The Origin and Customs of Traditional Chinese Festivals in June Traditional Chinese Festival Customs 1. Spring Festival: The Spring Festival is the grandest and liveliest ancient traditional festival in my country.

Commonly known as "Chinese New Year".

According to the Chinese lunar calendar, the first day of the first lunar month is the "Yuan of the year, the Yuan of the month, and the Yuan of the hour" and is the beginning of the year.

The traditional celebrations last from New Year's Eve to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month.

Every New Year's Eve, every family gathers together to have New Year's Eve dinner, which is called "Reunion Year".

Then we stay up together, talk about old times and talk about new things, and congratulate and encourage each other.

When the New Year comes, firecrackers and fireworks push the festive atmosphere to the climax.

In northern my country, there is a custom of eating dumplings at this time, which means "Gengsuijiaozi".

In the south, there is a habit of eating rice cakes, which symbolizes the improvement of life.

Staying up until the end of the year, posting Spring Festival couplets, beating gongs and drums, decorating lanterns and streamers, the activities to see off the old and welcome the new are lively.

In addition, there are customs in various places such as visiting each other to pay New Year greetings, lion dances, dragon lanterns, social fire performances, flower markets, and lantern viewing parties.

2. Lantern Festival: On the fifteenth night of the first lunar month, it is my country’s traditional folk Lantern Festival, also known as the Lantern Festival and Lantern Festival.

The Lantern Festival is held on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the celebrations that started on New Year's Eve are pushed to another climax.

On the night of the Lantern Festival, the streets and alleys are decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. People admire the lanterns, guess lantern riddles, and eat Lantern Festival, which has become a custom that has been passed down from generation to generation. 3. February 2: Folklore says that on the second day of the second lunar month, the Dragon King in charge of clouds and rain raises his head.

day.

From now on, the rain will gradually increase.

Therefore, this day is called "Spring Dragon Festival".

There is a folk proverb widely circulated in northern my country: "On February 2, the dragon raises its head; when the big warehouse is full, the small warehouse stares."

4. Qingming Festival: Qingming is not only one of the twenty-four solar terms, but also a traditional festival with a long history.

The day before Tomb Sweeping Day is called the Cold Food Festival.

The two festivals coincide with the spring of March, when the spring scenery is bright and the flowers are red and the willows are green.

The Cold Food Festival was established to commemorate the Jie Zitui of the Jin Dynasty during the Spring and Autumn Period who "burned scholars to death for injustice".

During the Qingming cold food period, there are folk customs such as prohibiting fire and cold food, worshiping ancestors, sweeping tombs, and going on outings.

There are also traditional activities such as swinging, kite flying, tug-of-war, cockfighting, wearing willows, grass fighting, and playing ball.

5. Dragon Boat Festival: The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is the traditional Dragon Boat Festival in my country, also known as Duanyang, Chongwu and Dragon Boat Festival.

As early as the Zhou Dynasty, there was a custom of "gathering orchids and taking a bath on May 5th".

But many of today's Dragon Boat Festival activities are related to commemorating our country's great writer Qu Yuan.

On this day, every household eats rice dumplings, and dragon boat competitions are held across the south, all related to the memory of Qu Yuan.

At the same time, the Dragon Boat Festival is also a "health festival" passed down from ancient times. On this day, people sweep the courtyard, hang mugwort branches, hanging calamus, sprinkle realgar water, and drink realgar wine to eliminate decay, sterilize and prevent diseases.

These activities also reflect the fine traditions of our nation.

6. Chinese Valentine's Day: Every year on the seventh day of July, magpies from all over the world build a magpie bridge over the Milky Way so that the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl can meet each other.

This beautiful legend began in the Han Dynasty and has been passed down from generation to generation for more than a thousand years and has become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

On this day, people have the custom of begging for cleverness from the Weaver Girl.

Usually it's a competition to see who is more clever and clever.

Therefore, Chinese Valentine's Day is also called the Qiqiao Festival or the Girl's Day.

Every Chinese Valentine's Day is approaching, the two stars Altair and Weaver are in the sky all night, and do not disappear until the sun rises. Therefore, they are also likened to the reunion of separated couples in the world.

7. Mid-Autumn Festival: The fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar is the middle of autumn, so it is called the Mid-Autumn Festival.

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, in addition to appreciating the moon, worshiping the moon, and eating moon cakes, there are also activities such as dancing grass dragons and building pagodas in some places.

In addition to mooncakes, various seasonal fresh and dried fruits are also delicacies on Mid-Autumn Night.

On this night, when people look up at the bright moon, which is as bright as a jade plate, they naturally look forward to family reunions.

Wanderers who are far away from home also use this to express their longing for their hometown and relatives.

Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the "Reunion Festival".

8. Double Ninth Festival: The Double Ninth Festival on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month is extremely rich in activities, including climbing mountains, admiring chrysanthemums, drinking chrysanthemum wine, eating Double Ninth cakes, planting dogwood, etc.

The Double Ninth Festival is also the "Old People's Day". On this day, the elderly either admire chrysanthemums to cultivate their sentiments, or climb mountains to exercise their physical fitness, which adds infinite fun to the evening scenery of Sangyu.

9. Winter Solstice Festival: Winter Solstice was a very grand festival in ancient my country.

To this day, Taiwan, our country, still preserves the tradition of using nine-layer cakes to worship ancestors during the winter solstice to show that we never forget to renew our roots and wish for family reunion.

In the north, there is a custom of slaughtering sheep and eating dumplings during the Winter Solstice. Traditional foods in the south include winter solstice rice dumplings, winter solstice noodles, etc.

10. Laba Festival: Laba Festival is a Buddhist festival.

This day is the day when Sakyamuni became a Buddha, also known as the "Enlightenment Day".

The most important activity of this day is eating Laba porridge.