Introduction to the Festival:
Chinese Valentine's Day, also known as Begging for Cleverness Festival, Seven Cleverness Festival or Seven Sisters' Birthday, is a traditional cultural festival popular in China and other countries in the Chinese character cultural circle. It is said that on the night of the seventh or sixth day of the seventh lunar month, women beg for wisdom from Vega, so it is called "Begging for Cleverness".
Qixi Begging for Cleverness originated in the Han Dynasty in China. It originated from the worship of nature and women's begging for cleverness, and was later given the legend of Cowherd and Weaver Girl, which made it one of the most romantic festivals. Women practice needlework, pray for Fu Lushou, worship seven sisters, and display flowers and fruits, needlework and other customs. Far spread to Japan, the Korean Peninsula, Vietnam and other countries in the cultural circle of Chinese characters.
There are four ghost festivals in China:
Tomb-Sweeping Day (April 5th in Gregorian calendar)
Zhongyuan Festival (July 15th in lunar calendar)
Shangsi Festival (the third day of March in lunar calendar)
Hanyi Festival (the first day of October in lunar calendar)
Tomb-Sweeping Day:
Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as Zouqing Festival, is at the turn of mid-spring and late spring. It is a traditional festival in China, and it is also one of the most important festivals for offering sacrifices to ancestors and sweeping graves. The traditional Tomb-Sweeping Day of Han nationality in China began in the Zhou Dynasty, with a history of more than 2,5 years. Influenced by the Han culture, 24 ethnic minorities in China, such as Manchu, Hezhe, Zhuang, Oroqen, Dong, Tujia, Miao, Yao, Li, Shui, Jing and Qiang, have also had the customs of Tomb-Sweeping Day. Grave-sweeping and ancestral worship and outing are the basic themes.
Mid-Autumn Festival:
Mid-Autumn Festival, commonly known as Ghost Festival, shi gu, and July and a half, is called the Orchid Festival in Buddhism. New Year's Eve, Tomb-Sweeping Day and Chung Yeung Festival are traditional festivals for ancestor worship in China, and they are also traditional cultural festivals popular in various countries in the Chinese character cultural circle. The Mid-Autumn Festival has the custom of setting off river lanterns and burning paper ingots.
Shangsi Festival:
Shangsi Festival, commonly known as March 3rd, is a traditional festival of the Han nationality. This festival was designated as the fourth day in early March before the Han Dynasty, and was later fixed on the third day of March in the summer calendar. The traditional Shangsi Festival is on the first fourth day of the third month of the lunar calendar, which is also a day of infancy, that is, spring bath day. Shangsi Festival, like Flower Festival, is gradually being forgotten by people.
Hanyi Festival:
Hanyi Festival, also known as "October Dynasty", "ancestor worship festival" and "Ghost Festival" on the first day of the tenth lunar month, is a traditional sacrifice festival of the Han nationality, which is said to have originated from the Zhou Dynasty. On this day, special attention is paid to paying homage to those who died first, which is called sending cold clothes. The Cold Clothes Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day and Shangsi Festival in spring and Mid-Autumn Festival are also called the four "Ghost Festivals" in a year. At the same time, this day also marks the arrival of severe winter, so it is also a day for parents and lovers to send warm clothes to people they care about.