What are the traditional festivals and customs in China?

There are many traditional festivals in China, some of which are as follows:

1, Spring Festival is the largest and most lively ancient traditional festival in China, commonly known as "Chinese New Year". According to the China lunar calendar, the first day of the first month is the beginning of a year. At this time, the northern region has the custom of eating jiaozi, which means "making friends when young", while the southern region has the habit of eating rice cakes, which symbolizes a better life. In addition, there are customs such as visiting each other to celebrate the New Year, dancing lions, playing dragon lanterns, performing social fires, visiting flower markets, and watching lantern festivals.

2, Lantern Festival, also known as Shangyuan Festival, Lantern Festival, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. On the night of the Lantern Festival, the streets are decorated with lanterns. People enjoy lanterns, solve riddles on lanterns and eat Yuanxiao, which has become the custom of several generations.

3, Tomb-Sweeping Day, the fifth day of the fourth lunar month. It is one of the 24 solar terms and a traditional festival with a long history. The day before in Tomb-Sweeping Day was called Cold Food Festival. The two festivals coincide with the spring of March, with bright spring and pink and green. The establishment of the Cold Food Festival is to commemorate the intermediary of the Jin Dynasty in the Spring and Autumn Period that "it is unfair to burn people to death". During the Qingming cold food period, there are customs such as forbidding fire and cold food, worshipping ancestors and sweeping graves, and going out for an outing, as well as traditional activities such as swinging, flying kites, tug-of-war, cockfighting, crossing willows, mowing grass and playing ball games.