1, Tomb-Sweeping Day
In Tomb-Sweeping Day, grave-sweeping is carried out from April 4th to April 6th in the Gregorian calendar every year to express the respect and memory of family members for their ancestors. The custom of grave-sweeping existed before the Qin Dynasty, but it is not stipulated that tomb-sweeping in Qingming Day did not become popular until the Tang Dynasty and has continued to this day. ?
2. Mid-Autumn Festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival is commonly known as "July and a half", and the July of the lunar calendar is also known as the ghost month. In fact, the earliest July and a half has nothing to do with ghosts. Originally, it was a folk festival to worship ancestors. According to the law, people should report the harvest to their ancestors and thank them for their blessing. It is called the Mid-Autumn Festival because it originated from Taoism after the Eastern Han Dynasty.
3. Shangsi Festival
Shangsi Festival originated from the witchcraft activities of the ancient Han people. Every year on March 3 of the lunar calendar, every family held a ceremony at the water's edge, and people jumped into the water to wash away the filth and evil spirits.
There is also a legend that the Third Festival originated from Xuanyuan Huangdi, and March 3rd of the lunar calendar is the birthday of Xuanyuan Huangdi. By the Tang Dynasty, Shangsi Festival had become one of the most solemn festivals at that time. In addition to bathing by the water, people also take a spring outing and hold large-scale outdoor activities. After the Song Dynasty, Shangsi Festival went out of fashion in the north, and some areas in the south remained.
4. Cold Clothes Festival
Every year, the first day of the tenth lunar month, also known as "October Dynasty", "Ancestor Festival" and "Ghost Festival", is a traditional festival of sacrifice in China, which is said to have originated in the Zhou Dynasty. The Cold Clothes Festival is popular in the north, and many northerners will offer sacrifices on this day to commemorate their deceased relatives, which is called sending cold clothes.
Halloween in foreign countries
In western countries, every year on1October 3 1 day, there is a dictionary that is translated into Chinese: "Halloween Night". Halloween is a traditional festival in western countries. This night is the most "haunted" night of the year, so it is also called "Ghost Festival".
An interesting content of Halloween is "Trick or treat", that is, children go door to door with pumpkin lanterns to beg for candy. When they meet, the children dressed as ghosts and elves invariably threaten to make trouble if they don't please eat, but the host naturally dares not neglect and repeatedly says, "Please eat! Please eat! " At the same time, put the candy into the big pockets that children carry with them.