农历正月初一 The Spring Festival（春节）
Date in Western Calendar : The first day of the year/later January or early February
Activities : Worship to god, set off fireworks, have dumplings, pay New Year visits

The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people. It is when all the family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. Everyone living to go hometown, making the two weeks before the Festival the busiest time of the year for transportation systems. Airports, railway stations and long-distance bus stations are crowded with people returning home.
This is the time when family get together and have a very meaningful round table dinner.

农历正月十五 The Lantern Festival（元宵节）
Date in Western Calendar : The 15th day of the year/Around February
Activities : Burn incenses, enjoy flower lights, guess lantern riddles, go to temple affairs.

The Lantern Festival or Yuanxiao Jie is a traditional Chinese festival, which is on the 15th of the first month of the Chinese New Year. This Festival marks the end of the celebrations of the New Year.


农历二月十八 The Qingming Festival（清明节）
Date in Western Calendar : The 105th day after Winter Solstice (Dec. 22 or Dec.22)/Around April 4 and April 5.
Activities : Worship to ancestor, go outing, wear and plant willow shoots, ride on the swing, fly kites.

The Qingming Festival is usually called the Pure Brightness Festival or Ghost Festival. It is a traditional Chinese festival during which relatives tend to the graves of departed ones.

农历五月初五 Dragon Boat Festival（端午节）
Date in Western Calendar : May 5th / Late May or early June
Activities : Plug Chinese mugwort into the door, paste paper-cuts, wear stuffed pouch, have rice dumplings (zongzi) and eggs.

The Dragon Boat Festival, also called Double Fifth Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar. It is one of the most important Chinese festivals, the other two being the Autumn Moon Festival and Chinese New Year.

农历七月初七 The Double Seventh Festival / China Valentine's Day（七夕, 中国情人节）
Date in Western Calendar : July 7 / Around August
Activities : Dry clothes under the sun, do needle works, make Qiqiao lights and food

This romantic festival is in mid-summer when the weather is warm and the grass and trees are green. At night when the sky is dotted with stars, people can see the Milky Way and couples get together to celebrate their love.

农历八月十五 The Mid-Autumn Festival（中秋节）
Date in Western Calendar : August 15 / Late September or early October
Activities : Have family reunion, watch moons, have mooncakes and fruits.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the two most important holidays in the Chinese calendar (the other being the Chinese Lunar New Year), and is a legal holiday in several countries. The traditional food of this festival is the mooncake.