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1、ChinesetraditionalfestivalsChinesetraditionalfestivals春节(农历正月初一)元宵节(农历正月十五)头牙(农历二月初二)寒食节(清明节前一天)清明节(节气清明)端午节(农历五月初五)七夕(农历七月初七)中元节(农历七月十五)中秋节(农历八月十五)重阳节(农历九月九)冬至(节气冬至)腊八节(农历腊月初八)尾牙(农历腊月十六)祭灶(农历腊月廿四)除夕(农历十二月卅日)SpringFestivalTheSpringFestivalisknownasthemos
2、timportantfestivalinChina.Duringtheholiday,peoplegobacktohometownfromeverywherenomatterhowfarthedistanceis.TheypreparevariousdeliciousfoodandpresentsfortheSpringFestivalEve.ChinesewillhaveahappyfamilyunionintheSpringFestivalEve,theybelievethat’stheendday
3、oflastyearandtheywillstayupforgoodluckuntilthefirstdayofnextyear.InChina,themosttraditionalandpopularSpringFestivalfoodisdumpling,whichlookslikethemoonwithvegetablesandmeatmixedinit.TheChinesenameofdumplingis“JIAOZI”,”JIAO”means”cross”,”ZI”isChinesetradi
4、tionaltimerepresents“24:00”,sotheChineseword“JIAOZI”means“cross24:00”,justthedividingpointoflastyearandnextyear.Sowhenitcomesto24:00,everyfamilybeginseatingdumplings.NowputtingupredpaperonthedoorandsettingfirecrackerbecomesSpringFestivalcustomsandpeopleb
5、elievedoingthesewillbringtheirfamilysafety.SpringFestivalisalsothehappiesttimeforchildren,becausetheycangetredenvelopecontainingmoneyasagiftfromtheelder.DuringtheSpringFestival,anyunfortunatewordcannotbeheardbecauseitwillmakepeopleupsetandunhappy.Peoplea
6、lsomakeuseofthisholidaytovisittheirrelativesandbringthemsomepresentsandwell-wishing.TheLanternFestival（元宵节）TheLanternFestivalisJanuary15onthelunarcalendar.ThelunarJanuaryisthefirstmonthofayearand15thisthefirstdayoffullmoon.DuringLanternFestival,peoplegoa
7、longthestreettowatchlanternsandchildrenlighttheirownsmalllanternsforsomefun.Thebiggestandmostbeautifullanternisthedragonlantern,whichlookslikeaflyingdragon,heldbyseveralyoungguys.Onewithaballinhandleadsthedragontomove.Somelanternshavepuzzles（灯谜）onthem,ca
8、lledlanternpuzzle,theonewhogetstheanswercouldreceivesmallpresentsandbehappyforhisintelligence.ThetraditionalfoodforLanternFestivalisriceglueball.Riceglueballisaflavorballwithfillinginit,forexample,peanutfilling,sesamefilli
