The earliest traditional festivals in ancient China

China's traditional festivals are diverse in form and rich in content, and are an important component of the long history and culture of our Chinese nation. The origin and development of festivals is a process of gradual formation, subtle refinement and slow penetration into social life. It is a product of the development of human civilization to a certain stage, as is the development of society. Most of these festivals in ancient China are related to myths, astronomy, calendars, mathematics, and later on, the festivals were divided into seasons, which can be at least traced back to Xia Xiaozheng and Shangshu in the literature, and during the Warring States period, the twenty-four seasons in a year were basically complete, and the later traditional festivals are all closely related to them.

Each of the 24 festivals is a part of the Chinese calendar.

Each festival has its own origin and the necessary conditions for its formation.

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