What are the four major Chinese festivals?

The Spring Festival is the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar, also called the lunar year, commonly known as the "New Year".

This is the most solemn and lively traditional festival in our country.

The Spring Festival has a long history. It originated from the activities of worshiping gods and ancestors at the beginning and end of the year during the Yin and Shang Dynasties.

According to the Chinese lunar calendar, the first day of the first lunar month was called Yuanri, Yuanchen, Yuanzheng, Yuanshuo, New Year's Day, etc. in ancient times. It was commonly known as the first day of the new year. During the Republic of China, the Gregorian calendar was switched to the Gregorian calendar. January 1st of the Gregorian calendar was called New Year's Day. The first day of the lunar calendar was called New Year's Day.

The first day of the month is called the Spring Festival.

Qingming Festival (April 4 or 5) Qingming is one of the twenty-four solar terms in my country.

Since the twenty-four solar terms more objectively reflect changes in temperature, rainfall, phenology and other aspects throughout the year, working people in ancient times used them to arrange agricultural activities.

"Huainanzi Tian Wen Xun" says: "Fifteen days after the vernal equinox, when Dou Zhi Yi is on the right, the Qingming wind will arrive." According to "Hundred Questions of the Years": "Everything growing at this time is clean and bright. Therefore, it is called

Qingming Festival. "When Qingming Festival comes, the temperature rises and the rainfall increases. It is a good time for spring plowing and spring planting.

Therefore, there are farmers' proverbs such as "Before and after Qingming, order melons and plant beans" and "Afforestation is better than Qingming."

Dragon Boat Festival (the fifth day of the fifth lunar month) The fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar is a traditional Chinese folk festival - the Dragon Boat Festival. It is one of the ancient traditional festivals of the Chinese nation.

The Dragon Boat Festival is also called Dragon Boat Festival and Duanyang.

In addition, the Dragon Boat Festival has many other names, such as: Noon Day Festival, Chongwu Festival, May Festival, Bath Orchid Festival, Girl's Day, Tianzhong Festival, Di La, Poet's Day, Dragon Day and so on.

The main contents include: when the daughter returns to her parents' home, hangs the statue of Zhong Kui, greets the ghost ship, avoids the afternoon, puts up the leaf talisman at noon, hangs the calamus and mugwort, travels against all diseases, wears the sachet, prepares the wine for the sacrifice, races the dragon boat, competes in martial arts, and hits the ball.

, play on swings, paint realgar on children, drink realgar wine and calamus wine, eat Wudu cakes, salted eggs, rice dumplings and seasonal fresh fruits, etc. Mid-Autumn Festival (August 15th in the lunar calendar) is the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival.

This is the middle of autumn, so it is called Mid-Autumn Festival.

In the Chinese lunar calendar, a year is divided into four seasons, and each season is divided into three parts: Meng, Zhong and Ji. Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called Zhongqiu.

The moon on August 15th is rounder and brighter than the full moon in other months, so it is also called "Yuexi" and "August Festival".

This night, when people look up at the bright moon in the sky, they naturally look forward to family reunions.

Wanderers who are far away from home also use this to express their longing for their hometown and relatives.

Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the "Reunion Festival".