The traditional festivals and dates in China are as follows: 1, Spring Festival: the first day of the first month, that is, the Lunar New Year, is the beginning of the year, which is the traditional "festival"; 2. Lantern Festival (Shangyuan Festival): The fifteenth day of the first month, also known as Shangyuan Festival, Xiaoyuan Festival, Yuanxi or Lantern Festival, is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month every year and is one of the traditional festivals in China; 3. Land Birthday: The second day of February, also known as "Society Day", is divided into Spring Society Day and Autumn Society Day, with Spring Society being the fifth day after beginning of spring and Autumn Society being the fifth day after beginning of autumn; 4. Shangsi Festival: The third day of March is a traditional folk festival in China. This festival can be traced back to the end of the Spring and Autumn Period in the written description, and it is the most important festival in the activities of "removing the bath" in ancient times; 5. Cold Food Festival: the day before Tomb-Sweeping Day, after the winter solstice in the summer calendar 105, one or two days before Tomb-Sweeping Day. When the first day is the festival, no smoking is allowed and only cold food is eaten; 6. Tomb-Sweeping Day: Around April 5 of the solar calendar, it is also known as the Walking Festival, the Qingming Festival, the March Festival, and the ancestor worship festival. The festival is at the turn of mid-spring and late spring; 7. Dragon Boat Festival: the fifth day of May, also known as Duanyang Festival, Chung Wu Festival, Noon Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Zhengyang Festival, Yulan Festival, Tianzhong Festival, etc. 8. Chinese Valentine's Day: The seventh day of July, also known as Begging for Cleverness Festival, Seven Clever Festival, Double Seven, Sweet Day, Sunday, Blue Night, Daughter's Day or Seventh Sister's Birthday, etc. The legend of Cowherd and Weaver Girl on Tanabata comes from people's worship of natural phenomena. 9. July and a half (Mid-Autumn Festival): July 14th/15th, that is, July and a half ancestor worship festival, also known as shi gu, Ghost Festival, Zhai Gu, and Di Guan Festival. The festival customs mainly include ancestor worship, setting off river lanterns, worshiping the dead, burning paper ingots, etc. 10, Mid-Autumn Festival: August 15th, also known as the Moon Festival, Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, August 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 in China and countries in the cultural circle of Chinese characters; 1 1, Chung Yeung Festival: On the ninth day of September, the Book of Changes designated "nine" as the yang number, and on September 9, two or nine days were heavy, so it was called "Chongyang"; 12, Cold Clothes Festival: the first day of October, also known as "October Dynasty", "ancestor worship festival" and "Ghost Festival", is a traditional festival of sacrifice in China, which is said to have originated in the Zhou Dynasty; 13, Xiayuan Festival: October 15th, which is the 15th day of the lunar calendar, also known as "Xiayuan Day" and "Xiayuan". It is one of the traditional folk festivals in China. 14, Winter Solstice Festival: around February 22nd in Gregorian calendar/kloc-0, commonly known as "Winter Festival", "Long Solstice Festival" or "Asian New Year". The winter solstice has both natural and humanistic connotations. It is not only an important solar term among the 24 solar terms, but also a traditional festival of the Chinese nation. 15, Laba Festival: the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, commonly known as "Laba", which is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. The ancients had a tradition of offering sacrifices to ancestors and gods (including door gods, household gods, house gods, kitchen gods and well gods) and praying for a bumper harvest and good luck. 16, Kitchen Festival: the 23rd or 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, which has a long history in Chinese folk customs, is a traditional festival of the Chinese nation, also known as off-year festival, thank you festival and Kitchen King Festival; 17, New Year's Eve: the 29th or 30th of the twelfth lunar month is the last night of the year-end. The last day at the end of the year is called "year-old division", which means that the old year is divided and replaced by a new year. The formation of traditional festivals is a process of long-term accumulation and cohesion of the history and culture of a country or a nation. The ancient traditional festivals of the Chinese nation are related to primitive beliefs, sacrificial culture, astronomical phenomena, calendars and other humanistic and natural cultural contents, covering philosophy, humanities, history, astronomy and other aspects, and containing profound and rich cultural connotations. Extended data:

The Development of Traditional Festivals in China;

1, China traditional festivals, as an important part of the long history and culture of the Chinese nation, reflect the rich social and cultural life of the ancient people and accumulate profound historical and cultural connotations of China; 2. Most of the festival customs began to appear in ancient times, but the richness and popularity of the customs went through a long process of development. Folk festivals come from humanities and natural culture, and the earliest folk activities are related to primitive worship and sacrificial culture. 3. Every traditional festival has its own activity carriers, such as temple fairs, lantern festivals, lion dances, annual festivals, dragon boat races, worship of gods and ancestors, etc. 4. Most traditional festivals were formed in ancient times. In the pre-Qin period, due to the different customs in the north and south, the customs in the north and south have not been integrated and popularized, and many ancient festivals and customs activities are rarely recorded in the Central Plains literature; 5. The Han Dynasty was the first great development period after the reunification of China, and the economic and cultural exchanges between the north and the south made customs and habits merge with each other, which provided good social conditions for the spread and popularization of holiday customs; 6. Festivals developed into the Tang Dynasty, and have changed from the original solemn atmosphere of worship to entertainment etiquette. Since then, festivals have become rich and colorful, and many sports and pleasure activities have appeared, which soon became a fashion. These customs have continued to develop and endure. 7. The Tang Dynasty is an important period when traditional festival customs are mixed and shaped, and its main part has been passed down to this day.