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The traditional Chinese holidays are an essential part of harvests or prayer offerings. The most important Chinese holiday is the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), which is also celebrated in Korea, Vietnam, and other Asian countries. All traditional holidays are scheduled according to the Chinese calendar (except the Qing Ming and Winter Solstice days, falling on the respective Jie qiin the Agricultural calendar).
| Date (Chinese Lunar Calendar) | English Name | Chinese Name | Remarks |
| Last day of lunar year | Chinese New Year Eve |
除夕 /大年夜 |
Chinese New Year Eve |
| 1 January (lunar) | (Spring Festival) |
春节 |
fireworks after midnight, visit family members. |
| 15 January(lunar) | Lantern Festival |
元宵节 /小年 |
Lantern parade and lion dance celebrating the first full moon. Eating tangyuan. This day is also the last day of new year celebration. |
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2 February (lunar) |
Zhonghe Festival (Blue Dragon Festival) |
中和节 /青龙节 |
Eat Chinese pancakes (Chun bing, 春饼) and noodles, clean the house. Also known as Dragon Raising its Head |
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3 March (lunar) |
Shangsi Festival | 上巳节 | Traditional Chinese Women's Day, also known as 妇女节(fùnǚjié) |
| 5 April | Qingming Festival (Tomb Sweeping Festival, Tomb Sweeping Day, Clear and Bright Festival) | 清明节 | Visit, clean, and make offerings at ancestral gravesites, spring outing |
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5 May (lunar) |
Duanwu Festival (Dragon Boat Festival) | 端午节 | Dragon boat race, eat dumplings wrapped in lotus leaves Zongzi. This festival commemorates the ancient poet Qu Yuan; drink yellow rice wine, related to the White Snake Lady legend |
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7 July (lunar) |
Qixi Festival (The Night of Sevens, Magpie Festival) | 七夕 | According to legend, the goddess "Zhi Nü" (the star Vega) fell in love with the farmer boy "Niu Lang" (the star Altair), but was disapproved by her mother goddess. As punishment, they were separated by the Milky Way and could only meet once a year on this night. |
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15 July (lunar) |
Ghost Festival | 中元节 | Burn fake paper money and make offerings to ancestors and the dead to comfort them in the afterlife and keep them from troubling the living. |
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15 August (lunar) |
Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival) | 中秋节 | Eat mooncake, family union meal, related to the legend of Chang E and The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd |
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9 September (lunar) |
Double Ninth Festival (Chongyang Festival) | 重阳节 | Autumn outing and mountain climbing, some Chinese also visit the graves of their ancestors to pay their respects. |
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15 October (lunar) |
Spirit Festival / Water Lantern Festival | 下元节 | Set flower shaped lanterns adrift in a stream or river at sundown, give offerings to deceased whose wandering spirits/ghosts may return at night to visit. |
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1 November (lunar) |
Dongzhi Festival (Winter Solstice Festival) | 冬至 | Have Tangyuan and Jiuniang and perform ancestor worship, Feast day, family gatherings, also named "Chinese Thanksgiving" |
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8 December (lunar) |
Laba Festival | 腊八节 | This is the day the Buddha attained enlightenment. People usually eat Laba congee, which is made of mixed grains and fruits. |
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