Winter Festival

Winter Festival
Festival: Winter Festival
Festival hours: Lunar Solar Terms winter solstice (the Gregorian calendar on December 22 or 23)
Winter Solstice, commonly known as "winter festival", in ancient times is a grand festival. The winter solstice in the snow after 15 days, the shortest day of the Northern Hemisphere during the day, the longest night of the year in the most cold day to mark the winter to Spring, winter and spring is the time change. The 24 solar terms, the winter solstice the most attention.
The ancients considered that to the winter solstice, although still in the cold season, but has been near the spring. At this time the people have to go home over the winter festival, said the end of the year to the end result. Taiwan people think that every year the winter solstice is the family reunion holiday, because this day to worship their ancestors, if not at home, that is not recognized ancestors of the people.
On this day the winter solstice is the longest night of the year, many people take advantage of this night, with glutinous rice powder to be "the winter solstice circle." To the eve of Spring Festival was different from the "Cisui", the day before the winter festival called "Tian-year-old" or "Asia-year-old", saying that "years" before the end, but we all have a long-year-old.
Chinese people all over the customs although mixed, but generally the same. To do the winter solstice circle, the children should always pinch the request of some small animals, such as kittens, puppies, small rabbits, small tiger, and so on. Every time the children are very happy. Eat a round before the winter solstice, doors and windows in the table behind the counter bed lamp, respectively, stick to a winter solstice circle, known as "Shang consumption," we should wait until the "send focus" after drinking can be grilled. If the legend of pregnant women are at home at this time, a round of the Winter Solstice, it will Health male, female hygiene will be otherwise. Eat at the entrance to the winter solstice circle Chengshuangchengdui, to Geely. Eat only the last two, married people will be all the best; remaining a single unmarried persons will be successful. Some families also in the evening, the use of seasonal fruits, Sansheng worship place for ancestral worship. Also on this day "drying winter rice", that is, the water washed rice, in this day sun exposure after the collection, leaving the future of Zhuzhou sick to eat.

New Year's pictures 《on September 9 Han Xiao map》. Winter Solstice Festival after the weather entered a "Shuojiu" After九九八十一beautiful days to usher in the spring. "September 9 Han Xiao map" is a calculation of the calendar time, but also a beautiful ornament, Become a popular folk culture forms of entertainment.

Chung Yeung Festival

Chung Yeung Festival
Festival: the Chung Yeung Festival
Festival hours: Lunar September Chujiu
September Chujiu the annual Lunar New Year, is China's Chung Yeung Festival. Because the ancient "Book of Changes" in the "six" as a negative number, "9" as a-few, September 9 is the sun and the moon and yang, February 9 with heavy, therefore called Yang, also known as Chongjiu. "Chung Yeung Festival" before the name is recorded in the three countries are seen at times (220-280).
Chung Yeung Festival of origin, at least can be traced back to the early Han Dynasty. Han Gao Zu Liu Bang (previous 206 - before the 195 incumbent) Aifei Qi Furen was Duhuozhongshao the Lvhou mutilation, the ladies serve Qi Furen Jiamou was also expelled from the Palais, married and poor wife. Jiamou reported: in the palace, every September Chujiu, should Pei Zhu Yu, Peng fresh bait, drink chrysanthemum wine, to longevity. Since then, all follow the example of civil and common practice.
Chung Yeung Festival Zhuyu into the customs, in the Tang Dynasty have been very common. Zhuyu is a strong smell of the plants, can eat the fruit, stems and leaves are medicine, insecticide, Qushi, the role of case-by-Feng Xie, can Xiaoji food, cold and heat rule. The ancients considered the Chung Yeung Festival this day can be inserted asylum Xiaozai Zhuyu, repel blast, or wear in the arm, or do Xiangdai Zhuyu to wear on the inside, there are inserted in the head. Mostly women, children wear, and where men wear.
In addition to the Chung Yeung Festival people wearing Zhuyu, also inserted chrysanthemums. Chrysanthemums bloom in September, a "longevity spend" reputation. Tang has emerged into the Chrysanthemum customs, history prevalent. Qing Dynasty, Beijing Chung Yeung Festival is the custom of the chrysanthemum leaves and branches posted on the doors and windows, the "lifting of fierce and abusive to move auspicious", which is the head Zan-ju changed vulgar.

《Chrysanthemum Council》. Li Lulu for the plans.

