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chinesetraditionalfestivalsChinesetraditionalfestivalswhichbelongtoatradtionalcustomaryculturerootedinthefarmingcultureinancientChina.Allthefestivalscontaintheiruniqueculturalconnotations,reflectthestrongcohesionandvitalityofthecultureinthelonghistoricaldevelopment.Theyaresometimesevenrelatedtotheculturalspiritandnationalspirit，andshouldplayimportantrolesinthedevelopmentofsociety.TheSpringFestivalisknownasthemostimportantFestivalinChina.Duringtheholiday,peoplegobacktohometownfromeverywherenomatterhowfarthedistanceis.TheypreparevariousdeliciousfoodandpresentsfortheSpringFestivalEve.ChinesewillhaveahappyfamilyunionintheSpringFestivalEve,theybelievethat’stheenddayoflastyearandtheywillstayupforgoodluckuntilthefirstdayofnextyear.SpringFestivalisalsothehappiesttimeforchildren,becausetheycangetredenvelopecontainingmoneyasagiftfromtheelder.DuringtheSpringFestival,anyunfortunatewordcannotbeheardbecauseitwillmakepeopleupsetandunhappy.Peoplealsomakeuseofthisholidaytovisittheirrelativesandbringthemsomepresentsandwell-wishing.TheLanternFestivalisJanuary15onthelunarcalendar.ThelunarJanuaryisthefirstmonthofayearand15thisthefirstdayoffullmoon.DuringLanternFestival,peoplegoalongthestreettowatchlanternsandchildrenlighttheirownsmalllanternsforsomefun.Thebiggestandmostbeautifullanternisthedragonlantern,whichlookslikeaflyingdragon,heldbyseveralyoungguys.Onewithaballinhandleadsthedragontomove.ThetraditionalfoodforLanternFestivalisriceglueball.Riceglueballisaflavorballwithfillinginit,forexample,peanutfilling,sesamefillingandjamfilling…,thericeglueball’sshapeisjustlikethefullmoonappearsinthesky.Thiskindofdessertisespeciallywelcomedbychildren.Tomb–sweepDayisanancientfestivalinspring,alsocalledQingMingFestival.InancientChina,theemperorworshippedheavenandearthinordertoblessforharvest.Peopleworshippedtheirancestorswithsacrificeandshowedtheirmissingforancestors清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂，借问酒家何处有，牧童遥指杏花村.QingMingDuMu（TangDynasty）QingMingusuallycomeswithrainydaysPassengersonthewayarefullofsorenessIaskaBuffaloboyfortaverntoreleasemysadnessHepointstothevillagecoveredbyapricotblossomsTheDragonBoatFestival,alsooftenknownastheTuenNgorDuanwuFestival,isatraditionalandstatutoryholidayoriginatinginChina.Thefocusofmostcelebrationsinvolveseatingzongzi(stickyricetreatswrappedinbambooleaves),drinkingrealgarwine(雄黃酒,xiónghuángjiǔ),andracingdragonboats.Mid-AutumnDay（中秋节）Mid-autumnDayisAugust15thonlunarcalendar.Accordingtohistoryrecords,ChineseemperorhastraditionthatworshiptheSuninspringandworshiptheMooninautumn.Asaugust15thisexactlythemiddleofautumn,soitiscalledMid-AutumnDay.ThetraditionalfoodofMid-AutumnDayisMooncake,aroundbakedcakewithfillingsinit.Theroundshapeofmooncakerepresentsfamilyreunion.InthenightofMid-AutumnDay,everyfamilyhasmooncakeandwatchesthemoon.OnemostfamousstoryisChang’eflyingtothemoon.Thousandsofyearsago,therewere9sunsinthesky,manypeoplefelttoohottolive.AyoungmancalledYiwasbraveenoughandshot8sunstothegroundandsavedpeople.OnedayYigotapotionofelixirfromQueenMotherandgavehiswifeChang’etokeep.AmannamedPengMengknewabouttheelixirandwantedtogetitfromChang’e.OnedaywhenYiwasoutforhunting,PengMengwenttorobtheelixir.Inordertoprotecttheelixir,Chang’eswallowedalloftheelixirthenfliedtothemoon.TheDoubleNinthFestival（重阳节）AncientChinesebelievesninerepresentssun,thebrightestthing,September9thhastwonine,thesunisdoubled,socallitDoubleNinthFestival.NinealsomeansLonginChinesewords,sotheDoubleNinthFestivalisalsorecognizedTheOldFestival.InDoubleNinthFestival,peoplegototheirancestors’tombstoworshipwithcoatforwinner.NowthetraditionalChinesefestivalsWhatisthedifferencewiththeformer?Why?Whatdoyouthinktheroleoftraditionalfestivalsinourlives?Whatisyourfavoritefestivals?Why?中国传统节日，就是家的节日。所有的庆祝和缅怀，无一不围绕着家的存在。春节中秋大家从各地回到老家，为的是阖家团圆，清明重阳，我们是为了怀缅逝去的先人，提醒自己，光阴飞逝，岁月如梭。同学们还未毕业，要提前安排自己的生活，学习的时间是非常昂贵的，做好专业的选择，做好承担自己家庭责任准备。