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Ancient Chinese holidays and traditions
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Conclusion
There are many holidays and festivals celebrated in China. Every festival is unique in its own way and are very interesting. Whether it's celebrating the new year or going dragon boat racing, China always finds away to make their traditions interesting.
Works Cited
Lou, Charlie. "Traditional Chinese Festivals." <i>Www.china.org.</i> Charlie Lou, 1 Jan. 2010. Web. 1 15 Jan. 2015. <http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/Festivals/78131.htm>.
"Traditional Festivals." <i>Www.travelchinaguide.com</i>. 1 Jan. 2013. Web. 15 Jan. 2015. <http://www.travelchinaguide.com/essential/public-holiday.htm>.
Dragon Boat Festival
- June 20 to 22
- eating Zongzi which is a triangular shaped rice wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves
- wearing a perfume pouch with a multicolor string keeps children away from evil
- dragon boat racing
Qingming
- celebrated on April 4-6
- temperatures rise and rainfall increases
- tomb sweeping, taking a spring outing, and flying kites are some customs
- People go to the tombs and offer sacrifices
Chinese New Year/Spring Festival
- 1st - 15th of the first lunar month
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More than 4,000 years of history
- Lasts about half of the month
Lantern Festival
- family cleans the house and purchases enough food to last the festival period. Family buys new clothes
- The traditional food eaten there are dumplings
- over 2,000 years of celebration
- Celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunar month
- People write riddles on a piece of paper and put them on the lanterns
- Lion Dance, and Walking on Stilts are two folk dances at the festival
- Yuanxiao is a dumpling ball made of sticky rice flour which fillings are stuffed in.
Ancient Chinese Holidays and festivals
Ashly Major
period 5
World History
Winter Solstice
- December 21- 24
- Dumplings are the main food
- became a festival during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) and was very popular in the Tang and Song dynasties (618-1279)
-Some people offer nine-layer cakes to their ancestors
Mid-Autumn Festival
- It falls 15th day of the 8th month
- second biggest festical in China
- People eat moon cake as a sacrifice to the moon
- Moon cakes are round to show the reunion of a family
- The Mid-Autumn Festival is a big family holiday