Spring Festival
Season or date: Lunar January 1
Largest celebration of Lunar New Year. Family reunions with firecrackers and red envelopes (hongbao).
Festivals in China
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Festivals
Lantern Festival
Season or date: Lunar January 15
Lantern festival with tangyuan to wish for year-long health.
Qingming Festival
Season or date: Early April
Tomb-sweeping and ancestor worship day. Outdoor spring excursions (tàqīng) in suburbs.
Dragon Boat Festival
Season or date: Lunar May 5
Commemorate Qu Yuan with zongzi and dragon boat races.
Mid-Autumn Festival
Season or date: Lunar August 15
Family shares mooncakes and observes full moon.
National Day
Season or date: October 1
Golden Week holiday celebrating founding. Military music and fireworks nationwide.
Qixi Festival
Season or date: Lunar July 7
Lovers' festival based on Weaver Girl and Cowherd legend.
Double Ninth Festival
Season or date: Lunar September 9
Day to respect elderly. Climb heights and drink chrysanthemum wine.
Winter Solstice
Season or date: Winter solstice
Northern tradition eats dumplings, southern eats tangyuan.
Public holidays
- Spring Festival
- Qingming Festival
- Labor Day
- Dragon Boat Festival
- Mid-Autumn Festival
- National Day