SpringfestivalLanternfestivalQingMingfestivalDragonboatfestivalDoubleSeventhFestivalMidAutumnFestivalDoubleNinthFestivalLaba(porridge)NewYear’sEveSpringfestival◆ChineseNewYear◆onthe1stdayofthe1stlunarmonthLanternFestival◆onthe15thdayofthefirstlunarmonth◆displaylanterns◆eatYuanXiaoQingMingFestival◆ontheApril4th-6th◆mournthedeadDragonBoatFestival◆onthe5thdayofthe5thlunarmonth◆eatZongZi◆dragonboatracingDoubleSeventhFestival◆onthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth◆romance◆China’sValentine’sDayMidAutumnFestival◆onthe15thdayofthe8thlunarmonth◆appreciatethemoon◆eatmooncakesDoubleNinthFestival◆Chongyangfestival◆heightascendingfestival◆onthe9thdayofthe9thlunarmonth◆senior’dayLaBa◆onthe8thdayofthe12thlunarmonth◆porridgeNewYear’sEveDetailsabouttraditionalfestivals•SpringFestival•LanternFestival•QingmingFestival•DragonBoatFestival•DoubleSeventhFestival•Mid-AutumnFestival•DoubleNinthFestival•LabaSpringfestivalSpringfestival,alsocalledtheChineseNewYear.PreliminaryYearTime:the23rddayofthe12thlunarmonthTherole:KitchenGodPaper-cutsCoupletsTheGodofDoorsandGodofWealthFoodChickenFishTofuJiaozi(Dumplings)NiangaoFoodyasuiqianTovisitfriendsorrelativesfireworksLanternFestival•ItmarkstheendoftheNewYearcelebrations,followingwhichlifereturnstonormal.•GuessingriddlespastedontolanternsisaLanternFestivaltraditionfromtheSongDynasty•Food:yuanxiao(tangyuan)•Materials:glutinousriceflour、sesame、beanpaste、jujubepaste、walnutmeat、driedfruitorsugarIcelanternQingmingFestival•TheQingmingFestival(orBrightnessDay)isadayformourningthedead.•Itisoneofthe24seasonaldivisionpointsinthelunarcalendar,fallingonApril4th-6theachyear.•Afterthefestival,thetemperaturerisesandrainfallincreasesinreadinessforspringplowingandsowing.HanshiDayThefigure:JieZituiThetwothemesofQingmingFestivalarehonouringancestorsandhiking.ThecustomofQingmingfestivalplantingwillowtwigspayingrespectstoancestorsDragonBoatFestival•Thefigure:QuYuanDoubleSeventhFestival•Thefigure:theWeaverMaid&theCowherd•牛郎星和织女星离我们可远着呢!牛郎星是16光年,织女星是27光年。它们之间的距离也十分遥远,是16光年,也就是说,走得最快的光和电,从牛郎星到织女星也得一刻不停地跑16年,更不要说其他交通工具了。假定这两颗星上真的住着牛郎和织女的话,他们想打个电话或者通个电报互相问好,这个长途电话单程就得16年!可见,天空中的牛郎织女两颗星是不可能“相会”.Mid-AutumnFestivalDoubleNinthFestivalHeightAscendingFestival登高节Chrysanthemumwine菊花酒Seniors’Day老人节LabaLabaporridgeLabagarlicEthnicFestival•WaterSplashingFestival(泼水节)•NadamFair(那达慕大会)•TorchFestival(火把节)•DanuFestival(达努节)•ThirdMonthFair(三月街)•AntiphonalSingingDay(三月三歌会)•TibetanNewYear(藏历新年)•JumpingFlowerDay(花山节)WaterSplashingFestivalDai’sNewYearYunnanProvinceearlyinthe6thmonthandearlyinthe7thmonthoftheDaicalendar(inthemiddleofApril)last3-5daysTheFirstDay“ascendinghigh”competition—放高升DragonboatraceTheseconddaystayathomegohuntinginthemountainsThethirddayNadamFair–那达慕大会MongolianpeopleInInnerMongolia,GansuandXinjiangLast1-8daysInJulyorAugustHorseracingArchery射箭Wrestling(摔跤)TorchFestivalAroundthe24thofthe6thlunarmonth彝族白族傈僳族纳西族DanuFestival达努节Yao’sNewYearlast4days26thofthe5thlunarmonthAntiphonalsinging对歌DancingThirdMonthFair三月街BaipeopleinYunnanProvinceLastfromthe15thtothe21stofthe3rdlunarmonthAntiphonalSingingDay三月三歌会ZhuangpeopleOnthedayofthethirdlunarmonthTibetanNewYear藏历新年FromDecember29toJanuary15bytheTibetancalendarJumpingFlowerFestivalMiaopeopleBetweenthesecondandseventhdayofthefirstlunarmonthMiaopeoplepole-climbing爬花杆Lusheng芦笙