When are the Double Ninth Festival, Lantern Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Dragon Boat Festival? Are they national traditional festivals in China?

The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the traditional Double Ninth Festival. Because in the ancient Book of Changes, "six" is defined as yin number, "nine" is defined as yang number, and on September 9, the sun and the moon combined with yang, so it is called Chongyang, also known as Chongyang. The name of "Double Ninth Festival" was recorded in the Three Kingdoms period. According to xelloss's "Nine Days and Zhong You Book", "Year to month, suddenly September 9th. Nine is the number of yang, and the sun and the moon coincide. It is well known and considered suitable for a long time, so it is a feast. "

Lantern Festival is 65438+1 October1every year.

Mid-Autumn Festival is the second largest traditional festival in China after Spring Festival. It falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, which coincides with half of Sanqiu, hence the name "Mid-Autumn Festival", also known as "Mid-Autumn Festival". Because this festival is in autumn and August, it is also called "Autumn Festival" and "August Festival".

This year is June 8 (the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, Dragon Boat Festival). According to the circular issued by the General Office of the State Council, the Dragon Boat Festival will be closed for three days this year, from June 7th to 9th. Among them, June 7 (Saturday) is a public holiday as usual, June 8 (Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month) is a legal holiday, and the public holiday on June 8 (Sunday) is transferred to June 9 (Monday). The holiday measures for units that cannot stop production and work shall be decided by the higher authorities.

Double Ninth Festival, Lantern Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Dragon Boat Festival are all traditional national festivals in China.