基本信息出版社：外文出版社
页码：101 页
出版日期：2008年01月
ISBN：9787119054070
International Standard Book Number：7119054074
条形码：9787119054070
EAN：9787119054070
版本：第1版
装帧：平装
开本：16
正文语种：英语
外文书名：Chinese Festivals

内容简介 China has a long history of agriculture, so in the earliest stages its festivals were intimately tied up with farming.
Today, the Chinese continue to celebrate these festivals, bringing them even closer to their ancestors, creators of a splendid culture.
目录
Spring Festival
Lantern Festival
Spring Dragon Festival
Pure Brightness Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
Heavenly Gift Festival
Seventh Night Festival
Hungry Ghost Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival
Double Ninth Festival
Laba Festival
Kitchen God Festival
Major Festival Celebrated by China’s Ethnic Groups
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序言 Festivals are markers of time, dividing the year into many periods. These periods constitute our lives and
festivals are highlights in the course of our living. At festivals, people celebrate good harvests, pray for favorable weather for their crops, or try to fend off evil spirits in the hope of bringing tranquility to the home.
China has a long history of agriculture, so at their earliest stages its festivals were intimately tied up with farming. The calendar used in times gone by-the lunar calendar-was formulated in accordance with farming seasons, and, based on this calendar, people would plant in spring, plough in summer, harvest in fall and store their crops in winter. During breaks between the farming seasons, people would celebrate harvests and pray for good weather for the coming farming season. It was during this process that festivals came into being. Even now, traditional Chinese festivals are celebrated in accordance with the lunar calendar.

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