When.com Web Search

  1. Ad

    related to: northeast china traditions and holidays

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. List of observances set by the Chinese calendar - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_observances_set_by...

    In Singapore, Chinese New Year is the only traditional Chinese public holiday, likewise with Malaysia. Each region has its own holidays on top of this condensed traditional Chinese set. Mainland China and Taiwan observe patriotic holidays, Hong Kong and Macau observe Christian holidays, and Malaysia and Singapore celebrate Malay and Indian ...

  3. Northeast China folk religion - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_China_folk_religion

    t. e. Northeast China folk religion[note 1] is the variety of Chinese folk religion of northeast China, characterised by distinctive cults original to Hebei and Shandong, transplanted and adapted by the Han Chinese settlers of Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang (the three provinces comprising Northeast China) since the Qing dynasty. [2]

  4. Northeast China - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_China

    Northeast China (Chinese: 东北; pinyin: Dōngběi) is a region of the People's Republic of China. It consists of three provinces, namely Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang. The heartland of the region is the Northeast China Plain, the largest plain in China, with an area of over 350,000 km 2 (140,000 sq mi). It is separated from the Russian ...

  5. Religion in Northeast China - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Northeast_China

    The Chinese folk religion practiced by the Han Chinese who migrated in large numbers in the region by the Qing dynasty, mostly from Hebei and Shandong, has absorbed and developed models of deities and rituals from the indigenous religions of the Manchu and the other Tungusic peoples, making the folk religion of northeastern China different from the folk religion of central and southern ...

  6. Mid-Autumn Festival - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival

    The Mid-Autumn Festival (for other names, see § Etymology) is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture. It is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar with a full moon at night, corresponding to mid-September to early October of the Gregorian calendar. [1] On this day, the Chinese believe that the moon is ...

  7. Qingming Festival - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qingming_Festival

    The Qingming festival holiday has significance in the Chinese tea culture since this specific day divides the fresh green teas by their picking dates. Green teas made from leaves picked before this date are given the prestigious 'pre-Qingming tea' (明 前 茶) designation which commands a much higher price tag.

  8. Laba Festival - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laba_Festival

    Laba Festival (Chinese: 臘八節) is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the eighth day of the month of La (or Layue 臘月), the twelfth month of the Chinese calendar. It is the beginning of the Chinese New Year period. It is customary on this day to eat Laba congee. Laba Festival was not on a fixed day until the Southern and Northern ...

  9. Golden Week (China) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Week_(China)

    The Golden Week (simplified Chinese: 黄金周; traditional Chinese: 黃金週), in the People's Republic of China, is the name given to three separate 7-day or 8-day national holidays which were implemented in 2000: [1] Chunyun, the Golden Week around the Chinese New Year, begins in January or February. The "Labor Day (May Day) Golden Week ...