Festivals — Chinese Calendar Database

The lunar new year — the largest festival, and the one whose date moves against the solar calendar.

The last evening of the lunar year — the reunion meal and the turning of the year.

The fifteenth day — the close of the new year period, and the festival of lights.

The second day of the second lunar month — the dragon's head, and the start of the ploughing year.

The day of cold food — observed without fire, immediately before Qingming.

The fifth day of the fifth lunar month — racing, and the summer's apotropaic observances.

The seventh day of the seventh lunar month — the festival of the weaving maiden and the herd boy.

The fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month — the observance for the unattended dead.

The fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month — the moon at its fullest, and the festival of reunion.

The ninth day of the ninth lunar month — the festival of high places and of the elderly.

The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month — the porridge that opens the new year preparations.

The twenty-third or twenty-fourth of the twelfth lunar month — the send-off of the kitchen god.