What are the traditional festival stories in China?
As for the origin of the Spring Festival, in the old society, due to the lack of ancient documents (Qin Shihuang burned books, or other reasons), it is impossible to directly verify its origin, so many legends have emerged in the process of inheritance and development.
Among them, there are several popular sayings, such as Spring Festival, witchcraft ceremony, Ghost Festival, harvest sacrifice in ancient times, the leader of Shunji tribal alliance, the legend of creating a perpetual calendar and avoiding Nian beast in Forever Youth and so on.
In the development and evolution of history, most traditional festivals are accompanied by some legends to replace their real origins. The Spring Festival is no exception, and it is also accompanied by stories and legends such as "New Year to ward off evil spirits".
In fact, the Spring Festival is not formed by stories and legends such as "avoiding evil spirits". These absurd legends were all constructed by later generations. China has a long history and profound culture. As an important part of China's long history and culture, the formation of Spring Festival culture covers humanistic philosophy, astronomical astrology and other aspects, and contains profound and rich cultural connotations.
Ancient traditional festivals attach importance to faith and sacrificial activities, and respecting heaven and ancestors is the core of ancient traditional festivals. The Spring Festival is not formed by stories and legends.
2. Lantern Festival
Lantern Festival, also known as Shangyuan Festival, Little Lantern Festival, Lantern Festival or Lantern Festival, is one of the traditional festivals in China on the 15th day of the first lunar month. The first month is the first month of the lunar calendar, and the ancients called "night". 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. Tomb-Sweeping Day
Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as outing festival, outing festival, March festival and ancestor worship festival, is celebrated at the turn of mid-spring and late spring. Tomb-Sweeping Day originated from the ancient Spring Festival, which has both natural and humanistic connotations. It is not only a natural solar term, but also a traditional festival.
Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional major Spring Festival. It is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation for thousands of years to sweep graves and cherish the memory of ancestors. It is not only conducive to promoting filial piety and family memory, but also conducive to promoting the cohesion and identity of family members and even the nation.
Tomb-Sweeping Day's integration of natural solar terms and humanistic customs is a combination of humanistic and natural conditions, which fully embodies the Chinese ancestors' pursuit of harmony between heaven, earth and people, pays attention to conforming to the right time, place and people, and follows the laws of nature. Tomb-Sweeping Day is rich in festivals and customs. Grave-sweeping and hiking are two major themes of etiquette and custom in Tomb-Sweeping Day. The two traditional themes of etiquette and custom have been passed down in China since ancient times and have never stopped.
4. Dragon Boat Festival
Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanyang Festival, Double Ninth Festival, Noon Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Zhengyang Festival, Magnolia Festival and Tianzhong Festival, is a traditional folk festival in China. Dragon Boat Festival originated from the worship of astronomical phenomena and evolved from the ancient dragon totem sacrifice.
On the midsummer Dragon Boat Festival, the black dragon rose to the south of the sky for seven nights, which is the day when the dragon ascended to heaven, that is, as the fifth divination in the Book of Changes said, "the dragon is in the sky"; At this time, Longxing is both "middle" and "middle", which is bound to win, and Enshi is also the aspiration of the people. 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 the two major themes of the Dragon Boat Festival, which have been handed down in China since ancient times and have never stopped.
5. Mid-Autumn Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Mid-Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, August Festival, Moon Chasing Festival, Moon Worship Festival, Daughter's Day or Reunion Festival, is a traditional cultural festival popular in many ethnic groups and countries with Chinese cultural circles in China, and falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. Because its value is only half that of Sanqiu, it is named, and some places set the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 16.
The Mid-Autumn Festival began in the early years of the Tang Dynasty and prevailed in the Song Dynasty. By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it had become one of the traditional festivals in China, which was as famous as the Spring Festival. Influenced by China culture, Mid-Autumn Festival is also a traditional festival for overseas Chinese in some countries in East and Southeast Asia, especially local Chinese. Since 2008, Mid-Autumn Festival has been listed as a national statutory holiday. 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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