Qiugaoqishuang before and after the Chung Yeung Festival, when chrysanthemums bloom, Shangju drinking is a traditional custom at this time. Shangju, drink chrysanthemum wine, about originated in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420) poet Tao Yuanming (365-427). Tao Yuanming to hide well-known, well-known poetry, to well-known wine, but also to Aiju famous. He later generations to follow, then there are the vulgar Yang Shangju. Multi-old scholar-officials also will Shangju and banquet with a view to closer and Tao Yuanming. In the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) the capital of Kaifeng, Yang Shangju very popular, then there are many kinds of chrysanthemums. After the Qing Dynasty, is particularly popular Shangju of prosperity, not limited to September 9, it is still the most prosperous before and after the Chung Yeung Festival. Qingqiuqishuang, chrysanthemums in full bloom, the window Lei, the movie golden, Shi Feng Festival, Chrysanthemum Here, do not have some fun.

Jiang Zhaohe, 《Tao Yuanming Shangju》

Chung Yeung Festival later in the day, eat, "Yang cake" habits. Chongyang cake is a kind of pasta, plus date, ginkgo, pine nuts, almonds make sweet, and can also be made salty meat, pay attention to the Chongyang cake made 9-storey, as the pagoda at the top also do two small Sheep, to meet the Chongyang (sheep) means.
Chung Yeung Festival, a shout from the custom of civil, known as "assume Festival." In Qiugaoqishuang, all over the Chongyang flower season, mountain boarding Tour, to enjoy the beauty of late autumn, gives a delightful enjoyment. Chung Yeung Festival take the wind, has been very popular in the Tang Dynasty. For this reason many poets to write a lot of poems, such as the famous Tang Dynasty poet Wang Wei (701-761) "on September 9 Yi Shandong Brothers":
Independence in foreign land for different passengers,
Think of the pro-fold during the festive season.
Brothers take that away,
Biancha Zhuyu less one.
"Assume" In addition to Bihuoxiaozai, there are backgammon or the meaning of this is old people attached great importance to the Chung Yeung Festival take an important reason. "Assume" by the people seriously, especially by the elderly is another important reason is that "high" Rogachev mean, people think "take" people can live longer.

Chung Yeung Festival in the Garden old people happily viewing, tours of chrysanthemum.

Now the Chung Yeung Festival, has seen Biancha Zhuyu, such as customs, but many people will still take a Shangju this day, to watch the beauty of autumn. In recent years, this ancient festival has added a new dimension, as the annual "Senior Day." Whenever the festive season approaching, there must be respect for the various activities organised to wish the elderly take a step by step, good health and longevity.

Mid-Autumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival
Festival: Mid-Autumn Festival
Festival hours: Lunar August 15
In accordance with China's calendar, the Lunar New Year 7, 8, 9 of three months is the autumn. August is the middle of the month fall on August 15 and August is the middle of the day, so this festival is "Mid-Autumn Festival." Autumn, the weather was fine, cool, the sky a little Fuyun, the night sky of the moon also Jiaojie is particularly bright. August 15 is at the full moon night, the full moon become the best time. People Yuan Yue as a symbol of a happy reunion, the Mid-Autumn Festival known as "Tuan Yuanjie," after the Spring Festival is China's second largest traditional festivals.

CCTV 2005 Mid-Autumn Festival show "天涯共此时"

Mid-Autumn Festival is an ancient festival, festival on the full moon festival is an important custom. Etiquette ancient emperors have spring, autumn festival on the social system, there are private houses on the style of the Mid-Autumn Festival, to the later emphasis on the full moon festival, the solemn ritual has become easy Huanyu. Mid-Autumn festival in the custom of the Tang Dynasty Jisheng, many poets have in the Mingpian Wing on the poem, the Song Dynasty, the Ming dynasty, the Qing court and civil worship on the scale of the full moon more activities. Remains of various parts of China have many, "Baidoa on altar," "worship, kiosks," "Mochizuki floor," the monument. Beijing's "altar," is that Jiajingnianjian to build on the Royal Festival. Now, the festival of worship on a grand scale activities have been, diverse recreational activities of the masses replaced by the full moon.
Mid-Autumn Festival moon cakes, eat dumplings and the Dragon Boat Festival, the Lantern Festival to eat Tangyuan, is the traditional Chinese folk customs. The moon cake is round, symbolizing the reunion, some localities have also called "reunion cake", is the Festival of the goods will be fresh. Since ancient times, people regarded as auspicious moon cakes, a symbol of reunification. During the Mid-Autumn full moon, family reunion, for the full moon cake, Tantianshuide, is enjoyable.
Mid-Autumn Festival moon cakes habits, has a long history in China. Mid-Autumn Festival on the origin of moon cakes, there are different versions. One argument is: Tang Taizong Li Shimin reign (627-649), the General Li Jing crusade Hun Triumph, August 15 and to the Arc de Triomphe. At that time, the business Turpan presented to the Tang dynasty emperor cake celebration party. Taizong took over the ornate cake box, with a round cake, the smile that air moon said: "The cake should be invited Hu toad (that is, the moon)." Cake to finish at Qunchen together to eat. Since then, the Mid-eat-cake started the custom spread. According to another legend, but Li Longji in Tang Xuanzong (712-755 reign) was the most loved and Fei Zi Yang Hu with the full moon to eat cake, Xuanzong suspected of "Hu cake" is not good, the Royal Looking at the head of the Haoyue, said Suikou : "Called moon cakes!" "Moon cakes" the name of this fixed.
China's many varieties of moon cakes, around the system is not the same law, different flavor. From the origin can generally be divided into five categories: Beijing, Tianjin, wide, and the Soviet Union, the tide, great deal of diversity among. Moon cakes stuffed with sweet, salty, Hun, Su, moon cakes of various patterns and also above the words, it is good-looking, and tasty.

