Before the New Year holiday ends, the whole of China on the night of the 15th of the first moon (in February-March) celebrates another, no less cheerful and bright “lantern festival” (灯节 Deng Jie). Sometimes this holiday is also called…
History of occurrence The Duanwu (端午节) holiday is celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar. It is believed that the holiday arose as a reverence for the great poet of China – Qu Yuan.…
Qingming (清明节) is a holiday of remembrance of the departed, as well as a holiday of purity and clarity. Its celebration falls on about the 5th day of the 4th month of the lunar calendar. On this day, they usually…
The international gathering of evil spirits is steadily approaching. On October 31, in many countries of the world, candles in carved pumpkins will be lit, kilograms of sweets will be eaten and specially prepared creepy costumes will be put on.…
