There are many traditional festivals handed down in China. Each festival represents the long history and splendid culture of the Chinese nation. What are the important traditional festivals in our year? Let's have a look with Sihai Xiaobian
1. Spring Festival: the first day of the first lunar month. Meaning: the beginning of the year.
2. Lantern Festival: the 15th day of the first lunar month meaning: the first full moon night of the lunar new year.
3. Touya: the second day of the second lunar month meaning: the first worship day of each year is the day to worship the land father-in-law.
4. Cold food festival: 105 days after the summer solstice and 12 days before Qingming Festival. Meaning: to commemorate meson push.
5. Tomb Sweeping Day: April 4 or 5 or 6 of the Gregorian calendar. Meaning: it is a day to commemorate and worship our ancestors in the form of tomb sweeping and worship.
6. Dragon Boat Festival: the fifth day of the fifth lunar month meaning: Commemorating Qu Yuan.
7. Tanabata: the seventh day of the seventh lunar month meaning: from the legend of Niulang and Zhinv, also known as' Chinese Valentine's Day '.
8. Zhongyuan Festival: the 15th day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar meaning: commonly known as ghost festival, offering sacrifices to ancestors, water lanterns, etc.
9. Mid Autumn Festival: the 15th day of August in the lunar calendar. Meaning: it symbolizes family reunion and happiness.
10. Double Ninth Festival: the ninth day of the ninth lunar month meaning: climbing, drinking chrysanthemum wine, eating double ninth cake and enjoying chrysanthemums
11. Winter solstice: December 21, 22 or 23 every year meaning: the beginning of winter, offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors.
12. Laba Festival: the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month meaning: offering sacrifices to ancestors and gods, praying for harvest and auspiciousness.
13. Tail tooth: the meaning of December 16 of the lunar calendar: the tail tooth is the 'end' of a business year's activities.
14. Offering sacrifices to the kitchen stove: the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month meaning: the day when the Kitchen God goes to heaven
15. New Year's Eve: the eve of the new year's Day meaning: at the end of the year, paste Spring Festival couplets, window flowers, Fu characters and New Year pictures.