What folk activities are there in China?

1, New Year's Day.

The first day of the first lunar month is the beginning of the year, month and day of the lunar calendar, which is the first day of the first lunar month; Because it is the first Shuori, it is also called "Yuanshuo". Spring Festival, commonly known as Chinese New Year, is the most important and grand traditional festival in China. The main folk activities include New Year greetings, setting off firecrackers, posting Spring Festival couplets and giving lucky money.

2. Watch the lanterns on the Lantern Festival.

Lantern Festival mainly includes a series of traditional folk activities, such as watching lanterns, eating glutinous rice balls, solve riddles on the lanterns and setting off fireworks. In addition, folk performances such as playing with dragon lanterns, playing with lions, walking on stilts, rowing on dry boats, dancing yangko and playing Taiping drums have been added to the Lantern Festival in many places.

3. Shave your head on February 2nd.

The custom of "shaving the dragon's head" may come from the worship of the dragon totem by the ancients, such as the custom of tattooing in ancient books to look like a dragon. On February 2nd, many people had their hair cut. When the dragon looks up, the haircut is called "scraping the tap", which indicates a good start of the year.

4. Tomb-Sweeping Day visited the grave.

During Tomb-Sweeping Day, no matter where people are, they will return to their hometown to participate in ancestor worship activities and remember their ancestors. The culture of Qingming etiquette and custom fully embodies the humanistic spirit of the Chinese nation of respecting ancestors and cautiously pursuing the future.

5. Eat zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival.

Eating zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional folk custom in China. Zongzi, also known as "Jiao Shu", "Zongban" and "Zongzi", has a long history and various patterns. "Artemisia argyi is fragrant; Peach branches are inserted in the grid, and when you go out, you can see that the wheat is yellow; It's sunny here, sunny there and sunny everywhere. "

Baidu Encyclopedia-China Traditional Festival