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中国节日及假期阴历LUNAR CALENDAR正月初一一春节1st of the firstlunar month—Spring FestivalSpringFestival,or ChineseNew Year,occurs on the firstday of the traditionalChineselunar yearfalling between the end of Januaryand theend ofFebruary in the Gregoriancalendar.People returnhome tobe with their families.Traditions includecleaning the对联home;wearing newclothes;presenting gifts;pasting upauspicious coupletson红either sideof thefront door;giving childrensmall amountsof moneyin redenvelopes包;饺子;in theNorth,making and eating boileddumplings andletting offfirecrackersand fireworks.In business,all debtsshould becleared atNew Year.Celebrations canstartlate in the precedingmonth,and goon tillthe followingLantern Festival.The officialholiday,however,is justthree days.正月十五——元宵节15th of the firstlunar month-Lantern FestivalTheLantern Festivalfalls onthe firstfull moonof thelunar year.The mainactivity is灯谜watching lanternsand solvinglantern riddleswritten onthem.The traditionalfood元宵.is roundglutinous ricedumplings TheLantern Festivalmarks theendof the NewYearperiod.四月初八——佛诞节一8th of the fourthlunar monthBuddhas BirthdayBuddhasBirthday is more popular in Hong Kong,and isespecially celebratedin Buddhisttemples.五月初五——端午节一5th ofthe fifthlunar monthDragon BoatFestivalA traditional festival,ostensibly commemoratingthe poetQu Yuan340-278BC ofthestate ofChu.Qu Yuanwrote whatis regardedas someofthegreatest poetryin Chinesehistory.On hearingthe newsofthedefeat ofChu byQin,he issaid tohave committedsuicideby jumpinginto theMiluo River.The traditionsof dragon-boat racingandeating粽子glutinous ricepyramids aremeant tomark QuYuans death—since supposedlyatthe timelocal peoplethrew riceinto theriver todivert thefish fromeating hisbody.七月初七-----1;夕节7th ofthe seventhlunar month一Double SeventhFestivalThis festivalis associatedwiththe traditional lovestory ofthe mortalCowherd and thecelestial Weaving Girl.According to the story,the couplefell inlove andshe camedown toearthto marryhim.However,they werediscovered by the Queenof Heaven,whoseparated themby creatingthe Milky Way andtook theWeaving Girlback toheaven.Subsequently,magpies tookpity onthe pairand oncea yearform themselvesinto abridgeover theMilkyWayso thatthe CowherdandtheWeavingGirlcan bereunited.Incontemporary Chinathe festivalis a day forlovers.七月十五——中元节一15th ofthe seventhlunar monthHungry GhostFestivalTraditionally,the wholeoftheseventh monthis GhostMonth,when spiritswander theearth.At theHungry GhostFestival,ritual foodofferings aremade and paper moneyburntto appeasethese spirits.This festivalismorepopularinHongKong.八月十五——中秋节15th ofthe eighthlunar month—Mid-Autumn FestivalAnothertraditionalfestivalwhen themoon isfull.On this day peopleenjoy themoon,set月饼.out food,and inparticular eatmoon cakesIt istimed tocelebrate theharvest.九月初九——重阳节9th ofthe ninthlunar month-Double NinthFestival阳,The numbernine symbolizesYang thepositive principlein nature.So,onthe9thday ofthe9th month,this principle is at its strongest.Traditionally,people climbmountainson thisday.The chrysanthemumis alsosymbolic ofthe festival.阳历SOLAR CALENDAR月日一元旦一111January NewYears DayThoughit doesnot havetraditional significance,thisdayis anofficial holidayin China.月日——国际劳动妇女节一388March InternationalWorking WomensDayWomen havea halfor wholedays holiday.月日——植树节41212March—Tree-planting DayBegunin1979,this isaday for plantingtrees andaddressing ecologicalproblems.月初至日之间一清明节546early April,between4th and6th—Qingming FestivalLinkedtotheearly Chinese solar calendar,thetraditionalQingming Festivalmarked animportanttransition towarmer weatherintheagricultural year.It isnow anofficial one-dayholiday.The mainactivity issweeping thetombs ofthe ancestors.At gravesidespeopleconduct asymbolic sweepingwith newwillow fronds;offer food,gifts andflowers;andburn incenseandpapermoney.It isalso afestival forspring outingsand kiteflying.月日——国际劳动节611May—International LabourDay,US LaborDayAs inother partsoftheworld,May Dayhas beendenoted aday forworkers.There isanofficial one-day holiday.月日一中国青年节一744May ChineseYouth DayThisday commemoratesthe May4th Movementof1919,when studentsin Beijingandacross Chinademonstrated fornationalism andmodernization.Today,young peopleunder28have halfa daysholiday.月日——国际儿童节811June—International Children^DayOn thisday childrenare presentedwith gifts,and getfree entranceto variouskinds ofentertainment.9月1日-------1一建党节1July—Founding ofthe ChineseCommunist PartyTheCCP wasfounded inShanghai in
1921.月日一中国人民解放军建军节811August—Army DayAceremonial day,it commemoratesthe founding ofthe Peoples LiberationArmy andalsoemphasizes collaborationbetweenthePeoples LiberationArmy andthe people.月日——教师节101010September—Teachers DayThenew officialdayforhonouring teachers.月日——国庆节1111October—National DayThiswas theday thatChairman Maoproclaimed thefoundingofthePeoplesRepublic ofChinain
1949.Today,it issometimes celebratedwith grandprocessions ofschoolchildren,workers,minority representativesand troops,and displaysof militaryhardware.There arethree days9official holiday.月日或日——冬至122223mid-Winter,22nd or23rd December—Winter SolsticeAnotherfestival determinedbytheChinesesolarcalendar.As theturning pointaway from阳winter,it marksthe timeintheyear whenthe Yangprincipleisatitslowest.Variouskinds ofdumplings areeaten tobuild upstrength.。