Chinese Festivals [antikvár]

nsrs(D rDn>China is a country with a long history of about 5,000 years. In its ever-forward history course there have developed a good number of traditional festivals which are of rich varieties and long standing. The culture of festivals rooted deeply in the people, and it thus shows its enormous vitality. In spite of the change of times, it has gradually become part of the heritages of the colorful Chinese culture.The generation and development of festivals is a course of their shaping, perfecting and then their gradual integrating with the social life. It is the result of the social development which has reached a certain stage. The increasing productive force of the society, the ever-improving conditions of people7s life, and the emergence and frequence of the religious activities has all provided a stage for the emerging and developing of festivals. Most of the traditional festivals in ancient China had something to do with the development of astronomy, calendar and mathematics. The beginning of these traditional festivals was particularly related to the later decided 24 seasonal division points under the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. All of the 24 seasonal divisions had almost been settled by the time of Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220). These"Joyful Peasants," New Year poster. Absolutely different festivals and customs can beformed on the basis of traditional agricultural production.