文档介绍：Traditional Chinese Festivals and Customs
Spring Festival
Tomb Sweeping Festival
Dragon Festival
Mid-autumn Festival
agricultural calendar
jieqi
people’s spiritual demands
agricultural calendar
(summer calendar、lunar calendar)
world calendar---the earth circles around the sun
lunar calendar---the moon circles around the earth.
leap month
Jieqi are seasonal periods indicating the obvious changes of weather when e around, altogether 24, designed to guide agricultural activities.
people’s spiritual demand for festivals:
asking for blessings;
praying for protection against any misfortune
Spring Festival
significance of Spring Festival
the most significant festival to traditional Chinese people
start of a new year---hoping to bring happiness and good luck
Spring Festival and 元旦
元---start
旦---early morning
Spring Festival and 立春
---the Beginning of Spring of the 24 jieqi.