1、中国传统节日Chinese-Traditional-FestivalThe Spring Festival Far and away the most important holiday in China is Spring Festival,also known as the Chinese New Year.To the Chinese people it is as important as Christmas to people in the West.The origin of the Spring FestivalHas the basis,also is rich and pic
2、ks the varied fable to be possible to trace to several millenniums before;Most is famous is“the year beast”fable.“The year beast”is a cruel terrible wild animal,ancient times the person believed“year beast”when lunar New Years Eve night can come out eats the person.The fable“the year beast”extremely
3、 fears red,the flame and quarrels the mixed sound,the people on paste the red paper in the gate,and selects the torch all night,is setting off the artillery candle,avoids“the year beast”.To second day early morning,“has congratulated”the sound to the ear,in the air does not fill the air is defeating
4、“the year beast”the victory and the rebirth joy.The Lantern Festival February or March in the Gregorian calendar.As early as the Western Han Dynasty(206 BC-AD 25),it had become a festival with great significance.This days important activity is watching lanterns.Till today,the lantern festival is sti
5、ll held each year around the country.Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets,attracting countless visitors.Children will hold self-made or bought lanterns to stroll with on the streets,extremely excited.Guessing lantern riddlesis an essential part of the Festival.The origin of t
6、he Lantern Festival There are many legends concerning the origins of Lantern Festival.According to one legend,once in ancient times,a celestial swan came into the mortal world where it was shot down by a hunter.The Jade Emperor,the highest god in Heaven,vowed to avenge the swan.He started making pla
7、ns to send a troop of celestial soldiers and generals to Earth on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month,with orders to incinerate all humans and animals.But the other celestial beings disagreed with this course of action,and risked their lives to warn the people of Earth.As a result,before and
8、after the fifteenth day of the first month,every family hung red lanterns outside their doors and set off firecrackers and fireworks,giving the impression that their homes were already burning.By successfully tricking the Jade Emperor in this way,humanity was saved from extermination.Qingming Festiv
9、alQingming Festival Qing Ming is Qing Ming is a time to a time to remember remember the dead and the dead and the dearly the dearly departed.departed.More More important,it important,it is a period to is a period to honour and honour and to pay to pay respect to respect to ones ones deceased decease
10、d ancestors ancestors and family and family members.members.Because it Because it reinforces reinforces the ethic of the ethic of filial piety,filial piety,Qing Ming is Qing Ming is a major a major Chinese Chinese festival.festival.Literally Literally meaning meaning clear clear(Qing)and(Qing)and br
11、ight bright(Ming),this(Ming),this Chinese Chinese festival falls festival falls in early in early spring,on spring,on the 106th the 106th day after the day after the winter winter solstice.It is solstice.It is a spring a spring festival,and festival,and it is an it is an occasion for occasion for th
12、e whole the whole family to family to leave the leave the home and to home and to sweep the sweep the graves of graves of their their forebears.forebears.Chinese Chinese being being practical practical people this people this sweeping of sweeping of the graves is the graves is given an given an exte
13、nded extended period,that period,that is,10 days is,10 days before and before and after Qing after Qing Ming day.Ming day.Among some Among some dialect dialect groups a groups a whole month whole month is allocated.is allocated.The origin of the QingmingQing Ming is popularly associated with Jie Zi
14、Zhui,who lived in Shanxi province in 600 B.C.Legend has it that Jie saved his starving lords life by serving a piece of his own leg.When the lord succeeded in becoming the ruler of a small principality,he invited his faithful follower to join him.However,Jie declined his invitation,preferring to lea
15、d a hermits life with his mother in the mountains.Believing that he could force Jie out by burning the mountain,the lord ordered his men to set the forest on fire.To his consternation,Jie chose to remain where he was and was burnt to death.To commemorate Jie,the lord ordered all fires in every home
16、to be put out on the anniversary of Jies death.Thus began the cold food feast,a day when no food could be cooked since no fire could be lit.The cold food festival occurs on the eve of Qing Ming and is often considered as part of the Qing Ming festival.As time passes,the Qing Ming festival replaced t
17、he cold food festival.Whatever practice is observed，the basic observation of Qing Ming is to remember ones elders by making a special effort to visit their graves,ashes or ancestral tablets.To make the visit even more meaningful,some time should be spent to remind the younger members of the family o
18、f the lives and contributions of their ancestors,and the story of Jie Zi Zhui who choose death over capitulation.The Dragon Boat FestivalThe Dragon Boat FestivalIn 5th,May(lunar year),the Chinese celebrate this festival every year.In China,the day is also called the Double-Five Festival.Its history:
19、About 2000 years ago(the Spring-Autumn&War State Period),there were seven states in china and among of which Qing State was the strongest one that wanted swallowed up the six other states.So the QingStatesent a spy to the ChuStatealienating its court.At last Quyuan,one patriot,was discharged.Due to
20、his affection towards his motherland,Sir Qu could not put into practice of his ability.Seeing such terrible situation,he could do nothing to help the king.So he chosen to die and sacrifice himself for his motherland.As a result,every year the Chinese make special food Zhongzi(use some green herb lea
21、ves to wrap rice and tie it with a thread)then throw into the river,wishing fish and shrimp may eat Zhongzi and not Sir Qu s body.They also hold the Dragon Boat Racing for scar the fish eating Sir.Qu.By this way the Chinese folk pay homage to the respected patriot.But today the customs is a little b
22、it changed.Many folk can eat the green bean cake except the Zhongzi and the Dragon Boat Racing and most importantly the family member can hold together to appreciate the holiday.Double Seventh FeStival The Double Seventh Festival,on the 7th day of the 7th lunarmonth,is a traditional festival full of
23、 romance.It often goes intThis festival is in mid-summer when the weather is warm and the grass and trees reveal their luxuriousgreens.At night when the sky is dotted with stars,and people can see the Milky Way spanning from the north to the south.On each bank of it is a bright star,which see each o
24、ther from afar.They are the Cowherd and Weaver Maid,and about them there is a beautiful love story passed down from generation to generation.o August in the Gregorian calendar.the origin oF the Double Seventh FeStival Long,long ago,there was an honest and kind-hearted fellow named Niu Lang(Cowhand).
