E and meson push.

Fifth, the summer solstice festival.

On June 2 1 day, the summer solstice is the longest day and the shortest night in the northern hemisphere. On the day of the summer solstice, except the south pole of the Antarctic circle and the polar night area, the sunrise direction in all parts of the earth starts from the northeast and sets in the northwest. According to legend, during the summer solstice of the Zhou Dynasty, there was a ritual of offering sacrifices to the gods, which was thought to eliminate the plague, famine and hunger in the country. The custom of summer solstice has existed since the Han Dynasty.