Catch the Festive Sprit of China
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by: AyeshaPandya
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China is proud of its rich history and culture. All along the history you will find an element of festivity associated with China. China discovered explosives way back in the history. But you know what they created out of those explosives? Perhaps not; they could use those explosives for festivity.
They created fireworks out of those explosives. Down the history these fireworks have provided joy to children and adults alike. This festive sprit has resulted into different festivals all across the China. Some of these festivals are national while others are of local significance. These festivals have proved great booster for tourism development.
Visitors, who plan to take festival tour, try to participate in different festival. Participation in all the festivals may not be possible at a time, so just take care of your priorities. Of the several festivals Spring festival is most important. This is important as it is linked with the beginning of a new Chinese Lunar Year.
Chinese community settled across the world celebrates this festival. But participating in this festival in the mainland China has its own charm. All members of the family gather to celebrate the festival. All places are cleaned before the festival and painted red. It is believed that this exercise will drive away the evil sprits. At the gathering whole family eats dumplings shaped like a new moon.
Another festival somewhat related to Chinese New Year is Lantern festival. This festival celebrates the first day of the full moon in the Chinese New Year. All places in the city and market are decorated with lanterns on this day. These lanterns are red in color. Anyone can buy them from the shop for decoration. People will eat glutinous rice dumplings during this festival.
Qingming festival is associated with mourning and falls on April 5. During the festival people visit the graves of their ancestors and do service at the graves. Rituals to provide the solace to the departed souls are also performed. This festival is also called grave sweeping festival may be because of grave tending associated with it.
Kite flying festivals are celebrated across China in many Provinces. Weifang Kite Festival is celebrated every year in the Shandong Province. It is a province in the eastern region of China. This festival is celebrated in the month of April. You will enjoy the variety of kite flying in the kite festivals.
Dragon Boat festival is another annual festival. It is popular as Duanwu among the people of China. Spectacular boat races are the high light of the festival. 20 to 40 meter long boats, painted in red, yellow and white and black participate in the race. Beat of the drum provides the background music for the boatmen.
Plan your vacation to participate in any of these festivals. That participation will help you imbibe the sprit of Chinese festivity.
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