Chinese Traditional Festivals As an ancient civilization with a long history, rich traditional ethnic festivals are an indispensable and important part of Chinese culture. Each festival has its historical origins, wonderful legends, unique taste and broad mass base. They reflect the traditional habits, morals and religious concepts of the nation, entrust the longing of the entire nation, and are a joyful event for thousands of years from generation to generation. The main traditional festivals in my country include Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Chinese Valentine's Day, Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival, Winter Solstice, Laba Festival, etc. The Spring Festival is the grandest and liveliest ancient traditional festival in my country. Commonly known as the 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, which 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 together and call it "Reunion Year". During this period, they were chatting and laughing happily. 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 a climax. In northern my country, there is a custom of eating dumplings at this time, which means the New Year's Eve. 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 with lanterns and festoons, the activities of seeing off the old and welcoming 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. The fifteenth night of the first lunar month is the traditional Lantern Festival in my country, also known as the Lantern Festival and Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month brings the celebrations that started on New Year's Eve 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 the Lantern Festival, which has become a custom that has been passed down from generation to generation. The custom of appreciating lanterns during the Lantern Festival began in the Han Dynasty. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it developed into a grand lantern market. By the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the lantern market in Kyoto often stretched for dozens of miles. In the Han Dynasty, the Lantern Festival was limited to the 15th night of the first lunar month, but it was extended to three nights by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, it was stipulated to last from the eighth day of the first lunar month to the seventeenth night of the first lunar month. Juggling skills appeared in lantern festivals in the Tang Dynasty, and lantern riddles began to appear in the Song Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, opera performances were added. The lanterns used in the lantern market also include orange lanterns, silk lanterns, colorful sheepskin lanterns, boneless wheat straw lanterns, revolving lanterns, Kongming lanterns and so on. Lantern riddles, which began in the Southern Song Dynasty, are lively and interesting. After development and creation through the ages, there are more than 100 kinds of puzzle grids that are still in use today, including foundation grid, swing grid, rolling curtain grid, white-headed grid, Xu Fei grid, Qiu Feng grid, etc. Most of them have limited formats, clever requirements, and clever names. , The custom of eating Yuanxiao during the Lantern Festival began in the Song Dynasty. It is intended to wish the whole family reunion, harmony, and happiness in the new year. There are two types of Yuanxiao: solid and stuffed. It has spicy, sweet, sour and salty flavors. It can be boiled, stir-fried, fried or steamed. Osmanthus wine-stuffed Yuanxiao, five-flavored Yuanxiao made with meat fillings, bean paste, sesame, osmanthus, and nuts, and five-flavored Yuanxiao made with onions, mustard, garlic, leeks, and ginger, which symbolize hard work, longevity, and progress, all have their own characteristics. Qingming Festival 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, with bright spring scenery, pink flowers and green willows, and a prosperous atmosphere. The Cold Food Festival was established to commemorate the death of Jie Zitui, a scholar in Jin Dynasty during the Spring and Autumn Period. 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. Make Qingming a poetic 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 planting 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. The Milky Way, composed of countless stars, stretches across the night sky like a Milky Way. People say that it separates the passionate Cowherd and Weaver Girl. Only on the seventh day of July every year, when the magpies from all over the world build a magpie bridge, can they 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 Vega are in the sky all night long, and do not disappear until the sun rises. Therefore, it is also likened to the reunion of couples who parted in the world. On this night, there is also the custom of watching the Tianhe River to pray for a good harvest, and some places also hold young crops festivals. 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. 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. The Golden Autumn brings refreshment and the fragrance of osmanthus. The Double Ninth Festival on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month is full of activities, including climbing mountains, admiring chrysanthemums, drinking chrysanthemum wine, eating Double Ninth Cake, planting dogwood and so on. The Double Ninth Festival is also the Elderly'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.

The 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. 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. The earliest Laba porridge just added red beans to the rice porridge. Later, it evolved into an extremely complex and sophisticated dish. The main ingredients include white rice, yellow rice, glutinous rice, millet, water chestnut rice, etc., and add walnuts, almonds, melon seeds, peanuts, pine nuts, and raisins. , longan meat, lily, lotus seeds, etc., cooked all night, the fragrance spreads for ten miles. In addition to Laba porridge, there are also Laba noodles, Laba garlic and other flavored foods. They can nourish the body and are a form of harvest celebration, kicking off the Spring Festival.