ChineseTraditionalFestival1QingmingFestival2QingmingFestival,alsoknownasPureBrightnessFestival,isatraditionalChineseFestival,andisoneofthe24segmentsoftheChinesecalendar.Briefinstruction3Itnormallyfallsinearlyspring,onthe106thdayafterthewintersolstice.andisatimetopayrespectstoone’sancestorsandtotidytheirgravesite.4OriginQingmingispopularlyassociatedwithJieZitui,wholivedinShanxiprovince600B.C.LegendhasitthatJiesavedhisstarvinglord’slifebyservingapieceofhisownleg.But,finallydiedinabigfireputbythelord.5TocommemorateJie,thelordorderedthatfirescouldnotbelitonthedayofJieZitui’sdeath.FromthiscomesHanshiDaythatoccursontheeveofQingmingandisoftenconsiderspartoftheQingmingfestival.6ThecustomTombSweepingThemajorcustominQingmingFestivalistombsweeping.Peoplewillsetoutofferingsoffreshflowersandpapermoneytotheirancestors.7BecauseJieZituidiedembracingawillowtree,thewillowisbelievedtohavepowersagainstevil.8SpringOutingDuringMarch,everythinginnaturetakesonanewlook,astreesturngreen,flowersblossom,andthesunshinesbrightly.9DragonBoatFestivalChineseTraditionalFestivalThefifthofMayZhangZhou10Introduction•TheDragonBoatFestivalisalsocalledDoubleFifthFestival.Itiscelebratedonthe5thdayofthe5thmonthintheChineselunarcalendar.•Today,DragonBoatFestivalintheChinesepeopleisstillaverypopulargrandfestivalandhasbeenofficiallyincludedinthenationalholidays.11CONTENTSOriginCustom2020/11/1312ORIGINTheoriginofDragonBoatFestivalTherearemanylegendsabouttheevolutionofthefestival,suchasQuYuanandWuZixu.ScholarshasprovidedmanyexplanationsabouttheoriginoftheDragonBoatFestival.ThestoryofQuYuanThestoryofWuZixu13QuYuanjumpedoffriverQuYuanQuYuan,anhonest,upright,loyalministeroftheKingdomofChuwhoissaidtohavecommittedsuicidebydrowninghimselfintheMiluoriver.Inordertoavoidhisbodytobeeatenbyfishandshrimp,peoplecastmanyofbambooriceintotheriver,andcompetetorow(acetateship)hopingtorescueandrecoverthebodyofQuYuan.Startingfromthattimetothisday,peoplecommemoratepatrioticpoetQuYuanthroughdragonboatraces,eatingricedumplings,andseveralotheractivitiesontheanniversaryofhisdeath.14WuZixuWuZixu'sdeathanniversaryIt’salegendthatafterHeLu,thekingofWudied,theprinceFuchaiascendedthethrone,sendarmedforcestosuppressYueandwon.Goujian,thekingofYuepleasereconciliation,Fuchaididn’tlistenbutagreedtreacherousofficialandjudgedWuZixucommitsuicide.AndjumpedhisbodyintoriveronMay5,sincethenpeoplecommemoratedhimonDragonBoatFestival.15CUSTOMThecustomofDragonBoatFestivalEatingRiceDumplingsDragonBoatRacing16CUSTOMDifferentkindofricedumplingsThemainingredientofglutinousricedumplingsareredjujubeandbeanpasteormeat17CUSTOMdragonboatrace•Thefestivalisbestknownforitsdragonboatraceswhicharethemostexcitingpartofthefestival,especiallyinthesouthernprovinceswheretherearemanyriversandlakes.Asthegunisfired,peoplewillseecompetingteamsdrivetheircolorfuldragonboatsforwardtoadrumbeatracingtoreachthefinishendfirst.18TheMid-AutumnFestivalHuTianwei19IntroductionLegendsCustomPoems20“ZhongQiu“,whichisalsoknownastheMid-AutumnFestival,iscelebratedonthe15thdayofthe8thmonthofthelunarcalendar(日历).Itisatimeforfamilymembersandlovedonestocongregateandenjoythemoon.Thisnight,peoplelookupthebrightmoon,willnaturallylookforwardtofamilyreunion.Peoplewhoarefarawayfromhome,alsotakethiswaytoexpresstheirthoughtsofhomeandfamilyaffection.Introduction21BeautifulLegends22HouYishootsdownninesuns.后羿射日AccordingtoChinesemythology,theearthoncehad10sunscirclingoverit.Oneday,all10sunsappearedtogether,scorchingtheearthwiththeirheat.Theearthwassavedwhenastrongarcher,HouYi,succeededinshootingdown9ofthesuns.Yistoletheelixir(长生药)oflifetosavethepeoplefromhistyrannicalrule,buthiswife,Chang-Edrankit.ThusstartedthelegendoftheladyinthemoontowhomyoungChinesegirlswouldprayattheMid-AutumnFestival.23Chang’efliestothemoon.嫦娥奔月24Customs25moonwalk(走月亮)eatmoon-cake(吃月饼)firethetowerlight(点塔灯)fireDouxiang(烧斗香)puttheskylights(放天灯)planttheMid-Autumn(树中秋)enjoythemoon(赏月)26eatmoon-cakesOntheMid-AutumnFestival,peoplehavetoeatmooncakestoshowReunion.27AssortedNutsMooncake五仁月饼~Doyoulikeme……?28puttheskylights(放天灯,又称孔明灯)29ThePoems30但愿人长久,千里共婵娟。Maythepeopleliveforever,andsharethemoonshineacrossvastdistancestogether.31•Asthemoonrisesabovethesea,wesharethesametimethoughwearefarapart.32Onfestiveoccasionsmorethaneveronethinksofhisdearonesfaraway.每逢佳节倍思亲33TheSpringFestivalYinChaoyi34TheoriginofSpringFestivalSohowdidyearcomefrom?Therearetwokindsofclaims:onekindofsayingisthatinancienttimes,therewasafiercemonstercalledyear,andeverythirtymonthsofthemonth,themonsterwenttothevillage,tofindthemeatofthefood,andtodestroythelivingspirit.Oneofthetwelfthlunarmonththirtyintheevening,theyeartoavillage,coincideswiththetwocowboysingamebullwhip.YearsmelltheairsoundedfirecrackersscaredWangfengertaobiansheng.Thengraduallyevolvedintothecustomofthenewyear.AnotherargumentisthatChina'sancientbookoftheword“years”onthe“He”,ingoodweather,abumpergrainharvest.Asaresult,thevalleyisusuallyamatureyear.Theyearwasextendedtoayearofage.35ThecultureofSpringFestivalBiteandSupCustom36BiteandSupRicecake:Akindofcakes