The origins and observances of China's traditional festivals, from Spring Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival to Mid-Autumn and the ethnic minority calendar
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Lanterns and riddles, a bright reunion in early spring
Needlework under the stars, honouring the Weaver Girl
Hill-climbing and chrysanthemums, honouring one's elders
Winter clothes for the departed, remembering the ancestors
Three dragon boat festivals, rites on the river
Lantern light over the Nine-Turn Bridge
Circling the cairn, stone by stone
Masked dances that stretch the autumn long
A hundred societies walking for the Empress of Heaven
North China's greatest temple fair, from the first day to the second month
Gods on parade, gongs clearing the way
Tens of thousands on one drumbeat, dancing round the totem pillars
New Year in the Miao calendar — lusheng music and toasting from village to village until early spring