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This day marks the New Year or the beginning of spring on the Chinese lunisolar calendar. It is one of the most important holidays of Chinese culture and has influenced similar celebrations in neighboring countries and countries with significant Chinese population. (Wikipedia)
During this festival Chinese families visit the tombs of their ancestors to clean the gravesites and make ritual offerings to their ancestors. The holiday recognizes the traditional reverence of one's ancestors in Chinese culture. (Wikipedia)
The day commemorates Mao Zedong's formal proclamation of the establishment of the People's Republic of China on 1 October 1949. (Wikipedia)
Chongyang, or Double Ninth, Festival is observed on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar. According to the I Ching, nine is a yang number; the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar (or double nine) has extra yang (a traditional Chinese spiritual concept) and is thus an... Read More
