China’sseventraditionalfestivalsSpringFestivalLanternFestivalQingMingDragonBoatFestivalDoubleSeventhFestivalMid-AutumnDayDoubleNinthFestivalMembers:高暢史亞楠韓宇照SpringFestivalTheSpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalfortheChinesepeopleandiswhenallfamilymembersgettogether,justlikeChristmasintheWest.BeforetheNewYearcomes,thepeoplecompletelycleantheindoorsandoutdoorsoftheirhomesaswellastheirclothes,bedclothesandalltheirutensils.WakinguponNewYear,everybodydressesup.Firsttheyextendgreetingstotheirparents.TheneachchildwillgetmoneyasaNewYeargift,wrappedupinredpaper.PeopleinnorthernChinawilleatjiaozi,ordumplings,forbreakfast,astheythink"jiaozi"insoundmeans"biddingfarewelltotheoldandusheringinthenew".SouthernChineseeatniangao(NewYearcakemadeofglutinousriceflour糯米粉)onthisoccasion,becauseasahomophone同音字,niangaomeans"higherandhigher,oneyearafteranother.

InChina,themosttraditionalandpopularSpringFestivalfoodisdumpling,whichlookslikethemoonwithvegetablesandmeatmixedinit.TheChinesenameofdumplingis“JIAOZI”,”JIAO”means”cross”,”ZI”isChinesetraditionaltimerepresents“24:00”,sotheChineseword“JIAOZI”means“cross24:00”,justthedividingpointoflastyearandnextyear.Sowhenitcomesto24:00,everyfamilybeginseatingdumplings.NowputtingupredpaperonthedoorandsettingfirecrackerbecomesSpringFestivalcustomsandpeoplebelievedoingthesewillbringtheirfamilysafety.SpringFestivalisalsothehappiesttimeforchildren,becausetheycangetredenvelopecontainingmoneyasagiftfromtheelder.DuringtheSpringFestival,anyunfortunatewordcannotbeheardbecauseitwillmakepeopleupsetandunhappy.Peoplealsomakeuseofthisholidaytovisittheirrelativesandbringthemsomepresentsandwell-wishing.LanternFestivalLanternFestivalisaChina'straditionalfestival.Itiscelebratedonthefifteenthdayofthefirstmonthofthelunaryear.LanternFestivalisoneofthebiggestholidaysinChina.SeveraldaysbeforeLanternFestival,peoplebegintomakelanterns.Lanternsaremadeintheshapeofdifferentanimals,vegetables,fruitsandmany,otherthings.Whilemakinglanternspeopleusuallywriteriddlesonlanterns.OntheeveofLanternFestival,allthelanternsarehungup.OnLanternFestivalpeoplegooutsidetohavealookatthelanternsandguesstheriddlesonthelanterns.Perhapsyoucallseesomewonderfulfolkperformances,DragonDanceandYangko.Everythingisveryinterestingandeveryoneisveryhappy.Ourlifeisrichandvaried.

OnLanternFestival,lanternsandtangyuanarethemostimportant.QingMingQingMingisatimetorememberthedeadandthedearlydeparted.Moreimportant,itisaperiodtohonourandtopayrespecttoone'sdeceasedancestorsandfamilymembers.Becauseitreinforcestheethicoffilialpiety,QingMingisamajorChinesefestival.Literallymeaning"clear"(Qing)and"bright"(Ming),thisChinesefestivalfallsinearlyspring,onthe106thdayafterthewintersolstice.Itisa"spring"festival,anditisanoccasionforthewholefamilytoleavethehomeandtosweepthegravesoftheirforebears.Chinesebeingpracticalpeoplethissweepingofthegravesisgivenanextendedperiod,thatis,10daysbeforeandafterQingMingday.AmongsomedialectgroupsawholemonthisallocatedGreencakeTomb-sweepingDayisonthefifthdayofthefourthlunarmonth.Peopleusuallyeatgreencakeonthatday.

