商英1302蒋盈盈20133200HolidaysandFestivalsinChinaChinaispopulatedbynationalminorities,whoalsohavetheirownspecificholidays.Amongthemare"WaterFestival"amongtheMongols,theharvestfestival"Vango"amongtheTibetans,NauruamongtheHuygens,andmanyothers.However,theyareoflocalnatureratherthanpublicone.Inaddition,allholidaysinChinaaredividedintotraditionalandnationwidepart.China'straditionalfestivalsarecelebratedbytheLunarCalendar.ThenationalandborrowedholidaysareobservedbytheGregoriancalendar.TheChineseconsidertheholidaystobetheirculturalheritage,sotheyareveryseriousaboutthepreparationforthem.ManyfestivalssuchasNewYear’sDay,LaborDayandNationalDaylastforseveraldaysandareagrandperformanceforthecountry'sinhabitantsandtourists.Springfestivallasting15days,from1stofJanuarytill15thofJanuaryonthelunarcalendar,isconsideredasthemostimportantfestivalofthewholeyearfortheChinesepeopleandisthemomentwhenallfamilymembersgettogether,justlikeChristmasinthewest.Nomatterhowfarpeoplelive,theydesiretogobackhomeandenjoythehappiesttimewithfamily.Thereisnodenyingthatitwillbethebusiesttimefortransportationsystemseveryyear.Mayday,orLaborDayisanannualholidaytocelebratetheachievementsofworkers,whichoccursonthefirstdayofMay.ThehistoryofInternationalWorkers'DayinChinastartedin1919,whentheintelligentsiainitiatedinsurgenciesinShanghai.Later,in1920,BeijingandShanghaiheldthefirst-everdemonstrationinhonorofallworkers.Officially,thisholidaywasestablishedandapprovedbytheChinesegovernmentin1949.Duringthe“culturalrevolution”MayDayinChinawasconsidered,almostthemostimportantholidayinthecountry.Today,LaborDayinChinaisasortofacheerfulfamilyholiday.Duringthesesevendaysofholidays,theChineseg---本文来源于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除---oonajourney,meetfriends,andattendsolemnevents.Manypeoplevisittheatersandexhibitions.ThestreetsoftheChinesecitiesholddemonstrationsandperformancesaswell.MayDayholidaysisthebesttimetovisitChina,becauseatthisperiodofyear,thegovernmentgivespermissionfordiscounts.Notonlycanyouvisitthemainattractionsofthecountryatdiscountedprices,butalsoTheStateCouncilhasapprovedaplantoliftroadtollsforpassengersdrivingcarsonthehighwaysduringmajorChineseFestivals.DragonBoastFestival,onthefifthdayofthefifthmonthontheChineselunarcalendar.TheChineseDragonBoatFestivalisasignificantholidaycelebratedinChina，andtheonewiththelongesthistory.TheDragonBoatFestivaliscelebratedbyboatracesintheshapeofdragons.Competingteamsrowtheirboatsforwardtoadrumbeatracingtoreachthefinishendfirst.TheboatracesduringtheDragonBoatFestivalaretraditionalcustomstoattemptstorescuethepatrioticpoetQuYuan.QuYuandrownedonthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonthin277B.C.Chinesecitizensnowthrowbambooleavesfilledwithcookedriceintothewater.Thereforethefishcouldeatthericeratherthantheheropoet.Thislateronturnedintothecustomofeatingricedumplings.TheDoubleSeventhFestival,onthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth,isatraditionalfestivalfullofromance.ItoftengoesintoAugustintheGregoriancalendar.Thisfestivalisinmid-summerwhentheweatheriswarmandthegrassandtreesrevealtheirluxuriousgreens.Atnightwhentheskyisdottedwithstars,andpeoplecanseetheMilkyWayspanningfromthenorthtothesouth.Oneachbankofitisabrightstar,whichseeeachotherfromafar.TheyaretheCowherdandWeaverMaid,andaboutthemthereisabeautifullovestorypasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.Long,longago,therewasanhonestandkind-heartedfellownamedCowhand.Hisparentsdiedwhenhewasachild.Laterhewasdrivenoutofhishomebyhissister-in-law.Sohelivedbyhimselfherdingcattleandfarming.Oneday,afairyfromheavenWeaverMaidfellinlovewithhimandcamedownsecretlytoearthandmarriedhim.ThecowhandfarmedinthefieldandtheWeaverMaidwoveathome.Theylivedahappylifeandgavebirthtoaboyandagirl.Unfortunately,theGodofHeavensoonfoundoutthefactandorderedtheQueenMotheroftheWesternHeavenstobringtheWeaverMaidback.However,nowadays,alotofyoungstersgraduallylosetheinterestoftraditionalculture.Whatexactlycontributetothisphenomenon?Foronething,quiteafewpeopleholdthatChinesetraditionalcultureisout-datedandoflittleuseinmodernsociety.Perhaps,fromtheirperspective,traditionalculturefromthedistantpastcanhardlyadapttoorkeeppacewiththefast-changingnewworld.ButnoonecandenythesignificanceofChinesetraditionalculture.ItisthecrystallizationofChinesewisdomandcivilization.Anindividualornationshowingnorespecttotheessenceoftraditionalculturecannotbeexpectedtodevelopandbestronger.Hence,somethingcouldandshouldbedonetoreversetheinexorabledeclineintheemphasisofChinesetraditionalculture.---本文来源于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除------本文来源于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除---