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How to Celebrate Chinese Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Festival is the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Many old traditions have preserved in China to celebrate this festival. Dragon Boat Racing Dragon boat racing is held to celebrate this festival and is one of the most exciting sports you will ever see. Dragon boats... Read more>>
Traditional Festivals in China Spring Festival The most important festival in China is the Spring Festival. The Spring Festival marks the beginning of the Chinese lunar New Year, so the first meal is rather important. People usually eat jiaozi or dumplings shaped like a crescent moon on that special day. As for recreational... Read more>>
Qixi Festival, Chinese Own Valentine's Day On the evening of the seventh day of the seventh month on the Chinese lunar calendar, don't forget to look carefully at the summer sky. You'll find the Cowherd (a bright star in the constellation Aquila, west of the Milky Way) and the Weaving Maid (the star Vega, east of the Milky Way) appear clos... Read more>>
Qingming Festival (Tomb Sweeping Day) Qingming Festival, also called “Tomb Sweeping Day” or "Cold Food Day", is the most important day for people to offer sacrifice to ancestors. On the day of tomb sweeping, the descendants would clear the wild grass around the ancestor's tomb, clean the dust, and then present the food and... Read more>>
Mid-Autumn’s Day, Moon Worship August 15th of the lunar calendar is a traditional Chinese festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival. Every year on that day, people far away from home will try to come back to their hometown, sitting together enjoying family reunion. There are legends and folk customs unique to the Mid-Autumn Festival. I... Read more>>
Lantern Festival Lantern Festival, is celebrated on January 15 of Chinese lunar calendar. It is symbolizing the coming back of the spring. Lantern Festival may be regarded as the last day of Spring Festival, the new-year festival of China, in other words, the Spring Festival does not end until the Lantern Festival... Read more>>
Dragon Boat Festival The Dragon Boat Festival, also named "Calamus Festival" or "Daughter's Festival", takes place in May 5th in the lunar calendar. It is a folk festival with a history of over two thousand years. There are various celebrating activities on the day, among which eating rice dumplings (zongzi, the steam... Read more>>