What are the traditional Chinese festivals

The night of New Year's Eve is called New Year's Eve. It means "to get rid of the old year, and to celebrate the new year tomorrow", i.e. "to get rid of the old and bring in the new".

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(1) The family should not be lying down when observing the New Year's Eve, and the souls of those who think of each other can come to dream. --Meng Haoran (Tang Dynasty)

(2)The short embers of cold lamps are burning, and the sound of painted horns is already announcing spring.

The Spring Festival

The Spring Festival, the first day of the Lunar Calendar, is commonly known as "New Year's Day," and is one of the grandest and most lively of the ancient traditional festivals of the Chinese nation.

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(1)The sound of firecrackers in a year, the spring breeze sends warmth into the tusu; thousands of households pupil day, always put the new peach for the old symbol. --Wang Anshi (Song Dynasty)

(2)Last night the bucket returned to the north, and today the year starts from the east. (Tang)--Meng Haoran (Tianjia yuan day)

Third, Lantern Festival

The fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar, also known as the "Lantern Festival" "Lanterns Eve" "on the Yuan Festival".

Customs: lanterns, drums, toilet God, guessing riddles.

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(1) The moon reaches the top of the willow, and people meet after dusk. --Ouyang Xiu (Song Dynasty) "Shengcha Zi - Yuanxi"

(2) I searched for him for a thousand degrees, but when I looked back, he was there, beyond the lights. --Xin Qiji (Song), "The Case of the Green Jade" (青玉案-元夕)

四、寒食

在冬至后的一百零五天或一百零六天，在清明前一、二日。

Customs: Fireworks are strictly prohibited during the festival, and only cold food can be eaten.

Related Poems

(1) There is no place in the city of spring where flowers do not fly, and the east wind of the cold food is slanting in the willows. --Han Shide (Tang) "Cold Food"

(2)The cry of the heavy spring is not heard, and the people return to their homes in the evening rain. --Bai Juyi (Tang) "Cold Food and Wild Hope Minstrelsy"

Fifth, Qingming Festival

Of the twenty-four traditional Chinese festivals, the only one that has evolved from a festival to a holiday is Qingming.

Customs: forbidding fire and cold food, sweeping tombs and trekking in the green, planting willows and bringing flowers, swinging on swings, cuju, flying kites, tug-of-war, and playing polo.

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(1) The rain falls one after another at the time of Ching Ming Festival, and the pedestrians on the road want to break their souls. Where can I find a tavern? The shepherd boy points to the apricot blossom village. --Du Mu (Tang) "Qingming"

(2) "Paper ashes fly as white butterflies, and tear blood stains red azaleas" - Gao Ju Xun (Song) "Qingming"

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The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which, according to legend, commemorates Qu Yuan, a great national poet in Chinese history.

Customs: hanging Zhong Kui statue, hanging moxa leaves, calamus, fighting weeds, drive away the five poisons, dragon boat racing, eat zongzi, drink xionghuang wine, wear scented sachets.

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(1)The colorful threads are lightly wrapped around the red jade arms, and the small symbols are hung diagonally on the green cloudy hair. --Su Shi (Song) "Raccoon River Sand - Dragon Boat Festival"

(2) The official's clothes are also famous, and the Dragon Boat Festival is honored. The fine kudzu is soft with the wind, and the fragrant Luo is light with the snow. --Du Fu (Tang Dynasty) "Giving Clothes on the Day of Dragon Boat Festival"

Seventh, Mid-Autumn Festival

The fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar

Customs: Lighting lanterns, watching the tidal wave, enjoying the flowers (mainly osmanthus), and hosting banquets, etc. The festival is held on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar.

Related Poems

(1) The twilight clouds are overflowing with cold, and the silver man is turning a jade disk without a sound. --Su Shi (Song Dynasty) "Mid-Autumn Moon"

(2) Tonight the moon is bright and people are all looking forward to it, I don't know whose home the thoughts of autumn have fallen on. --Wang Jian (Tang), "Looking at the Moon on the Fifteenth Night and Sending it to Du Langzhong"

Eighth, Chongyang Festival

September 9 on the lunar calendar, also known as the "Festival of the Elderly".

Customs: climb up, insert cornelian cherry, drink chrysanthemum wine, eat chrysanthemum cakes, chrysanthemums and so on.