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1、TraditionalFestivalsinChinaTraditionalfestivalsareimportanteventsinthelifeofeveryChinese,beginningrightfromchildhood.FestivalssuchastheChineseNewYear,theDragonBoatFestival,theMid-AutumnFestival,andtheWinterSolsticearemoreorlessevenlydistributedacrossthefourseasons.InChina'straditio
2、nalagriculturalsociety,festivalsservedtomarkthepassingoftime.Let'stakeacloselooktothesefestivals:TheLanternFestivalTheLanternFestivalisonthe15thofthefirstlunarmonth.Thatnightthereisafullmoon,andeveryhouseholdisdecoratedwithcolorfullanternsandpreparesyuanxiao.YuanXiao,akindofrounddu
3、mplingmakeofglutinousricefloursweetorsaltedfillings,whichisboiledorfired.YuanXiao,literally"thenightofthefirstfullmoon",whichisanothernameforthefestival.Whennightfalls,peoplegointothestreet,whereexquisitelanternsofdiversedesignsarehung.Somearepastedwithriddlesforthepassers-bytosolv
4、e.ItissaidthataftertheYuanDynasty(1206-1368)destroyedtheJin(1115-1234),thebandoftheYuanarmycelebratedthevictorywithgongsanddrums.Sincethenbeatinggongsanddrumshasbeenalocaltraditiontoexpressjoyandhappiness.Inthecountryandtown,peoplecelebrateitheartily.Forsomereason,thereisoftenabigg
5、ercelebrationintheruralareas,especiallyintheNorth.Themostpopularfoodforthisfestivalisyuanxiao.Apartfromyuanxiao,thecustomaryfoodsvaryfromplacetoplace.InShanxiProvince,peopletakeyuanxiaotea,asortofsoupmadeofboiledflourmixedwithvegetablesandfruits;inLuoyangandLingbao,HenanProvince,pe
6、oplefavorjujubepaste;inKunming,YunnanProvince,peoplepreferbeandough.OtherfolkcustomsoftheLanternFestivalincludeattendingthelanternfair,guessingriddlesandperformingtraditionalfestivities.DragonboatfestivalVariousperfumebagsglutinousricedumpling(zongzi)TheSpringfestivalFamilyCelebrat
7、ionOnthelastdayoftheoldyear,everyonewasbusyeitherinpreparingfoodforthenexttwodays,oringoingtothebarbersandgettingtidiedupfortheNewYear’sDay.Traditionstipulatedthatallfoodbepre-paredbeforetheNewYear’sDay,sothatallsharpinstruments,suchasknivesandscissors,couldbeputawaytoavoidcuttingt
8、he"luck"oftheNewYear.Theki
