What are the traditional festivals in China?
1. Spring Festival: Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival in China, also known as China Lunar New Year. This is the beginning of celebrating the Lunar New Year, which is usually held at the end of 65438+ 10 or early February. People will worship their ancestors, paste couplets, set off firecrackers, enjoy lanterns, dance dragons and lions, hold family gatherings and grand dinners.
2. Mid-Autumn Festival: The Mid-Autumn Festival is on August 15th of the China lunar calendar and is held after the autumnal equinox. This festival is to celebrate the harvest and family reunion. People usually eat moon cakes, enjoy the moon and Yue Bai, and carry out various traditional folk activities.
3. Dragon Boat Festival: Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, also known as Dragon Boat Festival. This festival is in memory of the patriotic poet Qu Yuan. People will row dragon boats, eat zongzi, hang wormwood and race dragon boats.
Lantern Festival: Lantern Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunar month and the last day of the Spring Festival. People will watch lanterns and taste Yuanxiao (a sweet spherical glutinous rice balls), solve riddles on the lanterns and dragon lanterns.
5. Tomb-Sweeping Day: Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional festival held during the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar in Tomb-Sweeping Day, usually between April 4th and 5th. This festival is to worship ancestors and remember the deceased relatives. People will sweep graves, worship, insert willows and go hiking.
Besides the above festivals, there are many other traditional festivals in China, such as Dragon Boat Festival, Double Ninth Festival and Laba Festival. Each festival has its own specific celebration method and cultural connotation, which enriches the traditional culture of China.