元旦NeW Year
It falls On the first day Of the year. It marks the beginning Of a year. People will Pla n What to do in the NeW Year. BeCauSe they believe that the whole year's work depe nds on a good Start in SPri ng. 春节SPring FeStiVaI
SPring FeStiVaI is the most important festival in China. It is on the first day of the first IUnar month（阴历正月）.On the eve of the festival, people will PaSte SPring poems（贝占春联）with lucky words. They PrePare delicious food, dumpli ng is a must. They also clea n their house, but there is no SWeePing on SPring festival for people think it will SWeeP away good luck. People often come back home to enjoy family reunion, the whole family will get together for the big dinner. They also exchange greeting With other friends and relatives.
元宵Lantern FeStiVaI
It comes on the 15th of the first IUnarmOnth and it marks the end of the SPring FeStiVal. On this day, people ofte n eat SWeet dumplings（元宵）for good luck. They will ViSit the display of Ianterns（灯展）or go for temple fair（庙会）
清明Qingming
Qingming ——It is also called TOmb-SWeePing Day. It falls on April
4th or 5th. That is a SPeCiaI day for the living to show love and respect to their dead friends Or relatives. People Ofte n go to SWeeP the tomb and PUt the meat, Wine in front of the tomb. One in terest ing thi ng is that people bur n the PaPer money for the dead. 端午Dragon Boat FeStiVaI
ThiS day is on the fifth of the fifth Iunar mon th, People ofte n get together to WatCh the won derful “ Drag on Boat Race” 龙舟大赛), RiCe dumpli ng is a must on Drag on Boat FeStiVal.
中秋Mid-autumn Day
It comes on the 15th of the eighth IUnarmOnth. People often gaze at the “Lady in the moon常娥)and eat moon cakes.
腊月二十三一一小年
DeCember 23 of the LUnar Calendar (LittIe NeW Year) Custom: WOrShiPi ng the KitChe n God
AS the lege nd goes, there is a kitche n god in each house who is resp on sible for the kitche n and OVerSeeSthe con duct of the family. On this day, the kitche n god returns to HeaVe n to report the con ducts of the family to the EmPerOr of HeaVe n. Therefore, WOrShiPP ing the kitche n god aims to “ PIeaSe him. ” People PUt out some SWeet
aridcκtickyjch as rice dumplings and malted sugar. In this way, the lips of
the kitchen god Will StUCk together, and he Canndt report any wrong doings of the family. ThuS the family Can Iead an auspicious Iife .习俗：祭灶民俗传说中，每家都有一位灶神掌管饮食，也记录一家人的言行。今天，灶神就要返回天庭汇报这一户人一年的大小事，所以祭灶的主题就是“拉拢灶神”。在厨房内摆放些甜而粘牙的如汤圆、麦芽糖等食物，灶神的嘴被粘住，就少汇报些坏事，才能天降吉祥。
腊月二十四December 24 of the Lunar Calendar Custom: Dusting After worshipping the kitchen god, people begin to thoroughly clean their houses to sweep away bad luck and welcome good luck. Dusting shows the good wish of putting away old things and welcoming a new life, maki ng everyth ing Iook fresh in the new year.习俗：扫尘祭灶后，人们便开始大扫除，扫尘除灾，以迎祥纳福。扫尘也是辞旧迎新，求的是万象更新的新年新气象。
腊月二十五December 25 of the Lunar CaIendar Custom: Pasting Window Paper and Making Tofu
The times for pasting window paper are gone. Nowadays, the tradition is repIaced by cIeaning windows. Tofu is homophonic with “Toufu (first fortune of the year)”, so it is considered as a good food which brings happiness.In order to prepare it for the Spring FestivaI, peopIe shouId begi n to grind bea ns and make tofu today9 俗：糊窗户、磨豆腐纸糊窗户的时代已经过去，所以如今这习俗已经被擦玻璃取代。而豆腐音同