Moon cakes

The Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai (701-762) made by the "Jingye Si," a poem in China is the teenage children would recite the phrase:
Bed former Ming Dynasty moonlight,
Suspect is on the cream.
Wang cited the first moon,
Bow to think of home.
This poem is very straightforward and performance of the moon on the Youzai far from home caused by the strong feelings of homesickness. They can not return to the homeland and return to their loved ones around him and enjoy a Family Fun and had to look up to a symbol of happiness and reunion of the moon, sent away their blessings.
Since ancient times, China has a lot of myths and legends on the moon, one of the most famous is "Changebenyue." Chang is the ancient Chinese myths and legends of radio hero Hou Yi, the wife, Hou Yi said she steal from the West received the Queen Mother's death of longevity medicine, and became cents, fly the Yuegong. Followed by "cutting-Gui Wu Gang," the legend. Wu Gang is a reclassification of West Fox (Sisyphus)-style characters, he Qiuxiandedao, but a fault was banished to the moon, the day before the felling of Guanghan Gong laurel. Laurel has more than 500 Zhang, Wu Gang in the trunk of each chop on a gap, the gap will be an immediate closure, so he can never repeat this futile hard labour. Meanwhile, according to legend, close look at the case, August 15 when people can see the moon on the toad and Yutu. All these legends moon add a lot of magic and romantic, now the children will also listen to the full moon in the older generation repeatedly Jiangqi.

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Bon-odori festival

Bon-odori festival
Festival: Bon-odori festival (Guijie, the Ghost Festival)
Festival hours: Lunar July 15
July 15 for the annual Lunar New Year, "Bon-odori festival", also known as "Ghost Festival", some areas commonly known as "Guijie", "Shi Gu." This is a Buddhist festival, the festival is also a place for ancestral worship. Folk belief that hell is the official from the jurisdiction of the Great, the annual Lunar New Year to July 15 is the birthday of Great Officer, to open the door to hell, or hell, so their ancestors, ghosts from hell will come to the world, it can be invigorating, comfort They.
"Bon-odori" (Ullam-bana) for the Tianzhu language, which means "to save overhang", originated in India as a Buddhist ceremony. Legend of Buddha heads disciples even see his mother in hell overhang, Qiufochaodu. Buddha in his July 15 to prepare the exception of fresh fruit, dependent, 10 monks, so that his mother from Kue. So Buddhists ancestors held a memorial for the "Bon-odori."
China's Liang from the Northern and Southern Dynasties (502-557) started to follow suit imitation, Xiangyan into Ghost Festival. But later in addition to Shezhaigongseng, also increased the Baichan, flame-mouth and other activities. On this day, in advance in blocks built before the village Master Block Shigu and Taiwan. Master at the previous Chaoduo hell for the ghost of the King of the Buddha, below for a disk system with peach, rice; Shigu platform legislature and the spirits of the three Lingpai banner. After noon, individual households have to pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks, geese and all kinds of Fagao, Shigu fruit, such as placing the stage. Principals in each of offerings on the plug in a blue, red, green color, such as the Triangle of paper flags that read "Yu Lan event", "Mannan door open" and other words. Ceremony in a while solemn music in the temples began. Immediately after that, with the Master bell sounded, and lead blocks under Zhongsengsongnian various spells and truth. And soup kitchens, a disk peach and the Misa to the Quartet, repeated three times. This ceremony is "Fang Yan mouth."

Folk opera 《Head even save the mother"》of artists in the Face painting.

