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China’sseventraditionalfestivals•SpringFestival•LanternFestival•QingMing•DragonBoatFestival•DoubleSeventhFestival•Mid-AutumnDay•DoubleNinthFestivalMembers:高畅史亚楠韩宇照SpringFestival•TheSpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalfortheChinesepeopleandiswhenallfamilymembersgettogether,justlikeChristmasintheWest.•BeforetheNewYearcomes,thepeoplecompletelycleantheindoorsandoutdoorsoftheirhomesaswellastheirclothes,bedclothesandalltheirutensils.•WakinguponNewYear,everybodydressesup.Firsttheyextendgreetingstotheirparents.TheneachchildwillgetmoneyasaNewYeargift,wrappedupinredpaper.•PeopleinnorthernChinawilleatjiaozi,ordumplings,forbreakfast,astheythinkjiaoziinsoundmeansbiddingfarewelltotheoldandusheringinthenew.SouthernChineseeatniangao(NewYearcakemadeofglutinousriceflour糯米粉)onthisoccasion,becauseasahomophone同音字,niangaomeanshigherandhigher,oneyearafteranother.••InChina,themosttraditionalandpopularSpringFestivalfoodisdumpling,whichlookslikethemoonwithvegetablesandmeatmixedinit.TheChinesenameofdumplingis“JIAOZI”,”JIAO”means”cross”,”ZI”isChinesetraditionaltimerepresents“24:00”,sotheChineseword“JIAOZI”means“cross24:00”,justthedividingpointoflastyearandnextyear.Sowhenitcomesto24:00,everyfamilybeginseatingdumplings.•NowputtingupredpaperonthedoorandsettingfirecrackerbecomesSpringFestivalcustomsandpeoplebelievedoingthesewillbringtheirfamilysafety.•SpringFestivalisalsothehappiesttimeforchildren,becausetheycangetredenvelopecontainingmoneyasagiftfromtheelder.DuringtheSpringFestival,anyunfortunatewordcannotbeheardbecauseitwillmakepeopleupsetandunhappy.Peoplealsomakeuseofthisholidaytovisittheirrelativesandbringthemsomepresentsandwell-wishing.LanternFestival•LanternFestivalisaChina'straditionalfestival.Itiscelebratedonthefifteenthdayofthefirstmonthofthelunaryear.•LanternFestivalisoneofthebiggestholidaysinChina.SeveraldaysbeforeLanternFestival,peoplebegintomakelanterns.Lanternsaremadeintheshapeofdifferentanimals,vegetables,fruitsandmany,otherthings.Whilemakinglanternspeopleusuallywriteriddlesonlanterns.OntheeveofLanternFestival,allthelanternsarehungup.•OnLanternFestivalpeoplegooutsidetohavealookatthelanternsandguesstheriddlesonthelanterns.Perhapsyoucallseesomewonderfulfolkperformances,DragonDanceandYangko.Everythingisveryinterestingandeveryoneisveryhappy.Ourlifeisrichandvaried.OnLanternFestival,lanternsandtangyuanarethemostimportant.QingMing•QingMingisatimetorememberthedeadandthedearlydeparted.Moreimportant,itisaperiodtohonourandtopayrespecttoone'sdeceasedancestorsandfamilymembers.Becauseitreinforcestheethicoffilialpiety,QingMingisamajorChinesefestival.Literallymeaningclear(Qing)andbright(Ming),thisChinesefestivalfallsinearlyspring,onthe106thdayafterthewintersolstice.Itisaspringfestival,anditisanoccasionforthewholefamilytoleavethehomeandtosweepthegravesoftheirforebears.Chinesebeingpracticalpeoplethissweepingofthegravesisgivenanextendedperiod,thatis,10daysbeforeandafterQingMingday.AmongsomedialectgroupsawholemonthisallocatedGreencakeTomb-sweepingDayisonthefifthdayofthefourthlunarmonth.Peopleusuallyeatgreencakeonthatday.Greencakeismadeofglutinousriceflourmixedwithjuiceofakindofgreenwildvegetable•DragonBoatFestival,alsocalledDoubleFifthFestival,iscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmoonofthelunarcalendar.ItisoneofthemostimportantChinesefestivals,theothertwobeingtheAutumnMoonFestivalandChineseNewYear.•TheoriginofthissummerfestivalcentersaroundascholarlygovernmentofficialnamedChuYuan.Hewasagoodandrespectedman,butbecauseofthemisdeedsofjealousrivalsheeventuallyfellintodisfavorintheemperor'scourt。•Unabletoregaintherespectoftheemperor,inhissorrowChuYuanthrewhimselfintotheMiLowriver.BecauseoftheiradmirationforChuYuan,thelocalpeoplelivingadjacenttotheMiLoRiverrushedintotheirboatstosearchforhimwhilethrowingriceintothewaterstoappeasetheriverdragons。AlthoughtheywereunabletofindChuYuan,theireffortsarestillcommemoratedtodayduringtheDragonBoatFestival。TheDragonBoatFestivalistraditionallycelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthonthelunarcalendar.WeeatZongZionthatday.ZongZiisakindofricedumplingwrappedinreedleavestoformapyramidDragonboatracingisanindispensable（不可缺少的）partofthefestival,heldalloverthecountry.Asthegunisfired,peoplewillseeracersindragon-shapedcanoes（独木舟）pullingtheoarshurriedly,accompaniedbyrapiddrums,speedingtowardtheirdestination.DoubleSeventhFestival（七夕节）/ChineseValentine'sDay/TheDoubleSeventhFestival鹊桥仙宋·秦观织云弄巧飞星传恨银汉迢迢暗度金风玉露一相逢便胜却人间无数柔情似水佳期如梦忍顾鹊桥归路两情若是久长时又岂在朝朝暮暮•TheDoubleSeventhFestival,onthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth,isatraditionalfestivalfullofromance.ItoftengoesintoAugustintheGregoriancalendar.ChineseValentine'sDayisonthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonthintheChinesecalendar.Alovestoryforthisdayisaboutthe7thdaughterofEmperorofHeavenandanorphanedcowherd.TheEmperorseparatedthem.The7thdaughterwasforcedtomovetothestarVegaandthecowherdmovedtothestarAltair.Theyareallowedtomeetonlyonceayearonthedayof7thdayof7thlunarmonth.Godgavemeanexcuseaboutyou,peoplewholovechildren,andyourideeverydayisValentine'sDay.上天又给我一个约你的借口，相爱的人儿，与你共渡，天天都是情人节。•1.SasaeWeavercattledays,onth