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The formation process of traditional festivals

Traditional festivals in China are diverse in form and rich in content, and contain profound and rich cultural connotations. They are an important part of the long history and culture of the Chinese nation. The formation of traditional festivals is a process of long-term accumulation and cohesion of national or national history and culture. The formation of Chinese traditional festivals in ancient times is basically related to the humanistic, natural and cultural contents such as primitive beliefs, offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors, astronomical calendars, phenology and solar terms. So what are the traditional festivals in China?

The traditional festivals in China mainly include Spring Festival (the first day of the first month), Lantern Festival (the fifteenth day of the first month), Dragon Head Rise (the second day of February), Shangsi Festival (the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar), Tomb-Sweeping Day (the fifth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar), Dragon Boat Festival (the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar), Valentine's Day (the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar), July half (the fourteenth and fifteenth day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar) and Mid-Autumn Festival (the lunar

Generally speaking, the traditional festivals in China mainly include Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Dragon Head Rise, Shangsi Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Chinese Valentine's Day, Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival, Winter Solstice Festival and Lunar New Year's Eve. All ethnic groups have their own cultural customs and traditional festivals, and many ethnic festivals are cultural treasures to be explored.