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chinesetraditionalfestivals2021/5/91

ChinesetraditionalfestivalswhichbelongtoatradtionalcustomaryculturerootedinthefarmingcultureinancientChina.Allthefestivalscontaintheiruniqueculturalconnotations,reflectthestrongcohesionandvitalityofthecultureinthelonghistoricaldevelopment.Theyaresometimesevenrelatedtotheculturalspiritandnationalspirit，andshouldplayimportantrolesinthedevelopmentofsociety.2021/5/92TheSpringFestivalisknownasthemostimportantFestivalinChina.Duringtheholiday,peoplegobacktohometownfromeverywherenomatterhowfarthedistanceis.TheypreparevariousdeliciousfoodandpresentsfortheSpringFestivalEve.ChinesewillhaveahappyfamilyunionintheSpringFestivalEve,theybelievethat’stheenddayoflastyearandtheywillstayupforgoodluckuntilthefirstdayofnextyear.2021/5/93SpringFestivalisalsothehappiesttimeforchildren,becausetheycangetredenvelopecontainingmoneyasagiftfromtheelder.DuringtheSpringFestival,anyunfortunatewordcannotbeheardbecauseitwillmakepeopleupsetandunhappy.Peoplealsomakeuseofthisholidaytovisittheirrelativesandbringthemsomepresentsandwell-wishing.2021/5/94TheLanternFestivalisJanuary15onthelunarcalendar.ThelunarJanuaryisthefirstmonthofayearand15thisthefirstdayoffullmoon.DuringLanternFestival,peoplegoalongthestreettowatchlanternsandchildrenlighttheirownsmalllanternsforsomefun.Thebiggestandmostbeautifullanternisthedragonlantern,whichlookslikeaflyingdragon,heldbyseveralyoungguys.Onewithaballinhandleadsthedragontomove.2021/5/95Somelanternshavepuzzles（燈謎）onthem,calledlanternpuzzle,theonewhogetstheanswercouldreceivesmallpresentsandbehappyforhisintelligence.2021/5/96ThetraditionalfoodforLanternFestivalisriceglueball.Riceglueballisaflavorballwithfillinginit,forexample,peanutfilling,sesamefillingandjamfilling…,thericeglueball’sshapeisjustlikethefullmoonappearsinthesky.Thiskindofdessertisespeciallywelcomedbychildren.2021/5/97Tomb–sweepDayisanancientfestivalinspring,alsocalledQingMingFestival.InancientChina,theemperorworshippedheavenandearthinordertoblessforharvest.Peopleworshippedtheirancestorswithsacrificeandshowedtheirmissingforancestors2021/5/98清明時(shí)節(jié)雨紛紛，

路上行人欲斷魂，

借問(wèn)酒家何處有，

牧童遙指杏花村.QingMingDuMu（TangDynasty

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QingMingusuallycomeswithrainydaysPassengersonthewayarefullofsorenessIaskaBuffaloboyfortaverntoreleasemysadnessHepointstothevillagecoveredbyapricotblossoms2021/5/992021/5/910TheDragonBoatFestival,alsooftenknownastheTuenNgorDuanwuFestival,isatraditionalandstatutoryholidayoriginatinginChina.Thefocusofmostcelebrationsinvolveseatingzongzi(stickyricetreatswrappedinbambooleaves),drinkingrealgarwine(雄黃酒,xiónghuángjiǔ),andracingdragonboats.2021/5/9112021/5/912Mid-AutumnDay（中秋節(jié)）Mid-autumnDayisAugust15thonlunarcalendar.Accordingtohistoryrecords,ChineseemperorhastraditionthatworshiptheSuninspringandworshiptheMooninautumn.Asaugust15thisexactlythemiddleofautumn,soitiscalledMid-AutumnDay.ThetraditionalfoodofMid-AutumnDayisMooncake,aroundbakedcakewithfillingsinit.Theroundshapeofmooncakerepresentsfamilyreunion.InthenightofMid-AutumnDay,everyfamilyhasmooncakeandwatchesthemoon.2021/5/913OnemostfamousstoryisChang’eflyingtothemoon.Thousandsofyearsago,therewere9sunsinthesky,manypeoplefelttoohottolive.AyoungmancalledYiwasbraveenoughandshot8sunstothegroundandsavedpeople.OnedayYigotapotionofelixirfromQueenMotherandgavehiswifeChang’etokeep.AmannamedPengMengknewabouttheelixirandwantedtogetitfromChang’e.OnedaywhenYiwasoutforhunting,PengMengwenttorobtheelixir.Inordertoprotecttheelixir,Chang’eswallowedalloftheelixirthenfliedtothemoon.2021/5/914TheDoubleNinthFestival（重陽(yáng)節(jié)）AncientChinesebelievesninerepresentssun,thebrightestthing,September9thhastwonine,thesunisdoubled,socallitDoubleNinthFestival.NinealsomeansLonginChinesewords,sotheDoubleNinthFestivalisalsorecognizedTheOldFestival.InDoubleNinthFestival,peoplegototheirancestors’tombstoworshipwithcoatforwinner.2021/5/915NowthetraditionalChinesefestivalsWhatisthedifferencewiththeformer?Why?Whatdoyou