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Chinese traditional festivals
Spring Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
Tomb-Sweeping Day
Mid-Autumn Festival
春节，即农历新年，俗称过年，一般指除夕和正月初一。但在民间，传统意义上的春节是指从腊月初八的腊祭或腊月二十三或二十四的祭灶，一直到正月十五，其中以除夕和正月初一为高潮。
春节历史悠久，起源于殷商时期年头岁尾的祭神祭祖活动。在春节期间，中国的汉族和很多少数民族都要举行各种活动以示庆祝。这些活动均以祭祀神佛、祭奠祖先、除旧布新、迎禧接福、祈求丰年为主要内容。活动丰富多彩，带有浓郁的民族特色。
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Spring Festival
------春节
The Spring Festival is known as the most important Festival in China. During the holiday, people go back to hometown from everywhere no matter how far the distance is.
They prepare various delicious food and presents for the Spring Festival Eve. Chinese will have a happy family union in the Spring Festival Eve, they believe that’s the end day of last year and they will stay up for good luck until the first day of next year.
Dumplings
On New Year’s day, we eat dumplings, which looks like the moon with vegetables and meat mixed in it. The Chinese name of dumpling is “JIAO ZI”.
food
let off fireworks
Lucky money
paste spring couplets
Activities
放烟花
贴春联
压岁钱
Activities
On this day, we also greet to friends and relatives and get-together.
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Dragon Boat Festival--端午节
The Dragon Boat Festival is an entertaining and enjoyable event. It gives the observer an opportunity to glimpse a part of the rich Chinese cultural heritage.
The Dragon Boat Festival, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, has had a history of more than 2,000 years.
It is usually in June in the Gregorian calendar.
The day happened on May fifth in the Chinese lunar calendar
The Dragon Boat Festival is a lunar holiday, occurring on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
The boat races during the Dragon Boat Festival are t