Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Traditional festivals - I wonder what traditional festivals are there in China?
I wonder what traditional festivals are there in China?
1. Spring Festival: the first day of the first lunar month, usually at the end of 1 or in mid-February. Spring Festival is one of the most important traditional festivals in China. People will post Spring Festival couplets, set off firecrackers, have a family reunion dinner and pay New Year greetings.
Lantern Festival: the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, usually at the end of February or mid-March. Lantern Festival is also called "Shangyuan Festival". People will enjoy lanterns and eat jiaozi.
3. Tomb-Sweeping Day: Around Tomb-Sweeping Day (around April 5th). Tomb-Sweeping Day is a day to pay homage to ancestors. People will go to cemeteries to sweep graves, hang paper money and burn incense in memory of their deceased relatives and friends.
4. Dragon Boat Festival: The fifth day of the fifth lunar month, usually in the middle of June. The Dragon Boat Festival was established in memory of the patriotic poet Qu Yuan. At this time, people will make zongzi and race dragon boats.
5. Tanabata Valentine's Day: Lunar Tanabata (August 15), usually between August and September. Tanabata is a romantic moment for lovers. At this time, men and women meet to watch the cowherd and weaver girl and express their love.
6. Mid-Autumn Festival: August 15th of the lunar calendar, usually between 9- 10. The Mid-Autumn Festival was set up to thank the harvest. At this time, every family should eat reunion cakes and enjoy the pearls-the stars are everywhere.
7. Double Ninth Festival: September of the lunar calendar (10/17 ~10/19). The Double Ninth Festival originated from Taoism's worship of high mountains and flowing water, and later developed into climbing to enjoy chrysanthemums, drinking chrysanthemum wine and inserting dogwood to ward off evil spirits.
The above is just a list of some representative and widely popular traditional folk activities and habits in China's traditional culture.
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