Chinese
Festivals Articles
Chinese
Festivals Overview
Brief
overview of Chinese festivals.
Chinese
Festivals Calander
List
of Chinese festival dates based on the Chinese
Lunar Calander.
Chinese
New Year Festival - Spring Festival
The major celebration of the Chinese people. A time
to honor family, friends, ancestors, and the gods.
Dragon
Boat Festival
Boats built to look like Chinese dragons
are raced to celebrate the memory of the ancient patriotic poet Qu
Yuan.
Ghost Festival
In
Chinese tradition the seventh month in the Chinese calendar is called
the Hungry Ghost Month in which ghosts and spirits of the dead exit
the lower world to visit earth.
Mid
Autumn Festival - Moon Festival
Second
only to Chinese New Year, the Mid Autumn Festival was
considered a harvest festival since fruits, vegetable and grain had
been harvested and
food was plentiful. |
