When is the traditional festival in our country in the lunar calendar?
Time: the first day of the first lunar month
Commonly known as Spring Festival, New Year, New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve and New Year's Eve, it evolved from the first prayer and sacrifice in ancient times. The origin of the Spring Festival contains profound cultural connotations, and it carries rich historical and cultural connotations in its inheritance and development. During the Spring Festival, various activities to celebrate the Spring Festival are held all over the country, with rich forms and strong regional characteristics, absorbing the essence of China traditional culture.
2. Lantern Festival
Time: the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Also known as Shangyuan Festival, Xiaoyuan Festival, Yuanxi Festival or Lantern Festival, the ancients called "night" Xiao, and the fifteenth day of the first month is the first full moon night in a year, so it is called "Lantern Festival". According to the Taoist "Sanyuan Festival", the fifteenth day of the first month is also called "Shangyuan Festival". Since ancient times, the custom of Lantern Festival has been based on the warm and festive custom of watching lanterns.
3. The dragon raised its head
Time: the second day of the second lunar month every year.
Also known as Spring Farming Festival, Farming Festival, Qinglong Festival and Spring Dragon Festival. "Dragon" refers to the seven-night horoscope of the Oriental Black Dragon in the Twenty-eight Nights. At the beginning of mid-spring, the "Dragon Horn Star" rises from the eastern horizon, so it is called "Dragon Head Up".
"Dragon Head Up" is a reflection of ancient farming culture in China on festivals, which indicates that the spirit of the sun will emerge from the ground, spring thunder will suddenly move, rain will increase, temperature will rise, everything will be full of vitality, and spring ploughing will begin. Since ancient times, people have also regarded the season when dragons look up as a day of blessing and good luck.
4. Dragon Boat Festival
Time: the fifth day of the fifth lunar month
It originated from the worship of astronomical phenomena and evolved from the ancient dragon totem sacrifice. The origin of the Dragon Boat Festival covers the ancient astrological culture, humanistic philosophy and other aspects, and contains profound and rich cultural connotations. The Dragon Boat Festival combines a variety of folk customs in its inheritance and development, and the festival customs are rich in content. Picking dragon boats and eating zongzi are two major customs of the Dragon Boat Festival. These two traditional customs have been handed down in China since ancient times and have never stopped.
5. Mid-Autumn Festival
Time: August 15th of the lunar calendar.
The traditional cultural festival, which is very popular in many ethnic groups and countries with Chinese cultural circles in China, is only half the name of Sanqiu. In some places, the Mid-Autumn Festival is scheduled for August 16. The Mid-Autumn Festival began in the early years of the Tang Dynasty and has been listed as a national statutory holiday since 2008. On May 20th, 2006, it was listed in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage by the State Council.
Since the Mid-Autumn Festival, there have been customs such as offering sacrifices to the moon, enjoying the moon, eating Yue Bai, enjoying osmanthus flowers and drinking osmanthus wine, which have been passed down to this day and last forever. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a colorful and precious cultural heritage. The full moon is a symbol of people's reunion, a sustenance for missing their hometown and relatives, and hopes for a bumper harvest and happiness. Mid-Autumn Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Spring Festival and Tomb-Sweeping Day are also called the four traditional festivals in China.
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