There are a lot of legal holidays in China, why is there no holiday for the Chinese New Year's Day, one of the four traditional holidays?

The Chinese New Year's Day is, of course, a traditional holiday, but there is no legal holiday.

On the fifteenth day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar. It's the birthday of the legendary emperor, so it's also known as the "Ghost Festival". Buddhists on this day to set up the "Bon", fasting for monks, held chanting and Buddhist rituals, as well as water and land dojo, river lanterns and other religious activities. It was around the time of Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty (the first half of the sixth century) that the "Bon Fast" was first organized in China. Nowadays, there are fewer people who hold "Bon", but the custom of releasing river lanterns is still passed down in some areas.

Taboos: 1, do not travel at night

Chinese custom called July for the month of ghosts, said that this month, the ghost gate gate is often open not closed, especially the ghost of the heaviest yin gas, a hundred ghosts at night, so this day should not be outside to stay out of the house, the night is a big taboo.

2, hear the shouts do not turn back

Walking on the beaten track, if you hear someone call your name, be sure not to rush to answer, to determine clearly who is calling you to say yes, so as not to be haunted by bad luck.

3, avoid wearing bells, wind chimes

Avoid with bells, wind chimes and other ghosts, the bedside is best not to hang, wind chimes and bells can be in the yin and yang two worlds to pass the communication, it is easy to attract bad things.

4, do not swim alone.

5, do not pick up random things .

6, don't burn the plutonium on non-specific occasions

The plutonium is a sacrifice to the ancestors.

7, avoid taking pictures at night

Things like mirrors or cell phones.

Customs: mainly to worship ancestors, the most common is to carry fruits, dried meat, wine and other offerings to the graves of ancestors; draw an ash circle, burn paper to worship ancestors; there are also places to choose the highest, most lush rice ears, hung with five-color paper flag; some fishermen with wooden boards, sorghum poles made of small boats, put food, clothes and hats and other paraphernalia, lighting candles, pushed into the sea by married men; put the river lanterns in the stern of the boat The river lanterns are set off and red and green paper lanterns are placed at the back of the boat. During the month of the ghosts, the ghosts are allowed to stay on earth because they are allowed to travel around. During the Ghost Month, ghosts come out one after another, and there are many ghosts and ghosts in the night, especially in the wilderness, so the yin qi is also the heaviest, and people should not go out in the middle of the night. Lunar July ghost month say, also became a folk taboo say also especially more.

So the Mid-Year Festival is not advocated to go out to play.