25、His parents died when he was a child.Later he was driven out of his home by his sister-in-law.So he lived by himself herding cattle and farming.One day,a fairy from heaven Zhi Nu(Weaver Maid)fell in love with him and came down secretly to earth and married him.The cowhandfarmed in the field and the
26、Weaver Maid wove at home.They lived a happy life and gave birth to a boy and a girl.Unfortunately,the God of Heaven soon found out the fact and ordered the Queen Mother of the Western Heavens to bring the Weaver Maid back.With the help of celestial cattle,the Cowhand flew to heaven with his son and
27、daughter.At the time when he was about to catch up with his wife,the Queen Mother took off one of her gold hairpins and made a stroke.One billowyriver appeared in front of the Cowhand.The Cowhand and Weaver Maid were separated on the two banks forever and could only feel their tears.Their loyaltyto
28、love touched magpies,so tens of thousands of magpies came to build a bridge for the Cowhand and Weaver Maid to meet each other.The Queen Mother was eventually moved and allowed them to meet each year on the 7th of the 7th lunar month.Hence their meeting date has been called Qi Xi(Double Seventh).Sch
29、olars have shown the Double Seventh Festival originated from the Han Dynasty(206 BC-AD220).Historical documents from the Eastern Jin Dynasty(AD371-420)mention the festival,while records from the Tang Dynasty(618-907)depict the grand evening banquetof Emperor Taizong and his concubines.By the Song(96
30、0-1279)and Yuan(1279-1368)dynasties,special articles for the Qi Xi were seen being sold on markets in the capital.The bustling markets demonstrated the significance of the festival.Today some traditional customs are still observed in ruralareas of China,but have been weakened or diluted in urban cit
31、ies.However,the legend of the Cowhand and Weaver Maidhas taken root in the hearts of the people.In recent years,in particular,urban youths have celebrated it as Valentines Day in China.As a result,owners of flower shops,bars and stores are full of joy as they sell more commodities for love.Mid-autum
32、n Festivalthe origin oF the Mid-autumn FestivalMidautumn Festival is our countrys traditional festival,with the Spring Festival,the fifth day of the fifth lunar month,Pure Brightness bingcheng is the Chinese Han Nationalitys four big traditional holiday.According to the historical records record,anc
33、ient times the king had the spring to offer a sacrifice to Japan,the autumn offers a sacrifice to the month the rituals of state festival time for the lunar calendar is lunar calendar in August 15,the date and time met halfth exactly three autumn,therefore“Midautumn Festival”;And further because thi
34、s holiday in autumn,in August,therefore calls“the mid-autumn festival”,“in August festival”“in August meeting”;Also has the hope reunion belief and the joint vulgar activity,therefore also calls“the mid-autumn festival”,“the daughter festival”.Because Midautumn Festivals major activity all is revolv
35、es“the month”to carry on,therefore is named“the month festival”“the end of the month”“to pursue the month festival”“to enjoy the moon the festival”“to pay respects to the moon the festival”;In the Tang Dynasty,Midautumn Festival is also called“the end in first lunar month”.About Midautumn Festivals
36、origin,approximately some three kinds:Origins under the worship,the month which returned to parents home in the ancient times the dance seeks partners custom,is the ancient times fall newspaper does obeisance the god of the land to lose vulgarlyMoon CakesThere is this story about the moon-cake.durin
37、g the Yuan dynasty(A.D.1280-1368)China was ruled by the Mongolian people.Leaders from the preceding Sung dynasty(A.D.960-1280)were unhappy at submitting to the foreign rule,and set how to coordinate the rebellion without being discovered.The leaders of the rebellion,knowing that the Moon Festival wa
38、s drawing near,ordered the making of special cakes.Backed into each moon cake was a message with the outline of the attack.On the night of the Moon Festival,the rebels successfully attached and overthrew the government.Today,moon cakes are eaten to commemorate this legend and was called the Moon Cak
39、e.Double Ninth FestivalDouble Ninth Festival The Double Ninth Festival-the ninth day of the ninth lunar month The Chong Yang Festival is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month,and it is as such known as the Double Ninth Festival.OriginsThe festival began as early as the Warring States
40、Period(475-221 BC).According to the yin/yang dichotomy that forms a basis to the Chinese world view,yin represents the elements of darkness and yang represents life and brightness.The number nine is regarded as yang.The ninth day of the ninth month is a double yang day,hence the name Chong Yang Fest
41、ival.(Chong means repeat in Chinese.)The ninth month also heralds the approach of winter.It is a time when the living need warm clothing,and filial Chinese sons and daughters extended this to make the festival a time for providing winter clothes for their ancestors.The Double Ninth Festival,therefore,also became an occasion to visit the graves of dead family members.Clothes made of paper would then be burnt as offerings.
