Chinese-Traditional-Festival-Introduction

1.TheSpringFestival•ThespringfestivalisthemostimportantfestivalforChinese.AtChineseNewYear’sEve,familymembershavereuniondinnertogether.Thisdinnerwouldbethebestdinner,notonlybecausewehavevariousdishes,butit’sthedaywecouldmeetallourfamilymembers.•Afterfamilyreuniondinner,wemakeChinesedumplingstogether,andusuallywatchtheSpringFestivalGalaonCCTV.•EachfamilywouldlightfirecrackersandpasteupSpringFestivalcouplets.Onemorethingisimportant,thatispeopleshouldstayuplateorallnightonNewYear'sEvetowelcomethenewyear.•OnNewYear’sDayoftheChineselunarcalendar,relativesandfriendswouldsendNewYear'sgreetingstoeachothertowisheverythingsmoothintheNewYear.AdultusuallygiveluckymoneytochildrenduringSpringFestival.•TheseconddayoftheNewYearisusuallycalledthedayofvisitingparentalhome,whichmeansthatmarrieddaughtersshouldreturntotheirparents'home.•Familymembersreunitetoeatdumplingsonthefifthdayofthefirstlunarmonth.Onthatday,peoplewelcometheKitchenGodcomebacktomortalworld.Peoplecleanhouseandlightfirecrackersothatkeepawayallbadluck.2.TheLanternFestival•TheLanternFestivalmarkstheendofthecelebrationsoftheChineseNewYear,andit'sonthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonth.PeopleusuallyeatriceglueballsonLanternfestival.Traditionalactivitiesareenjoyingthedisplayofvariouslanternsandriddlesolving.Enjoyingbeautifullanternsisalsoanopportunityforsinglestomakefriends.Dragonandliondancescanalsobeenseenonthatday.3.QingmingFestival/Tombsweepingday•TombSweepingDayistraditionalfestivalofChina,isalsothemostimportantsacrificefestival,onthatday,peopleworshipsancestorsandvisitsgrave.Peoplepayrespectstosomebodyathistomb.•Itisoneofthe24solarterms,meansthatit’sgoodtimeforspringploughing.TombSweepingDayfallsaroundAprilfifth,andit’sduringthespringofChina,soitisalsocalled“hikingday”.Peoplegotothesuburbsforanoutinginspring.PeoplelovetoflykitesduringtheQingmingFestival.AndpeoplewilleatSweetGreenRiceBall.4.DragonBoatFestival/DuanwuFestival•ThefestivalistocommemorateagreatpatrioticpoetofChina-QuYuan.Itfallsonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthinlunarcalendar.•ThereisthecustomsofeatingZongziandracingdragon-boatonDragonBoatFestival.Zongziisapyramid-shapeddumplingmadeofglutinousriceandwrappedinbambooorreedleavestogiveitaspecialflavor.Weputmugwortonthedoortowardoffevil,andithasinsectrepellentfunction.5.DoubleseventhDay/ChineseValentine’sDay•ChineseValentine’sDayfallsontheseventhdayoftheseventhmonthofthelunarcalendar.InChina,thisdayisalsoknownas“TheBeggingFestival”.•TheseventhdaughteroftheEmperorofHeaven,theWeavingMaid,andanorphanedcowherdwereseparatedbytheEmperor;thegirlwasforcedtomovetothestarVegaandthecowherdwasbeensenttothestarAltair.TheywereonlyallowedtomeetonthemagpiebridgeovertheMilkyWayonceayearonthedayofseventhdayofseventhlunarmonth.6.Mid-AutumnDay•Mid-autumndayfallsonthefifteenthdayofeighthlunarmonth.ForChinese,thefullmoonmeansblessednessandunity.•Traditionally,onthatday,Chinesefamilymembersandfriendswillgathertoadmirethebrightmid-autumnmoon,andeatmooncakesandpomegranatetogether.Typicalmooncakesareroundorrectangularpastries.Mostmooncakesconsistofathintenderskinenvelopingasweet,densefilling.7.TheDoubleNinthFestival•AncientChinesebelievesninerepresentssun,thebrightestthing,September9thhastwonine,thesunisdoubled,socallitDoubleNinthFestival.NinealsomeansLonginChinesewords,sotheDoubleNinthFestivalisalsorecognizedTheOldFestival.•TheDouble-NinthFestivalseesvariousactivitiessuchasclimbingamountain,admiringchrysanthemums,wearingcornelandeatingDouble-Ninthcake,etc.8.TheLabaRicePorridgeFestival•“LabaFestival”fallsontheeighthdayofthetwelfthmonthinlunarcalendar.•Onthatday,themajorityChinesehavelongfollowedthetraditionofeatingLabariceporridge.•Usually,thericeporridgetastessweet,withnutsanddriedfruit,butdifferentfamilieshavedifferentingredientsintheporridge.Chinesefamiliesusuallymakeporridgewithsmallredbeans,fragrantrice,walnut,peanutandmillet.•LabaFestivalalsomarksthebeginningofpreparingforspringfestival.Somefamiliesbegintodospringfestivalshoppingandcleantheirhousesafterthatday.9.KitchenGod'sDay•KitchenGod’sDayfallsonthe23rdor24thofthetwelfthmonthofthelunaryear.•Accordingtotradition,KitchenGodwhoinchargeofthefateofthewholefamilygoesbacktoheavenduringthespringfestivaltodeliverwhatthefamilyhaddonethelastyeartotheGreatGod.•AccordingtoKitchenGod’swords,theGreatGodmakesdecisiontorewardorpunishthefamilyinthenextyear.Inotherwords,itisthedaypeoplehonortheKitchenGod.•Peopleusuallymadesugaredmelonswithmaltsugaronthatday.WehopeKitchenGodwilleatsugaredmelonsandputagoodwordforourfamilytotheGreatGod,sowe’llbeluckynextyear.