What do holiday customs mean?

Festivals and customs in China are divided into agricultural festivals, sacrificial festivals, commemorative festivals, celebration festivals and social entertainment festivals. It is divided into Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Double Ninth Festival. China is a multi-ethnic country. All ethnic groups have their own cultural customs. Many ethnic festivals are cultural treasures to be explored.

Festivals and customs in China have various forms and rich contents. They are an integral part of the long history and culture of the Chinese nation. The formation of festival customs is a process of long-term accumulation and cohesion of national or national history and culture, and national culture is also inherited and carried forward under the specific time and space background of festivals.

Festival customs are not only famous for their long history and rich contents, but also attract the attention of Chinese and foreign countries because of their rich mystery. The so-called mystery includes magic and secrecy. All mysterious cultures can be called mysterious cultures.

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The origin of festival customs:

1 originated from primitive sacrificial activities, such as offering sacrifices to Zao Jun in the Spring Festival, ancestors in Qingming Festival, dragon festival in Dragon Boat Festival and Qu Yuan.

It originated from religious activities.

3. It originated from agricultural activities, such as Tomb-Sweeping Day, October Dynasty and winter solstice.

It originated from social entertainment activities, such as Dragon Boat Festival, which has existed since the Western Zhou Dynasty.

5. Originated from major historical events.

Baidu encyclopedia-holiday customs

Baidu Encyclopedia-China Folk Culture: Festival Customs