Chinese Festivals: Traditions,Customsand Rituals-Cultural China Series

Author: Wei Liming
Language: English
ISBN/ISSN: 9787508508368
Published on: 2005-01
Paperback

Festivals are the carrier of the national soul and sentiment of the Chinese people , and are also the essence of the national affinity and cohesion. The culture of festival roots deeply in the people, and it thus shows its enormous vitality.

Chinese Festivals
Traditional Festivals
　Laba Festival
　Preliminary Year
　Spring Festival
　Yuanxiao Festival
　Spring Dragon Festival
　Pure Brightness Festival
　Dragon Boat Festival
　Double Seventh Festival
　Ullam-bana Festival
　Mid-Autumn Festival
　Double Ninth Festival
　Dong Jie
Statutory Festivals
　New Year's Day
　March 8th Women's Day
　Tree-Planting Day
　May 1 st International Labor Day
　May 4th Youth Day
　June 1 st International Children' s Day
　August 1st Army's Day
　Teachers' Day
　National Day
Festivals of the Minorities
　Nadam Fair
　Tibetan New Year
　Shoton Festival
　Bathing Festival
　Fast-Breaking Festival
　Corban Festival
　Torch Festival
　Pan Wang Festival
　Danu Festival
　Miao Dragon Boat Festival
　Flowery Mountains Festival
　Water-Splashing Festival
　Third Month Street Fair
　Double Third Singing Carnival
　Longduan Street Festival
　Knife-Pole Festival
　New Rice Festival
　Harvest Ceremony
　Huijia Festival
　Filling-up-the-Storehouse Festival
　Munao Festival
Appendix: Chinese Dynasties