Do you ever wonder what it is like to celebrate the China holidays with our foreign brothers and sisters? Some of the popular China holidays celebrated each year are the first day 1st lunar month. On this day fireworks are setup after the midnight hours and in-laws come to visit. There is 15 days in this holiday event that is celebrated. Each day something new happens and everyone enjoys the special occasions. This particular day is known as the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year. On the 15th lunar month or Lantern Festival, the lantern parade occurs and the people get together and do the lion dance on the 1st full moon.

On the second lunar month the Chinese the Chinese enjoy pancakes or Chun Bing and noodles. They also clean house during the China holidays. This event is also called the “Dragon Raising its Head.” The third day of the lunar month is called Shang Si Jie and is the Shangsi Festival. This is a popular holiday for women in China. The people get together and celebrate traditions of Chinese Women’s Day.
On Tomb Sweeping Day or Mourning Day, relatives visit each other and they clean their homes. Offerings are made at the gravesite of ancestors. This is one of the most liked spring outings celebrated in China. This holiday is known as Ching Ming Festival. On the fifth day of the 5th lunar month the Dragon Boat Festival occurs, which is also known as the Tuen Ng Festival. During the events dragon boat races occur and the people enjoy rice wrapped in Zongzi. It is the commemoration of Qu Yuan one of China’s ancient poets. The people also drink yellow rice wine, which this drink is associated with the “White Snake Lady Legend.

Mandarin Chinese or the Duanwu Festival (Tuen Ng Festival) is pronounced as Cantonese Chinese. It is a traditional Chinese statutory event and a public holiday in the Mainland’s of China and Taiwan. They call this occasion the Duanwu Jie. The holiday is celebrated in Hong Kong and also in Macau. In these areas the holiday is known as Tuen Ng Jit or the Dragon Boat Festival. During the holiday the name Double Fifth rises and the people focus on feasting on Zongzi. East Asian countries celebrate this holiday as well. The Duanwu is described in English language as the “Solar Maximus Festival. The China holiday is celebrated and recognized by English descents as being the “longest day of the year,” especially for the northern areas. Some people pronounce Duanwu as Duan-Yang. The yang assumingly stands for sun. Wu supposedly refers to the sun as well, but at the meridian or the high moon which is according to Chinese philosophers is the highest point of the sky. China holidays are enjoyed each year and on these days many festivities occur. You too can enjoy the China holidays by scheduling your trip today.