Festivals and Customs
Festivals and Customs are important symbols of a country and a nation, and they are also the life mark of everyone's growth. Chinese attach great importance to festivals, and there are many types of festivals, including festivals that are celebrated all over the world; There are also commemorative anniversaries. In addition to enjoying the festive holidays and festive food, how much do we know about the origins and meanings behind different festivals? Do we all know the important relationship between the solar terms and festivals? Ever heard of the "the Winter Solstice is more important than the Lunar New Year"? What are the characteristics of the Lunar New Year in different parts of China or ethnic groups? Why did the Lantern Festival become Valentine's Day? Why do we worship our ancestors on Tomb Sweeping Day and the Double Ninth Festival? Why do you want to enjoy the moon with your family during the Mid-Autumn Festival? Why do dragon boats take place during the Dragon Boat Festival? Why do different festivals have different festive foods? In the form of questions and answers, with illustrations and images, this book introduces different festivals and customs in China, so that everyone can understand the traditional Chinese values, customs and habits, and better enjoy the fun brought by festivals.
Michael Y.L. Luk, Tang Siu Bing
2023-12-18
Publisher
Joint Publishing (Hong Kong) Company Limited
Publisher
Queenie Cheung
Assistant Manager - Marketing & Marketing
wfcheung@jointpublishing.com
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