* Celebrates the beginning of a new year according to the Chinese lunar calendar
* Falls between January 21 and February 20
* Festivities include family reunions, gift-giving, feasts, and fireworks.
Qingming Festival
* Commemorates deceased loved ones
* Held on the 15th day of the third lunar month, usually in April
* People visit family tombs, clean graves, and offer food and incense
Dragon Boat Festival
* Celebrates the life and death of the poet Qu Yuan
* Held on the fifth day of the fifth Chinese lunar month, usually in June
* Dragon boat racing, eating zongzi (sticky rice wrapped in bamboo leaves)
Mid-Autumn Festival
* Celebrates the harvest moon and family reunion
* Held on the 15th day of the eighth Chinese lunar month, usually in September
* People eat mooncakes, admire the full moon, and gather with family
Double Ninth Festival
* Celebrates the elderly
* Held on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, usually in October
* People visit elderly relatives and friends, climb mountains, and eat chrysanthemum cake