English introduction of various traditional festivals in China.

1, Spring Festival (the first day of the first lunar month); Chinese New Year

Origin:

Primitive beliefs and sacrificial culture are important factors in the formation of New Year's Day. ?

Primitive beliefs and sacrificial culture are important factors in the formation of the Spring Festival.

Custom:

Such as New Year's Eve, keeping the old, lucky money, temple fairs, lanterns and other customs.

Such as reunion dinner, birthday celebration, lucky money, temple fairs, lanterns and other customs.

2. Lantern Festival (January 15th of the lunar calendar)

Origin:

The custom of burning lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first month is related to the eastward spread of Buddhism.

The custom of burning lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first month is related to the eastward spread of Buddhism.

Custom:

Lantern Festival mainly includes a series of traditional folk activities.

For example, watching lanterns, eating jiaozi and solve riddles on the lanterns, and setting off fireworks.

Lantern Festival mainly includes a series of traditional folk activities, such as watching lanterns, eating dumplings, solve riddles on the lanterns and setting off fireworks.

3. Tomb-Sweeping Day (around April 5th in Gregorian calendar, from the second half of February to the first half of March in lunar calendar).

Origin:

Tomb-Sweeping Day originated from the Spring Festival and the Spring Festival in ancient times.

Tomb-Sweeping Day originated from the Spring Festival and the Spring Festival in ancient times.

Custom:

Grave-sweeping, ancestor worship and outing are common basic etiquette themes.

Grave-sweeping is the same basic etiquette and custom as ancestor worship and outing.

4. Dragon Boat Festival (the fifth day of the fifth lunar month)

Origin:

Dragon Boat Festival has a long history, which evolved from the dragon totem worship of ancient Baiyue.

Dragon Boat Festival has a long history, which evolved from the dragon totem sacrifice held in ancient Baiyue.

Custom:

Dragon Boat Race and Zongzi are the two major themes of Dragon Boat Festival.

Picking dragon boats and eating zongzi are the two major themes of the Dragon Boat Festival.

5. Mid-Autumn Festival (August 15th of the lunar calendar).

Origin:

The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena.

It evolved from the ancient autumn night watching the moon.

The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena and evolved from the worship of the autumn moon in ancient times.

Custom:

Sacrifice the moon, enjoy the moon and eat moon cakes.

Play with lanterns, enjoy osmanthus flowers and drink osmanthus wine.

Since ancient times, Mid-Autumn Festival has had folk customs such as offering sacrifices to the moon, enjoying the moon, eating moon cakes, playing with lanterns, enjoying osmanthus and drinking osmanthus wine.

6. Double Ninth Festival.

Origin:

The origin of the Double Ninth Festival can be traced back to ancient times. In ancient times?

There are harvest sacrifices and Mars sacrifices in autumn and autumn.

The origin of the Double Ninth Festival can be traced back to ancient times. In ancient times, there were harvest festivals to worship heaven and land.

Custom:

There are customs such as climbing to pray for blessings, visiting chrysanthemums in autumn, and wearing cornus.

Sacrifice gods and ancestors, and feast for longevity.

There are customs such as climbing mountains to pray for blessings, enjoying chrysanthemums in autumn, wearing cornus, offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors, and holding birthday banquets.

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