Traditional Chinese Festivals

The main holidays in Chinese Society may divide into two major categories: Holidays associated with the traditional lunar calendar and official holidays which are celebrated according to the western calendar. The lunar holidays developed amidst the times and customs of China's past, and to the celebrants, these occasions are a time for recalling one's cultural origins and remembering the wisdom of early ages. Throughout the ages and clearly into modern times, festivals have continued to enjoy immense popularity. Festivals, after all, are living, dynamic celebrations and there have been significant changes in them over time in all culture, especially in the past hundred years.