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春节ChineseSpringFestivalisthemostimportanttraditionalfestivalinChina.ItisalsocalledtheChineseLunarNewYear,whichusuallyfallsonthefirstdayofthefirstlun
armonth.BeforetheSpringFestival,peoplewillcleantheirhousesandbuynewclothestowelcomethecomingoftheNewYear.OntheeveoftheSp
ringFestival,familymemberswillgettogetherandhaveabigdinner.Afterdinner,peoplewillstayuplatetowatchtheSpringFestivalGalaonT
V.OnthefirstdayoftheSpringFestival,peoplewillgetupearlyandstickredcoupletsonthedoors.Thentheywillvisittheirrelativesandfriendstogiveth
embestwishesfortheNewYear.Duringthefestival,peoplewilleatdumplings,fishandotherdeliciousfood.Childrenwi
llreceiveredenvelopeswithmoneyfromtheirparentsandgrandparents.TheSpringFestivalisatimeforfamilyreunionandcelebration.Peoplewil
lenjoytheholidayandwisheachotherahappyandprosperousNewYear.元宵节TheLanternFestival,alsoknownastheYuanxiao
Festival,isatraditionalChinesefestivalcelebratedonthefifteenthdayofthefirstmonthoftheChineselunarcalendar.Itisoneofthemostimportantf
estivalsinChina.TheLanternFestivalhasalonghistory.ItissaidthatthefestivaloriginatedfromtheHanDynasty,whenpeopleused
tohanglanternsinfrontoftheirhousestowardoffevilspirits.Overtime,thefestivalhasevolvedintoacelebrationoftheendoftheChinese
NewYear.OnthedayoftheLanternFestival,peoplewillgatherinthestreetsandparkstoadmirethebeautifullanterns.Therearemanydifferentkindsoflantern
s,fromtraditionalpaperlanternstomodernLEDlanterns.Peoplealsoenjoyeatingtangyuan,atraditionalChinesedessertmadeofglutinousriceflour.TheLanternFesti
valisalsoatimeforfamilyreunions.Peoplewillgathertogethertoenjoythefestiveatmosphereandexchangegifts.Itisatimeforpeopletocometoget
herandcelebratetheendoftheChineseNewYear.TheLanternFestivalisanimportantpartofChineseculture.Itisatimeforpeopletocometogetherandcelebratetheendof
theChineseNewYear.Itisatimeforpeopletoenjoythebeautyofthelanternsandthedelicioustangyuan.Itisatimeforfamilyreunionsandforpeopleto
sharethejoyofthefestival.清明节QingmingFestival,alsoknownasTomb-SweepingDay,isatraditionalChinesefestival.Itfallsonthe104thdayafte
rthewintersolstice,usuallyinApril.Thefestivalhasahistoryofmorethan2,500years.Itisatimeforpeopletorememberandhonortheirancestors.Onthisday,peopl
eusuallygotothecemeterytosweepthetombsoftheirancestors,burnincenseandpapermoney,andofferfoodandwine.Inadditiontoancestorworship,peoplealsotakeparti
notheractivities.Forexample,theyflykites,goonpicnics,andplanttrees.QingmingFestivalisanimportantpartofChineseculture.Itisatimeforpeopletoremembe
rtheirancestorsandtoappreciatethebeautyofnature.端午节TheDragonBoatFestival,alsoknownastheDuanwuFestival
,isatraditionalChinesefestivalcelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthoftheChineselunarcalendar.Itisoneofthemost
importantfestivalsinChina.TheDragonBoatFestivalhasalonghistory.ItissaidthatthefestivaloriginatedfromtheancientChinesepoetQuY
uan.QuYuanwasaloyalministeroftheStateofChuduringtheWarringStatesPeriod.Hewasslanderedbyjealouscourtofficialsandbanishedfromthec
ourt.Indespair,hecommittedsuicidebydrowninghimselfintheMiluoRiver.OnthedayofQuYuan'sdeath,thelocalpeople,inorder
tosavehim,paddledtheirboatsoutontotherivertosearchforhim.Theyalsothrewricedumplingsintotherivertofeedthef
ishsothattheywouldnoteatQuYuan'sbody.Today,theDragonBoatFestivaliscelebratedwithdragonboatraces,eatingzongzi(rice
dumplings),drinkingrealgarwine,andhangingmugwortandcalamus.Peoplealsowearperfumedpouchesandhangthemontheirdoorstowardoffevilspirits.TheDragonBoa
tFestivalisatimeforfamilyreunionsandforrememberingthepast.Itisatimeforpeopletocometogetherandcelebratethespiritofunityand
harmony.七夕QixiFestival,alsoknownastheDoubleSeventhFestival,isatraditionalChinesefestivalcelebratedontheseventhdayoftheseventhmon
thoftheChineselunarcalendar.ItisoneofthemostromanticfestivalsinChina.Thefestivalhasalonghistory.Accordingtolegend,theCowherda
ndtheWeaverGirl,twoloverswhowereseparatedbytheMilkyWay,wereallowedtomeetonceayearontheseventhdayoftheseventhmonth.Therefore,thefestiv
alisalsoknownastheChineseValentine'sDay.Onthisday,peopleusuallyexpresstheirloveforeachotherbygivinggiftssuchasflowers,chocolates,andjewelry.
