There are many kinds of traditional festivals in China. The most common ones are the Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Qingming Festival, Cold Food Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, etc. Behind these festivals are different meanings, origins and Folk customs, in order to facilitate memory and inheritance, people compiled them into jingles and tables and passed them down.
Traditional Chinese Festival Rhymes
1. On the first day of the first lunar month, everything is new. Post Spring Festival couplets and wear new clothes. Eat dumplings, set off firecrackers, go to New Year greetings and be polite. Some people praise you for respecting the elderly and loving the young. Don’t spend your New Year’s money indiscriminately.
2. The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Little New Year, and the Lantern Festival celebrates reunion. Appreciate the lanterns, guess lantern riddles, and prepare your New Year's resolutions. The whole year's plan starts with spring, and the atmosphere will be fresh after the New Year.
3. Stock up on the 25th and don’t mess around in the New Year. The plan for the year is set correctly, ensuring that the food is fully stocked and the cupboard is filled with money. Make soup with dried rice, and it will taste delicious.
4. On February 2nd, the dragon raises its head and moves the clouds and rains, which is a good omen. I wish you a good harvest, good weather and good weather. Cut the scallions into slices, cut off a section of the scorpion's tail, and prick the corners of the wall. You won't be afraid of any pests or poisonous insects.
5. February 12 is the Flower Festival, and Baihua’s birthday is tonight. Girls pray for beauty, and their appearance is more beautiful than Baihua.
6. On March 3rd, the warm wind blows and kites fly all over the sky. On March 3rd, the flowers bloomed beautifully, and the peaches and plums were blown by the wind even more brilliantly.
7. In April, after the Qingming Festival, there is not enough fun in the countryside. Before the Qingming Festival, it is advisable to offer sacrifices and sweep the flowers, as falling flowers and catkins add to worries. Some people feel sad that money cannot buy time because of the loss of spring.
8. On May 5th, it was the Dragon Boat Festival, and Qu Yuan threw himself into the Miluo River. Making rice dumplings and racing dragon boats to commemorate the folk customs should not be lost. Eating fried cakes, embroidering sachets, hanging mugwort, drinking realgar, there are folk remedies to ward off evil spirits and eliminate filth, and hygiene habits are taught every day.
9. On June 6th, watch the valley show and eat fish during Tiankuang Festival.
10. On July 7th, remove the sludge, the Cowherd and the Magpie Bridge will meet the Weaver Girl. I want to learn the skillful skills of the Weaver Girl, and listen to the whispers under the grape trellis.
11. July 15th is the Ghost Festival, so be selfless and not afraid of evil in your heart. To save water ghosts and put lanterns on the river, superstitions are not allowed.
12. In August, it is the Mid-Autumn Festival, a night of full moon to celebrate the harvest. Eat mooncakes, drink fine wine, and live a happy life longer. They made mooncakes in the open and made a secret oath to kill the Tatars on the fifteenth day of the year.
13. September 9th is the Double Ninth Festival, so we should respect the elderly. People in Hebei climb high to admire chrysanthemums, and it is a folk custom in the south of the Yangtze River to plant dogwood trees.
14. On October 1st, I send you cold clothes. The autumn wind is strong, the frost is bullying, the wind is bitter and the rain is getting colder, and I pay tribute to the ancestors who have broken their hearts.
15. In November, the weather is cold. It is easy to stay at home but difficult to go out.
16. In December, as we enter the new year, there are nine severe cold days. The heavy snow is falling, the cold wind is blowing, and the frugal folk custom of Laba porridge is here. Twenty-three, to worship the Stove King, eat Tanggua Maltose. After eating the sugar melon, my mouth feels sweet and I can't finish my auspicious words. On the twenty-fourth, every family is busy, cleaning house and house.