1. Traditional Chinese Festivals

2. Spring Festival春节 Date the 1st day of the first lunar month Food
chicken(ji), fish(yu), bean curd(dou fu), dumplings(jiao zi), new year cake(nian gao)
Activities
burning fireworks, clean and decorate houses, greet each other

3. Lantern Festival元宵节 Date 15th day of the first lunar month
Food rice dumpling(yuan xiao)
Activities watching lanterns, Guessing lantern riddles, dance

4. Qingming Festival/ Tomb-Sweeping Day清明节
Date April 4-6
Food Cold Food
Activities
sweep tombs and offer sacrifices, fly kites,
plant trees

5. Dragon Boat Festival端午节/龙舟节
Date the 5th day of the 5th lunar month
Food glutinous rice dumplings(zong zi)
Activities Dragon boat racing

6. Double Seventh Festival/ Chinese Valentine’s Day七夕节
Date the 7th day of the 7th lunar month
Legend of the Festival

7. Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节
Date the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
Food moon cake
Activities enjoy the full moon, eat moon cakes

8. Double Ninth Festival重阳节
Date the 9th day of the 9th lunar month
Food Double Ninth Gao (or Cake)
Activities ascending a height to avoid epidemics, government units, organizations and streets communities organize an autumn trip for seniors

9. Winter Solstice Festival冬至
Date
each December 21 or 22 according to the Gregorian calendar
Food
dumpling soup, meal made of red-bean and glutinous rice, tangyuan, rice dumplings
Activities both officials and common people would have a rest