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Chinese Traditional Festivals
Chinese Traditional Festivals
Chinese Traditional Festivals
Marzuk Ahmed
Class III
Section- A
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CONTENTS
Sl No. Festival Name Page
1 Contents 02
2 Dedication 03
3 Acknowledgement 04
4 Introduction 05
5 List of Chinese Traditional Festivals 06
6 Chinese New Year/Spring Festival 08
7 Lantern Festivals 14
8 Qingming Festivals 17
11 Mid-Autumn Festivals 26
13 Winter Solstice 32
14 Laba Festivals 35
15 Hungry ghost Festival 37
DEDICATION
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Acknowledgement
I am heartily grateful to my parents and teachers for
guidance and support for the final level which
enabled me to develop and understand the theme of
this Scrap Book. They have been always with me
with their wise advice, insightful criticism and
patient encouragement during the writing of the
Scrap Book in countless ways.
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Introduction
Characterized by diverse styles and
themes, traditional Chinese festivals are
an important part of the country's history
and culture, both ancient and modern. A
close relationship exists between many of
the traditional festivals and chronology,
mathematics, the Chinese Calendar and
the twenty-four solar terms. Many of the
customs connected with the traditional
festivals have links with religious
devotions, superstitions and myths. The
form which most of the festivals take
today was established around the time of
the Han Dynasty (206BC - 220) and for
many years, various eminent poets have
written countless masterpieces describing
the festivals and are still recited regularly
today.
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List of Chinese Traditional Festivals
1. Chinese New 1st - 15th of pasting scrolls, the character 'Fu', and paper-cuts pictures,
Year/Spring the first lunar setting-off firecrackers and fireworks, paying New Year visits,
Festival month and eating jiaozi.
2. Lantern 15th day of the watching lanterns and fireworks, guessing lantern riddles,
Festivals first lunar performing folk dances, and eating yuanxiao.
month
3. Qingming April 4th or 5th
Festivals of the solar tomb sweeping, spring outings, and flying kites.
calendar
4. Dragon Boat dragon boat racing, eating zongzi, wearing a perfume pouch
5th day of the
Festivals and tying five-colour silk thread, and hanging mugwort leaves
5th lunar month
and calamus.
5 Double 7th day of
praying for skillful hands, appreciating the stars, and eating
Seventh seventh lunar
noodles, jiaozi, and wontons.
Festivals month
6. Mid-Autumn 15th day of the appreciating and offering sacrifice to the moonlight and eating
Festivals 8th lunar month moon cakes.
7. Double Ninth eating Chongyang cake, drinking chrysanthemum wine,
9th day of the
Festivals climbing mountains and appreciating beautiful
9th lunar month
chrysanthemums.
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Page#08 1. Spring Festival/ Chinese New Year
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Page#10 Spring Festival/ Chinese New Year
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10. Spring Festival/Chinese New Year--FOOD
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10. Spring Festival/Chinese New Year
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2. Lantern Festival
According to China's various
folk customs, people get together
on the night of the Lantern
Festival to celebrate with
different activities.
As China is a vast country
with a long history and diverse
cultures, Lantern Festival
customs and activities vary
regionally, including lighting
and enjoying (floating, fixed,
held, and flying) lanterns,
appreciating the bright full
moon, setting off fireworks,
guessing riddles written on
lanterns,
eating tangyuan, lion dances,
dragon dances, and walking on
stilts.
The most important and
prevalent customs are
enjoying lanterns, guessing
lantern riddles, eating
tangyuan, and lion dances.
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3. Qingming Festival
Qingming Festival is a traditional
Chinese festival and an important
day of sacrifice for most people to
go and sweep tombs and
commemorate their ancestors. On
this day, tomb sweeping is one of
the most important and popular
activities to show respect to
ancestors.
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Qingming Festival
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4. Dragon Boat Festival
Dragon boat racing is said to
originate from the legend of
people paddling out on boats to
seek the body of patriotic poet
Qu Yuan (343–278 BC), who
drowned himself in the Miluo
River.
Dragon boat racing is the most
important activity during the
Dragon Boat Festival. The
wooden boats are shaped and
decorated in the form of a
Chinese dragon. The boat size
varies by region. Generally it is
about 20–35 meters in length
and needs 30–60 people to
paddle it.
During the races, dragon boat
teams paddle harmoniously and
hurriedly, accompanied by the
sound of beating drums. It is said
that the winning team will have
good luck and a happy life in the
following year.
Dragon boat races are a
major sporting event in
many places, which
competitors train hard
for.