By evening, in their own families but also at the door Fenxiang, incense planted on the ground, the better, a symbol of Wugufengdeng. This is called "Fuda."
He Deng also put Ghost Festival. The so-called Hedeng (water HEC), is a panel Xiaomu扎a lamp, most are made by Cai Zhi lotus-shaped, lit into the river after. He Deng was initially put by the rise of the temple, and later into civil. According to the traditional view, is to give those He Deng Yuan Sigui approaches, the lights out, He Deng also completed the innocent people, with a Naihe Qiao task. It was felt that Ghost Festival is Guijie, should also be of lights, for the ghosts to celebrate festivals. However, there are ghosts of other people, Zhang Zhong-yuan lights and Spring (Lantern)-lights not the same. Therefore, in the Spring of lights on land, Zhang Zhong-yuan lights in the water. That shops are closed and the streets to give a ghost. Right in the middle of the street, every Baibu put on a Xiangan, Xiangan上供of fresh fruits and a "ghost steamed stuffed buns." After a Taoist priest has heard people do not know how to sing the song festival of ghosts, this ceremony is "Shi Song of children."

Shanghai puts in river light on the ancient county jar orchid basin grand gathering , places the sad memory to the ancestor.

This is seldom be popular for among the people already section at the modern times, needing to hold grand law only in vihara will be. Jar orchid basin festival biography is developed more to the Japan queen , already becomes Japan being next only to second big festival of New Year.

Taiwan's Keelung Ghost Festival Shaozhi money people pay respects to their ancestors.

Qiqiao Tanabata Festival

Qiqiao Tanabata Festival
Festivals: Qiqiao Festival (Tanabata Festival)
Festival hours: Lunar July Chuqi
Lunar July Chuqi is the Qiqiao Chinese folk festival, this day is a legend and the sky Qian Niuxing Zhinvxingxiang the day, and this one has a beautiful on the Cowherd and Zhinv moving, spread eternal love story. Legend has it long time ago, Nanyang Story cattle Jinjiazhuang, there is a clever, young man called Cowboy Zhonghou, Zaowang parents, sister-in-law had to live with his brother. Sister-in-law well vicious and often abused him and forced him many live, he finally also evicted from their homes. Gukulingding the Cowherd and only one Laoniu dependencies as partners. Suddenly one day, Laoniu told Cowherd: "Tomorrow is July Chuqi, Jungmun the seven daughters to Xiafan to human bathing. Zhinv of which the youngest daughter of the most Xinlingshouqiao, you Zhinv to hide the clothes, she can do you The wife. "Listening to the Laoniu, Cowherd echocardiography, decided to try it.
July Chuqi this day, the Cowherd and possession of the reeds in the river, waiting for Cong. Not long, only seven from the sky Pianpian float fairies, take off their clothes and jumped into the river in Qingqing. Cowherd and leaped into the Baoqizhinv clothes back on the run, alerted the seven fairies. Phi six fairies from their clothes, fly the skies, only the smallest Zhinv no clothes and can not go to heaven, panic stood on the river. Cowherd Jiejiebaba on the Zhinv said that as long as she agreed to marry him, put clothes Fenghai. Vega is his love to see the young man, Hanxiu nodded. Cowherd Zhinv married men and women weave Geng, love each other, next to the sons and daughters of Health, life was very happy happy. Wangmuniangniang Borandanu after that, personally Xiafan, forcibly Zhinv back to the sky.
Cowherd do wear leather shoes, holding their children, a mood-elevating heaven Quzhuizhinv. We should catch up with a saw, Qizhi Wangmuniangniang pull out the head of the Jinzan Yihui, a choppy Tianhe there, the Cowherd and Zhinv be separated from the two sides, only a relatively tears. They love the loyalty touched magpie, 10 million magpie coming Dachengqueqiao, Cowherd Zhinv meet on the bridge, Wangmuniangniang is also no alternative but to allow each of the two Queqiao meet on July 7.

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Later, every Lunar July Chuqi, Legend has it Cowherd Zhinvqueqiao meet the day, girls will be dressed in new clothes to Huaqianyuexia, look up to the rise of the night sky to find on both sides of the Galaxy Niulang Xing and Vega, hoping to see their 2001 Highlights of the meet, pray that God can own as Xinlingshouqiao Zhinv like to have a happy marriage wishful Heart. This is the Tanabata Festival Qiqiao the origins.

American couple had a Chinese 《Valentine's Day.》

Qi Qiao in the civil section is a very lively festival, the young woman to wear new clothes, worship the Double Star and Zhinv "Qi Qiao." Qiqiao many types of activities, the most common is pinning Qiqiao. Young women who used color line and 7-pin, and if we can successfully pass through the Qiaoshou girl.
Tanabata is considered ancient Chinese "Valentine's Day," Cowherd Zhinv Tanabata Queqiao meet the legend of this festival has given the somewhat romantic color. It is said that people under the same evening in Putao Jia also heard Cowherd and the Mai Mai Zhinv situation it is.

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