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.
二十四节气歌
春雨惊春清谷天,夏满芒夏暑相连, 秋处露秋寒霜降,冬雪雪冬小大寒。
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.