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5. Double 7th Festival Page#24
The Double Seventh Festival
known in China as Chinese
Valentine's Day, falls on the
7th day of the 7th lunar
month. Also callded "Qixi Jie"
or "Qiqiao Jie", it is a
traditional festival full of
romance and important to
ancient ladies, but not as well-
known as other traditional
festivals. Not so many Chinese
people take it as a festival as
before but are all familiar with
the story behind it.
It is also known as Magpie
Festival, when the Niulang
(Cowherd) and Zhinü (Weaver
Maid) in heaven would meet at
the Magpie Bridge. On Mid-
summer Night, the sky is
dotted with stars, and people
can see the Milky Way
spanning from the north to the
south. On each bank of it is a
bright star, which sees each
The Double Seventh Festival Facts other from afar. They are the
- Chinese: Double Seventh Festival, Qixi Festival, 七夕节 Niulangand and Zhinü, and
- Other names: Daughter’s Day (女儿节), Qiqiao Festival (乞巧节) about them there is a beautiful
- Date: the seventh of the seventh Chinese lunar month love story passed down from
- Importance: it’s Chinese Valentine’s Day. It’s been listed into Nonmaterial Cultural Heritage list generation to generation.
in 2006.
- History: 2000+
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- Festival foods: fried thin paste, crunchy candy, Qiaoqiao meal, longan, red dates, hazelnuts, 24
peanuts, melon seeds
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6. Mid-Autumn Festival
Chinese Moon Festival is
traditionally celebrated on the
fifteenth day of the eighth
funicular month (see Mid-
Autumn Festival Dates), which is
in September or October. Mid-
Autumn Festival 2015 is on
September 27. Chinese people
will have a two-day holiday from
September 26 to 27.
The Mid-autumn festival is
the second most important
festival after the Spring
Festival to Chinese people.
Every year, when the festival
comes people go home from
every corner of the country
and the world to meet their
family and have dinner with
them, admire the full moon
and eat mooncakes.
Chinese people believe a full moon
is a symbol of peace, prosperity,
and family reunion. On Mid-
Autumn Festival night the moon
is supposed to be the brightest and
fullest, which is why the festival is
also known as the "Day of
Reunion" and the "Moon
Festival".
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6. Mid-Autumn Festival
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7.The Double Ninth Festival Page#29
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7.The Double Ninth Festival-Honouring the senior people Page#31
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8. Winter Solstice Festival/Dongzhi Festival Page#32
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8. Winter Solstice Festival/Dongzhi Festival
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9. Laba Festivals
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9.Chinese Laba Festival traditional food Laba porridge Page#36
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10.Hungry Ghost Festival Page#37
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10.Hungry Ghost Festival-Food Offering Page#39
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National Day, holiday celebrated on
11.Chinese National Day Page#40 October 1 to mark the formation of
the People’s Republic of China The
holiday is also celebrated by China’s
two special administrative
regions: Hong Kong and Macau.
Traditionally, the festivities begin with
the ceremonial raising of the
Chinese national flag in Tiananmen
Square in the capital city of Beijing. The
flag ceremony is followed first by a
large parade exhibiting the country’s
military forces and then by state dinners
and, finally, fireworks displays, which
conclude the evening celebrations. In
1999 the Chinese government expanded
the celebrations by several days to give
its citizens a seven-day vacation period
similar to the Golden Week
holiday in Japan. Often, the Chinese use
this time to stay with relatives and to
travel. Visiting amusement parks and
watching special television programs
centred on the holiday are also popular
activities.
Date: Friday, October 1, 2021
Celebrations: Festivities, including
fireworks and concerts (a grand military
parade every several years)
Significance: The day of the
proclamation of the establishment of the
People's Republic of China in 1949
Also called: China Day, China's
birthday, PRC Day,
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11.Chinese National Day
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12.Water Splashing Festival
Time: around April
Location: Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna
Prefecture, Yunnan Province
Activities: Splashing water onto each
other
It is the most important festival observed
by the Dai ethnic people of
Xishuangbanna Prefecture, and, similar
to neighboring Thailand's Songkran
Festival, it involves three days of
celebrations that include sincere, yet
light- hearted religious rituals that
invariably end in merrymaking, where
everyone ends up getting splashed,
sprayed or doused with water. The Water
Splashing ceremony is more than just
good-natured fun; it also contains a
religious element: water is regarded by
the Dai as a symbol, firstly, of religious
purity, but also of goodwill among people.
Therefore, splashing a fellow human
being with water during the Water
Splashing Festival, whether a close
neighbor or a fellow villager, or even a
stranger, is an expression of the desire for
good luck and prosperity to that person.
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12.Water Splashing Festival
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Conclusion
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