GreencakeismadeofglutinousriceflourmixedwithjuiceofakindofgreenwildvegetableDragonBoatFestival,alsocalledDoubleFifthFestival,iscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmoonofthelunarcalendar.ItisoneofthemostimportantChinesefestivals,theothertwobeingtheAutumnMoonFestivalandChineseNewYear.TheoriginofthissummerfestivalcentersaroundascholarlygovernmentofficialnamedChuYuan.Hewasagoodandrespectedman,butbecauseofthemisdeedsofjealousrivalsheeventuallyfellintodisfavorintheemperor'scourt。Unabletoregaintherespectoftheemperor,inhissorrowChuYuanthrewhimselfintotheMiLowriver.BecauseoftheiradmirationforChuYuan,thelocalpeoplelivingadjacenttotheMiLoRiverrushedintotheirboatstosearchforhimwhilethrowingriceintothewaterstoappeasetheriverdragons。AlthoughtheywereunabletofindChuYuan,theireffortsarestillcommemoratedtodayduringtheDragonBoatFestival。TheDragonBoatFestivalistraditionallycelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthonthelunarcalendar.WeeatZong

Zionthatday.Zong

ZiisakindofricedumplingwrappedinreedleavestoformapyramidDragonboatracingisanindispensable（不可缺少的）

partofthefestival,heldalloverthecountry.Asthegunisfired,peoplewillseeracersindragon-shapedcanoes（獨(dú)木舟）

pullingtheoarshurriedly,accompaniedbyrapiddrums,speedingtowardtheirdestination.

DoubleSeventhFestival（七夕節(jié)）/

ChineseValentine'sDay/

TheDoubleSeventhFestival鵲橋仙宋·秦觀織云弄巧飛星傳恨銀漢迢迢暗度金風(fēng)玉露一相逢便勝卻人間無數(shù)柔情似水佳期如夢忍顧鵲橋歸路兩情若是久長時又豈在朝朝暮暮TheDoubleSeventhFestival,onthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth,isatraditionalfestivalfullofromance.ItoftengoesintoAugustintheGregoriancalendar.

ChineseValentine'sDayisonthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonthintheChinesecalendar.Alovestoryforthisdayisaboutthe7thdaughterofEmperorofHeavenandanorphanedcowherd.TheEmperorseparatedthem.The7thdaughterwasforcedtomovetothestarVegaandthecowherdmovedtothestarAltair.Theyareallowedtomeetonlyonceayearonthedayof7thdayof7thlunarmonth.Godgavemeanexcuseaboutyou,peoplewholovechildren,andyourideeverydayisValentine'sDay.

上天又給我一個約你的借口，相愛的人兒，與你共渡，天天都是情人節(jié)。

1.SasaeWeavercattledays,ontheground,butIandSeoul.天有牛郞織女，地上金童玉女，唯吾與爾。2.TanabatawishJinzhaohope,leavesShannoncancellativeresidualresentment.Figurepermanent,v.anxious.七夕如愿盼今朝，紅葉香殘?jiān)箍上?。朝朝暮暮圖永久，纏纏綿綿訴心焦。3.Onvideo,suchasdaylight,thevastAgCream;TanabataBridgewill,

Sallyflowers,beautifulblend;centsmagpiebridgetogether,Haoshenghappiness!

月影光如晝，銀霜茫茫；七夕會鵲橋，情意綿綿。仙花團(tuán)錦簇，美景交融；仙鵲聚天橋，好生幸福！4.Adreamweddingday,July7,CowboyWeaver,Bridgemeet,theChineseValentine's,saidforthefestival,Tanabatatide,everlastingandunchanging.

柔情似水，佳期如夢，七月七日，牛郎織女，鵲橋相會，中國情人，曰為節(jié)日，共度七夕，天長地久。Mid-AutumnDayMid-AutumnDayisatraditionalfestivalinChina.Almosteveryonelikestoeatmooncakesonthatday.Mostfamilieshaveadinnertogethertocelebratethefestival.Asayinggoes,"Themooninyourhometownisalmostalwaysthebrightestandroundest".Manypeoplewholivefarawayfromhomeswa

nttogobacktohaveafamilyreunion.Howhappyitistoenjoythemooncakeswhilewatchingthefullmoonwithyourfamilymembers.

Mid-AutumnFestival,iscelebratedonthe15thdayofthe8thmonthofthelunarcalendar.Itisatimeforfamilymembersandlovedonestocongregateandenjoythefullmoon-anauspicioussymbolofabundance,harmonyandluck.

MooncakeshavedifferenttastesDoubleNinthFestival(重陽節(jié))DoubleNinthFestival-theninthdayoftheninthlunarmonthThe"ChongYangFestival"iscelebratedontheninthdayoftheninthlunarmonth,anditisassuchknownastheDoubleNinthFesti