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重阳节 Chóngyángjié Double Ninth Festival
The Double Ninth Festival (重阳节 Chóngyáng jié) also known as Chongyang falls on the 9th day of the 9th month under the lunar calendar and is an ancient memorial festival. It is a day for families to visit the graves of their ancestors to pay their respects, as well as a time for people to climb…
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元宵节快乐 (yuánxiāojié kuàilè)! Happy Lantern Festival!
The Lantern Festival or 元宵节(yuánxiāojié) is a Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunar calendar.As the name indicates, it’s a tradition to hang beautiful lanterns today.灯笼(dēnglong) lantern Another tradition for this festival is lantern riddles.猜灯谜(cāidēngmí) 猜(cāi) means guess, 灯(dēng) is from 灯笼(dēnglong), lanterns. 谜(mí) or 谜语(míyǔ) means riddles.The…
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🏮中秋节 Zhōngqiū Jié🏮🥮 Wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival! 🥮
The Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节 Zhōngqiū Jié) is also called the Moon Festival or the Mooncake Festival. It traditionally falls on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar, which is in September or early October in the Gregorian calendar. The Mid-Autumn Festival is the second most important festival in China after…
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