中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日簡介-Chinese-traditional-festivals

1、Chinese traditional festivals The Spring FestivalThe Spring Festival is on the first day of the lunar yearSpring roll and dumpling are the most popular food we eat during the Spring Festival.DumplingSpring Rollfireworks display, lion and dragon dancing, visiting and greeting, holding temple fairsfir

2、eworks displaylion and dragon dancingvisiting and greetingActivitiesThe Lantern FestivalThe Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the 1st month of the Chinese lunar year. People usually eat Tang Yuan on that day.ActivitiesLanterns expositions, garden parties, firework displays and folk dances.Tomb-

3、sweeping DayGreen cake Tomb-sweeping Day is on 12th of the 3rd lunar month, usually around April 4th or 5th. People usually eat green cake on that day. Green cake is made of glutinous rice flour mixed with juice of a kind of green wild vegetableActivitiesCleaning ancestors graves, spring outing, and

4、 flying kitesThe Dragon Boat Festival is traditionally celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar year.We eat Zong Zi on that day.Zong Zi is a kind of rice dumpling wrapped in reed leaves to form a pyramidActivitiesDragon Boat races and eating Zong Zi (pyramid shaped rice wr

5、apped in reed or bamboo leaves）QiXi (Double seven) FestivalTanabata Festival is also known as Chinese Valentines Day.Its on the seventh day of the seventh month of the Chinese lunar year. People eat Qiao Guo on that day. Qiao Guo is a kind of fried food made of flour and sugar.Qiao GuoThe Mid-autumn

6、 Festival The Mid-autumn Festival is traditionally celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth month on the lunar calendarThe Mid-autumn Festival is traditionally celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar year.Activitiesenjoying moonlight , eating moon cakes. Mooncakes have different tastes Its on the ninth day of the ninth lunar