What are the traditional Chinese cultural festivals

1, Spring Festival. Is the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar, also known as the lunar year, commonly known as "New Year". Spring Festival is the most important festival of the Han Chinese, but Manchu, Mongolia, Yao, Zhuang, white, mountain, Herzhe, Hani, Daur, Dong, Li and other minorities also have the custom of the Spring Festival, but the form of the festival more of their own national characteristics, more flavorful.

2, New Year's Day. January 1, the calendar, is now recognized as the world's New Year's Day. China's New Year's Day through the ages, the date is not consistent. Such as the first day of the first month of the Xia Dynasty; Shang Dynasty in the first day of December; Zhou Dynasty in the first day of November, etc. On September 27, 1949, the first plenary session of the Chinese People's Political Association through the use of the "A.D. chronology", will be January 1 as New Year's Day on the Gregorian calendar.

3, Lantern Festival. Also known as the "on the Yuan Festival", the first month of the lunar calendar on the fifteenth day.

4. Cold Food Festival. A festival in the old custom, one day before the Qingming Festival, two days before the Qingming Festival. It is a festival that appeared in honor of Jie Zi Tui.

5, Qingming Festival. The fifth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, is a traditional festival in China, but also the most important festival of sacrifice, is the day of ancestor worship and sweeping tombs. Tomb-sweeping is commonly known as the tomb, is China's Han and some ethnic minority people to sacrifice the dead a kind of activities. But the Qingming Festival is also called Treading Green Festival, the ancient people have Qingming trekking, and carry out a series of sports activities of the custom.

6, Dragon Boat Festival. The fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Is an ancient festival in China. China's earliest ancient patriotic poet Qu Yuan. Every year on the fifth day of the fifth month, people will eat zongzi or dragon boat race and other activities to commemorate Qu Yuan.

7, Tanabata Valentine's Day. The evening of the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar called "Tanabata", also known as "begging". Farmer's proverbs say "the seventh day of the seventh month, clear and bright, grinding sickle cut good rice." This is the time to sharpen the sickle and prepare for the early rice harvest.

8, Mid-Autumn Festival. The 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, this day is in the middle of the fall, so it is called "Mid-Autumn Festival". The custom of eating mooncakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival is not only related to the myth and legend of Chang'e running to the moon, but is also said to be related to the peasant revolt at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, so it can be widely spread.

9, Chongyang Festival. The ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar. China's ancient to nine for Yang, September 9 is the yin and yang day, so the name "Chongyang". Chongyang Festival for the reunion of the festival.

10, Lapa Festival. Ancient December sacrifice "gods" called La, so the lunar calendar December called La month. On the eighth day of the first month of the lunar calendar, the old custom to drink Laha congee. Legend has it that Siddhartha Gautama attained Buddhahood on this day, so monasteries cook congee for the Buddha every day, and then folk custom until today.

11, small year. Lunar month 23, also known as "Zao Wang Wang ascends to heaven". Every year on the twenty-third day of the lunar month to sweep the house, clean up household goods, in preparation for the New Year.

12, spring. In some areas, Lichun is a festival, and radishes are eaten in Lichun every year.

13, winter. In some regions, winter is celebrated as a festival and dumplings are eaten every year.