China's ancient June lunar calendar, what is the festival

Han festival customs, according to legend, the sixth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar is the day of Buddha Shakyamuni sunshine sutra, so the folk believe that the sun on this day is easy to save things,

People are accustomed to that day will be the clothes outside to dry, that clothing will not be moth-eaten

June 6th Gaoshan Festival, Taiwan's Daughter's Day, back to his mother's home, the folk have the sixth of June back to the girl tradition

June 16th,

Hundreds of miles around the Tibetan, Qiang, Hui and Han peoples gather The girl's tradition

June 16,

Hundreds of miles around the Tibetan, Qiang, Hui, Han people of all ethnic groups gathered in Huanglong - Thayer Saga, in front of the temple on the open space tent camping, fire like a star, the chiefs of the various departments arranged a large enclosure, the ring jumping each other sang, the sound of the valley.

June 24

Liangshan Yi Torch Festival

The Torch Festival is a traditional festival held by compatriots of the Yi people in Liangshan, Sichuan Province, in order to pray for a good harvest. It is held on the 24th day of the 6th lunar month every year. Yi compatriots will hold up torches, holding yellow umbrellas, drinking wine, eating lumps of meat, and killing livestock to sacrifice ancestors. People wear new clothes, carry out cultural and sports activities with national characteristics, men participate in bullfighting, sheep, chickens, horse racing, wrestling; women sing, play the mouth string, play the moon piano. At night, they burn torches and roam around in front of and behind the houses; on the third night, they travel around the mountains and fields with torches in groups, with the light of the fire, and then concentrate on lighting bonfires in one place, accompanied by torches, drinking, singing and dancing, and continue to play until the end of daybreak. Xichang, the capital of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, is the most lively.

June 24

Lui Zu Hui

A fellow guild of sauce garden, noodle and sugar salesmen dedicated to Lei Zu (also known as Lei Long). Legend has it that King Zhou's uncle, Yin Wen, who worked in the snack line, met with Jiang Ziya and was named Leizu, who then became the ancestor of the industry. The meeting period for the lunar calendar June 24, some suburban counties, such as Pengzhou City, Dujiangyan City, for June 16th.

Erwangmiao Temple Fair

Legend has it that the 24th day of the 6th lunar month is Erlang's birthday, and the last two days are Li Bing's birthday. Therefore around June 24th. Western Sichuan beneficiary area people do not spare the arduous trek, old and young, with offerings, come to the temple festival put, as many as ten thousand people a day. Irrigation County Local History, said: "every year after rice-planting, Shu people serving incense and candles, put Li Wang, endless call." To date, on the day of the civil ceremony, the two kings of the temple, a sea of people, smoke, piety, touching.

Flower Festival

Tibetan traditional festival. Also known as the Flower Watching Festival. Popular in the area of Malcolm County. Held in the sixth month of the lunar calendar every year, the time is usually 3 days to 5 days, some places up to more than 10 days. People with food, tents, riding horses, groups of people to the field to play, enjoy the mountain flowers. They set up tents, boiled ghee tea, filled with green pear wine, while eating and drinking, while enjoying the flowers and blessings. At night, lit a bonfire, singing and dancing. During the festival, but also held wrestling, horse racing and other activities. It is also an opportunity for young men and women to talk about love.

Catch Autumn Festival

The traditional festival of the Miao people. It is circulated in Xiushan County of Chongqing Municipality. It is held on the Autumn Day every year. At that time, people flock to the gathering place from all directions to attend and watch the activities such as swinging, lion dance, playing dragon lanterns, going up the knife ladder and so on. About the origin of Catch the gang festival, legend has it that in ancient times, a clever young man, looking for a beloved girl for the people, will be one person sitting in the swing changed into eight people sitting in the swing, attracting people from near and far to swing. On the swing, he finally found his beloved girl. From then on, every fall, people would gather together to swing. Year after year, it was formed as Catch Autumn

Other Festivals

The fourth day of the sixth month of June, the Hani Girl's Day;

The sixth day of the sixth month of June, the Tian Kuang Festival, "Inviting Auntie", the birthday of Dayu, and the day of the Dragon King's Scale Sunbathing Day, and so on, which are originated from the Han Chinese people.

June 13th, the birthday of Lu Ban;

June 14th, the Tibetan Flower Festival;

June 19th, the day of Guanyin's enlightenment;

June 24th, the Yi Torch Festival;

June 25th, the Bai Torch Festival.