What is the meaning of "four seasons and eight festivals" in traditional culture?

Four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Eight festivals: beginning of spring, Spring Equinox, Long Summer, Summer Solstice, beginning of autumn, Autumn Equinox, beginning of winter and Winter Solstice. Refers to all solar terms in a year.

Later, according to the position of the sun on the ecliptic, people divided the year into twenty-four segments, including twelve solar terms such as "rain" and "vernal equinox", and twelve solar terms such as "beginning of spring" and "fright", which were collectively called "twenty-four solar terms".

Although the guiding role of the twenty-four solar terms in farming has gradually weakened with the acceleration of urbanization and the development of modern agricultural technology in China, it still has various cultural significance and social functions in the life of contemporary China people.

It clearly embodies China people's thought of respecting nature, conforming to natural laws and sustainable development, and highlights the uniqueness of China people's understanding of the universe and nature and the richness of practical activities.