Holidays of China |
On January, 1st - New year, "Синьнянь".
On March, 8th - the International women's day.
On May, 1st - the International day of work.
On May, 4th - Day of youth of China.
On June, 1st - the International day of the child (the day off for children).
On July, 1st - anniversary of creation of Communist party of China.
On August, 1st - Day of creation of the National liberation army of China.
On September, 10th - Day of the teacher.
On October, 1st - National day, anniversary of creation of the Chinese National Republic (two days off).
For a long time there have passed those times when Chineses celebrated Only lunar New year. Now on December, 31st - on January, 1st and for them is a lawful holiday. In monasteries bells call, and on city streets there are surprising beings: multimeter dragons and roaring lions are local residents give New Year's representation. The smooth surface of reservoirs is dissected by brightly adorned boats rolling tourists, and doors small tea and taverns near which on braziers prepare the freshest fish everywhere are opened.
All the January long in Harbin there passes surprising snezhno-ice festival. Here you can not only admire the most unexpected ice figures (up to a bust Mao), but also to visit performances, exhibitions and the concerts entirely devoted to snow and ice. Similar action begins in Beijing in the middle of January. Here creators especially do not complain of absence of imagination or financing and as a result in city centre huge ice dragons tower, thanks to illumination rainbows poured by all colours.
Across all China large musical festivals, such, as "the Shanghai spring", "Festival of music and colours of Guangzhou", "the Peking festival of choral music", "Musical festival of a city of spring" (Kunming), "Harbin summer", "Autumn of a city of sources" (Tsinan), etc. are held.
Traditional holidays in a lunar calendar "юэли" have no fixed dates. The Chinese New year "Чуньцзе" ("a holiday of spring") is necessary on the first new moon of the first month of year (January-February) and there passes with the big scope and an abundance of ceremonies the whole month on all country. The holiday of Lanterns "Yuan Сяоцзе" is necessary for 15th day of new year and is accompanied by ignition of millions small lamps. A remembrance day "Цинмин" or "Тацинцзе" (April, a full moon of 3rd month) - a ceremonial remembrance day of ancestors and memory of the fallen heroes, accompanied in tens ancient rituals. The ancient holiday "Дуаньуцзе" ("the Holiday of boats-dragons", the fifth day of the fifth month, June) during which time чтут poet Vuta of Yuan and there pass competitions of boats is very colourful. It is necessarily marked "Юэ Лянь" (the Holiday of Wandering Spirits ", the first day of the seventh moon, August-September) when, on поверьям, souls died visit the world live and stay on the earth. Worship the god of the Moon passes on the Moon or Crop Holiday "Чжунцуцзе" (the fifteenth night of the eighth moon, September), considered also a holiday enamoured and day of memory of revolt of the Chinese people against the Mongolian conquerors. Celebrating of birthday of great philosopher Konfutsija (on September, 28th) also is national tradition. Birthday Гуаниня (March-April), the Holiday разбрызгивания waters (April), Birthday Мацу (May-June), the Holiday of the beginning of summer (June), the Holiday of daughters (August), the Full moon of the middle of year (August), the Holiday of the middle autumns (September), the Holiday of two nine (October), Holiday Чун Еуна, the Holiday autumn the moon (October), the Winter solstice (December) are celebrated, etc.
Besides official state, in many areas of China there are local holidays, as well as at set of the ethnic minority living in its territory. Quite often they are marked with even big scope. In Hong Kong grandiose festival Cheung Chau Bun, festival of the Middle of Autumn in honour of the fullest moon in a year and other traditional festivals are regularly spent.
