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Do you know the traditional festivals in China?

Of course I know! There are many traditional festivals in China, and each festival has its own unique way of celebration and significance. Next, I will introduce some traditional festivals in China to you.

1. Spring Festival: This is the most important traditional festival in China and the beginning of the Lunar New Year in China. Spring Festival celebrations usually last 15 days, during which people will hold various celebrations, such as putting up Spring Festival couplets, setting off firecrackers and dancing dragons and lions. In addition, the annual Spring Festival Gala is also a highlight, with various programs and performances.

2. Lantern Festival: On the15th day after the Spring Festival, people celebrate the Lantern Festival. On this day, people will get together to enjoy lanterns, eat Yuanxiao (a dessert made of glutinous rice) and have solve riddles on the lanterns on lanterns. Lantern riddles are a kind of game, the answers are written on paper, riddles are posted on lanterns, and tourists can guess riddles.

3. Dragon Boat Festival: Dragon Boat Festival is a festival to commemorate the ancient patriotic poet Qu Yuan, usually on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. On this day, people will eat zongzi (a kind of food wrapped in glutinous rice and other fillings), race dragon boats, tie colorful silk threads and so on. The most distinctive activity is dragon boat race, which makes people fully feel the charm of traditional culture.

4. Mid-Autumn Festival: Mid-Autumn Festival is the 15th day of August in China traditional lunar calendar, and it is a day for family reunion. People will eat moon cakes and enjoy the moon together, and there is a traditional game called "solve riddles on the lanterns". The most famous activity is watching the bright moon, and the traditional custom of having a reunion dinner is to have dinner with relatives.

These are some traditional festivals in China that I introduced to you. Every festival has its own unique way of celebration and significance, which makes people love their country and culture more. I hope you know more about the traditional festivals in China!