Somepeoplealsowriteloveletterstotheirbelovedones.Inaddition,peoplealsocelebratethefestivalbyeatingtraditionalfoodsuchasTanghulu,atypeofcandym
adeofhawthornfruit,andZongzi,atypeofstickyricedumpling.Moreover,peoplealsoenjoyvariousactivitiessuchaswatchingtheQixiFestivalGala
onTV,playingtheQixiFestivalgame,andmakingwishesforabetterfuture.Inconclusion,QixiFestivalisaspecialdayforChinesepeopletoexpresstheirloveandappreciati
onforeachother.Itisadayfullofjoyandhappiness.中秋节TheMid-AutumnFestival,alsoknownastheMoonFestival,isatraditionalChinesefestivalcel
ebratedonthe15thdayofthe8thmonthofthelunarcalendar.ItisoneofthemostimportantfestivalsinChina.TheMid-AutumnFestivalisati
meforfamilyreunion.Onthisday,familymembersgathertogethertoenjoythefullmoon,eatmooncakesandsharetheirbestwishes.Peoplealsolightlanternsandsetofffir
eworkstocelebratethefestival.ThemostpopularfoodfortheMid-AutumnFestivalisthemooncake.Itisaroundpastryfilledwithsweetfillings
suchaslotusseedpaste,redbeanpaste,andsesamepaste.Peoplealsoeatothertraditionalfoodssuchaspomelos,taro,andsweetpotatoes.TheMid-AutumnFestiva
lisatimeforpeopletoexpresstheirloveandappreciationfortheirfamilyandfriends.Peopleexchangegiftssuchasmooncakes,pomelos,andlanternstoshowtheirlove
andcare.TheMid-AutumnFestivalisatimeforpeopletocometogetherandcelebratetheharvest.Itisatimeforpeopletoappreciatethebeautyoftheful
lmoonandsharetheirbestwishesforthefuture.重阳节TheDoubleNinthFestival,alsoknownasChongyangFestival,isatraditionalChinesefestivalcelebratedontheni
nthdayoftheninthlunarmonth.Itisadaytoappreciatethebeautyofchrysanthemumsandtoclimbmountains.TheDoubleNinthFestivalhasalonghistory.Accordingtolege
nd,thefestivaloriginatedfromthestoryofabravemannamedHuanJing.Hesavedpeoplefromaplaguebyclimbingamountainandburningincensetoprayforgoodl
uck.Sincethen,peoplehavecelebratedthefestivalbyclimbingmountainsandeatingchrysanthemumcakes.OntheDoubleNinthFestival
,peopleusuallygoouttoappreciatethebeautyofchrysanthemumsandclimbmountains.Chrysanthemumsareasymboloflongevityandarebelievedt
obringgoodluck.Peoplealsodrinkchrysanthemumwineandeatchrysanthemumcakes.Inaddition,peoplealsowearaspecialtypeofflo
wercalledthe"corneliancherry"ontheDoubleNinthFestival.Itisbelievedthatwearingthisflowercanwardoffevilspiritsandb
ringgoodluck.TheDoubleNinthFestivalisadaytoappreciatethebeautyofnatureandtoprayforgoodluck.Itisadaytoenjoythecompanyoffamilyandfri
endsandtocelebratethejoyoflife.腊八TheLabaFestival,alsoknownastheLabaRicePorridgeFestival,isatraditionalChinesefestivalcelebratedontheeighthdayofthetw
elfthlunarmonth.Itisusuallycelebratedontheeighthdayofthetwelfthlunarmonth,whichisusuallyinlateJanuaryorearlyFebruaryintheGregor
iancalendar.TheLabaFestivalhasalonghistory.ItissaidthatthefestivaloriginatedfromtheHanDynastyandwasoriginallyamemorialceremony
fortheancestors.Later,itwasgraduallydevelopedintoafestivaltocelebratetheharvest.OntheLabaFestival,peopleusuallyeatLabaporrid
ge,whichismadeofeightdifferentgrains,suchasrice,millet,beans,peanuts,sesame,walnuts,datesandlotusseed
s.EatingLabaporridgeisbelievedtobringgoodluckandhealth.InadditiontoeatingLabaporridge,peoplealsovisittemplestoprayforgo
odluckandhealth.PeoplealsomakeLabagarlic,whichisakindofpickledgarlic.ItisbelievedthateatingLabagarliccanwardoffevilandbringgoodluck.Th
eLabaFestivalisanimportanttraditionalfestivalinChina.Itisatimeforpeopletogettogether,enjoydeliciousfoodan
dcelebratetheharvest.