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Traditional cultural festivals

1, Spring Festival

The Spring Festival, the Lunar New Year, is the beginning of a year and a traditional "festival". Commonly known as Spring Festival, New Year, New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve and so on. It is also known verbally as New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve and New Year's Eve. The Spring Festival has a long history, which evolved from praying for the New Year at the beginning of the year in ancient times.

2. Lantern Festival

Lantern Festival, also known as Shangyuan Festival, Little Lantern Festival, Lantern Festival or Lantern Festival, is one of the traditional festivals in China on the 15th day of the first lunar month. The first month is the first month of the lunar calendar, and the ancients called "night". The fifteenth day of the first month is the first full moon night in a year, so it is called "Lantern Festival".

3. Social Day Festival

Social Day Festival, also known as Native Festival (the second day of the second lunar month), is an ancient traditional festival in China. Social days are divided into Spring Club and Autumn Club. In ancient times, the festival of social day was determined according to the calendar of cadres and branches. Later, due to the change of calendar, festivals were decided by the lunar calendar. The Spring Festival is calculated on the fifth day after beginning of spring (e, the five elements belong to the earth), which is generally around the second day of February in the lunar calendar, and the Autumn Festival is based on the fifth day after beginning of autumn, which is about August in the lunar calendar.

4. Flower Festival

Flower Festival, commonly known as "Flower Festival" and "Hundred Flowers Birthday", is usually held on the second day of the second lunar month. The flower festival should worship the flower god and pray for disaster relief. During festivals, people will go to the suburbs to enjoy flowers together, which is called "outing". Girls cut five-color paper and stick it on branches, which is called "rewarding the red".

5. Cold Food Festival

Cold food is a popular festival among the old customs in northern China. In ancient times, dates were not fixed. Some say it was the day before Tomb-Sweeping Day, and some say it was two days before Qingming Festival. Now I live in Dachuan, Tomb-Sweeping Day.