春节Spring Festival 1st day · 1st lunar month
Spring Festival, also called Chinese New Year, begins the traditional Chinese calendar year. Family reunions, shared meals and wishes for a fresh start are at its heart.
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春节Spring Festival 
元宵节Lantern Festival 15th day · 1st lunar month
The Lantern Festival closes the traditional Chinese New Year celebration period. Lanterns, riddles and round rice treats invite you to explore through looking, thinking and tasting.
清明节Qingming Festival Qingming solar term · usually April 4–6
Qingming brings together remembrance of people who have died and time outdoors in spring. It is both a traditional festival and the name of a solar term.
端午节Dragon Boat Festival 5th day · 5th lunar month
Dragon Boat Festival, or Duanwu, brings together boat racing, leaf-wrapped rice and traditions of remembrance. A shared date connects celebrations with distinct local stories.
七夕节Qixi Festival 7th day · 7th lunar month
Qixi connects a love story in the night sky with traditions of wishing for skill in handwork. Its name refers to the seventh night of the seventh lunar month.
中秋节Mid-Autumn Festival 15th day · 8th lunar month
Mid-Autumn Festival brings people together around the moon, a shared meal and mooncakes. Reunion can mean sitting at the same table or thinking of someone far away.