TraditionalChineseFestivalsTheSevenTraditionalFestivalsSpringFestivalLanternFestivalQingmingFestivalMid-AutumnFestivalDoubleSeventhFestivalDragonBoatFestivalWinterSolsticeFestivalSpringFestivalMostImportantFestivalfortheChinese.MorepeoplereturnhomeforthisfestivalthatanyotherChinesefestival.Thespringfestivalfallsonthe1stdayofthefirstlunarmonth.OriginatedontheShangDynastytocelebratetheendofoneyearandthebeginningofanother.CustomsofSpringFestivalLabaPorridgePreliminaryEve.SeeingintheNewYearFoodsaremoreelegantfortheSpringFestivalthananyothertimeoftheyear.LanternFestivalTakesplaceduringthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonth.(February-March)StartedbytheWesternHanDynasty.PeoplewillwalkthestreetsadmiringalltheLanternsthatarehangingaroundtheCity.ChildrenwillwalkwithLanternsintheirhandsthattheyhaveeithermadeorbought.CustomsoftheLanternFestivalPeopleeatYuanxiao.InthedaytimeoftheFestival,performancessuchasadragonlanterndance,aliondance,alandboatdance,ayanggedance,walkingonstiltsandbeatingdrumswhiledancingwillbestaged.QingmingFestivalTheQingming(PureBrightness)Festivalisoneofthe24seasonaldivisionpointsinChina,fallingonApril4-6eachyear.Theypaytributestothereancestors.CustomsoftheQingMingFestivalSweepthetombsofthedeceased.NocookingThisfestivalisbothhappyandsad.DragonBoatFestivalItsbeengoingonformorethan2000years.TakesplaceinJune.CommemorationofQuYuan(340-278BC).CustomsoftheDragonBoatFestivalDragonboatracing.Eatingzongzi.Drinkingrealga.DoubleSeventhFestivalTakesplace7thdayoftheSeventhLunarMonthFestivalfullofromance.Thelegendiscarriedonwithastoryoftwostarsatoppositeendsofthemilkyway.CustomsoftheDoubleSeventhhaveweekendovertheyearsbutisstillcarriedoninsomeruralareas.Mid-AutumnFestivalFallsonthe15thdayof8thlunarmonth.(October)InMid-Autumntheyhonorthemoon.Peopleexpresstherefeelings.CustomsoftheMid-AutumnFestivalShowlongingforamoreprosperouslife.Todaypeoplewillenjoythefullmoonandeatmooncakesonthatday.Thisdaywaschosenbecauseofthefullnessofthemoonatthistime.WinterSolsticeFestivalWasstartedover2500ye