Chine Valentine's Day（七巧节）
Rai your head on August 19 and gaze at the stars, you will find something romantic going on in the sky. VALENTINE'S Day in China, the venth day of the venth lunar month, falls on August 19 this year. That is, on Sunday evening, Niu Lang and Zhi Nu will meet on a bridge of magpies（鹊桥） across the Milky Way（银河）. Chine grannies will remind children that they would not be able to e any magpies on that evening becau all the magpies have left to form a bridge in the heavens with their wings.
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The venth day of the venth lunar month is the only Chine festival devoted to love in the Lunar calendar. Unlike St. Valentine's Day in Western countries there is not so much emphasis on giving chocolates, flowers and kiss. Instead, Chine girls prepare fruits, melons and incen（熏香） as offerings to Zhi Nu, the weaving maiden, praying to acquire high skills in needlecraft（裁缝）, as well as hoping to find satisfactory husbands.
In the evening, people sit outdoors to obrve the stars. Chine grannies would say that, if you stand under a grapevine, you can probably overhear what Zhi Nu and Niu Lang are talking about.
Hungry Ghost Festival（中元节）
The 14th and 15th of the venth lunar month安国军政府
Unlike other celebrations of the dead in Eastern cultures that ek to honor dead ancestors, the Hungry Ghost Festival eks to pacify the hungry ghosts, the ghosts of strangers and the un-cared-for dead. The are the ghosts of tho who died by their own hands, by accidents, by drowning or hanging who have been denied entry into heaven. Angry becau they are forced to dwell in hell without food or comfort, when relead, they arch for souls to take their place in miry.
The most important days of this month are the 14th and 15th, the days of the great feasts. On the 14th, a great feast would be held to honor family ancestors. Prayers and of
ferings would be made at family altars. On the following night, the 15th, they would feast for the hungry ghosts. Held outside under the full moon, the feasts feed the evil spirits so that they will leave the living alone and bribe（贿赂） the ancestors for luck with money and the harvest.
Chong Yang Festival重阳节
The 9th day of September in the lunar calendar is "the Chine Chong Yang Festival" and a happy occasion in autumn. According to the traditional theory of "Yin" and "Yang", both the 9th month and the 9th day of the month belong to "Yang", which means positive and masculine, and "Chong" means double, thus it is called "Chong Yang".
People often gather for a party, appreciate chrysanthemums, pin the leaves of Cornus on clothes. And the custom of climbing mountains and eating a special cake also features the day. In the golden September, chrysanthemum blooms, reminding people of the folktale. And later a special cake with dates, chestnuts and meat was made to add more festivity to the special day.
Winter solstice（冬至）
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形容夏天的词语>电脑截图键Winter solstice is a very important solar term in Chine Lunar calendar.
Being a traditional holiday as well, it is still now celebrated quite often in many regions. Early during the Spring and Autumn period, 2500 odd years from now, Winter solsticewas first determined as the Chine traditional solar term among the total 24 terms. In Gregorian calendar, it is around Dec 22nd or 23rd.
Ancient china did pay great attention to this holiday, regarding it as a big event. There was the saying that "Winter solstice holiday is greater than the spring festival". Nowadays, many regions still celebrate it as a big holiday. Northerners may have dumplings and raviolis that day while southerners may have dumplings made by rice and long noodles. Some places even have the tradition to offer sacrifices to the heaven and earth.
Spring Festival（春节）
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The New Moon on the first day of the new year-- the full moon 15 days later
Chine New Year starts with the New Moon（新月）on the first day of the new year and ends on the 外角的性质full moon（满月）15 days later. The 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival（元宵节）, which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade.
The Origin of Chine New Year
The Chine New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival becau it starts from the Begining of Spring (the first of the twenty-four terms in coodination with the changes of Nature). Its origin is too old to be traced. Several explanations are hanging around. All agree, however, that the word Nian, which in modern Chine solely means "year", was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year.
Traditional New Year Foods等人的诗句
