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Chinese traditional festivals 春节 ( 农历正月初一 ) 元宵节 ( 农历正月十五 ) 头牙 ( 农历二月初二 ) 寒食节 ( 清明节前一天 ) 清明节 ( 节气清明 ) 端午节 ( 农历五月初五 ) 七夕 ( 农历七月初七 ) 中元节 ( 农历七月十五 ) 中秋节 ( 农历八月十五 ) 重阳节 ( 农历九月九 ) 冬至 ( 节气冬至 ) 腊八节 ( 农历腊月初八 ) 尾牙 ( 农历腊月十六 ) 祭灶 ( 农历腊月廿四 ) 除夕 ( 农历十二月卅日 ) Chinese Valentine’s Day 　The seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar is known as Qi Xi Jie or Qiqiao Jie, a traditional holiday that has been recently called Chinas Valentines Day. Legend The 2,000-plus-year-old holiday marks the star-crossed love between a cow herder Niulang and Zhinu, a weaver of clouds and the daughter of the Jade Emperor who is the Daoist ruler of heaven. The story goes that the two fell in love and got married, but their bond was met with disapproval by Wangmu, Zhinus mother and the queen of heaven. Niulang is viewed as the star Altair and Zhinu as the star Vega. With a swift move of her hairpin, she separated the two with a river in the sky, known today as the Milky Way. But the queen took pity on them and gave them one night of the year to spend together. On Qi Xi Jie, the queen is said to send magpies to bridge the celestial [silestj?l] gap between the two star lovers. People usually: Ascend [?‘send] a height 登高 Eat Double-ninth cake Appreciate the Chrysanthemum赏菊 Drink chrysanthemum wine饮菊花酒 Carry zhuyu佩带茱萸 Other festivals First tooth festivaltags: worship the earth god Cold food festival: eat cold food, worship ancestors, plant willow插柳 The ghost festival: worship the dead Winter Solstice : worship ancestors, eat dumplings/wonton… The Laba Rice Porridge Festival: eat laba rice porridge Chinese New Year’s Eve: eat family reunion dinner, paste New Year paintings, set fireworks and firecrackers When more and more young people are celebrating western festivals, such as Christmas and Thanksgiving, many westerners also show great interest in the traditional Chinese festivals, such as Spring Festival and Qi Xi. It is a good thing that Chinese culture has