Taipusam Festival
The Thaipusam Festival was a festival for the Tamils in India. It was held every year in January or February of the Gregorian calendar. This was a devout festival. The believers atoned for their sins on this day, giving their offerings and giving their gratitude. The celebrations included shaving, performing rituals, piercing the body with needles, and carrying huge shackles. The confessor had to start preparing a month ago, strictly abstinent, and vegetarian. On the day of the festival, they fasted for 24 hours and marched to different Indian temples to pray for the blessings of the gods. The festival was a colorful celebration, with worshippers carrying pots decorated with milk and beautifully decorated wooden statues of Kawadi. This festival was not only a religious event, but also a social and cultural gathering, strengthening the unity and spiritual dedication of the Tamil community. The festival was warmly welcomed in India, Malaysia, Singapore and other places.
Traditional poems, couplets, and lantern fanatics about the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Double Ninth Festival, the Spring Festival, and the Lantern Festival.
Mid-Autumn Festival: Poetry: When will the bright moon appear? Ask the blue sky with wine. Su Shi's "Water Melody" The bright moon rises on the sea, and the horizon shares this moment. Zhang Jiuling's Farewell to the Ancient Grass 3 Dew from the white moon tonight is the hometown bright. Du Fu's Night Moored at Niuzhu, Reminiscing the Past Alone in a foreign land, as a stranger, I miss my family more than ever during the festive season. Wang Wei's " Remembering the Shandong Brothers on September 9th " Couplet: From January to the Mid-Autumn Festival, especially the bright people return to their hometown and the world is peaceful. Huang Zunxian's Mid-Autumn Night Scene The moon in the mid-autumn is like a drunken world, who can compete with the heroes? Du Fu's Eight Songs of Autumn, Part One Lantern fan: 1 Mid-autumn moon half a person like drunk world hero who can compete with. Du Fu's Eight Songs of Autumn, Part One From February to the Mid-Autumn Festival, especially the bright people return to their hometown and the world is peaceful. Huang Zunxian's Mid-Autumn Night Scene
Spring Festival
There would be nine movies released during the Spring Festival in 2024, namely, Hot and Boiling, Flying Life 2, The 20th Rule, Mr. Red Carpet, Let's Rock the Sun Together, Bear Haunt: Reversal of Time and Space, Bajie's Canopy Descends, Battle Break, and Huang Wei: The God of Fortune Cat. These movies were all domestic movies, with comedies as the main theme. They were mainly about celebrating the New Year with familiar faces and a style that both refined and vulgar enjoyed. Among them," Flying Life 2,"" Hot and Hot," and " Bear Haunt: Reversal of Time and Space " performed outstandingly in the pre-sales box office, becoming the top three in the box office of new films during the Spring Festival. The audience's expectations for these films had also increased compared to previous years.
Spring Festival 2022
The 2022 Spring Festival movie performed very well. According to the statistics of the National Film Bureau, the total box office of the Spring Festival movies in 2022 was 6.035 billion yuan, ranking second in the history of the same period. A total of 11 films were released during the Spring Festival, including the high-profile films such as The Water Gate Bridge of Changjin Lake, Sniper, Miracle: Stupid Kids, Four Seas, and The Killer Is Not Calm. Although there were no blockbusters, the overall quality was gratifying. Almost every movie received a good reputation. In addition, cartoons occupied an important position in the 2022 Spring Festival. There were six cartoons released, including Cherry Maruko: Fantasy Notes, Bear Haunt: Return to Earth, I Am Tyrannosaurus Rex, Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: Basket Out of the Future, Jurassical Paradise, and Escort Tiger Dun. Although the number of people watching the movie had decreased, overall, the performance of the 2022 Spring Festival film market was still very satisfactory.
Spring Festival
There were a total of nine official announcements for the Spring Festival in 2024, including Hot and Hot, Flying Life 2, The 20th, Mr. Red Carpet, Let's Rock the Sun Together, Bear Haunt: Reversing Time and Space, Bajie's Canopy Descends, Battle Breaker, and Huang Wei: The God of Fortune Cat. These movies covered different topics such as comedy and inspirational, which was in line with the happy tone of the family during the Spring Festival. Among them," Hot and Boiling " was Jia Ling's second director's work. It told the inspirational story of a fat girl who found herself and restarted her life through boxing. According to the pre-sales data, the box office performance of these movies was also quite good. The total pre-sales box office had exceeded 500 million. However, there was not enough information about the specific plot and reviews of these movies, so no more details could be provided.
The story of the festival
There were many stories about festivals, such as the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and so on. The story of the Spring Festival tells the story of the Jade Emperor sending Maitreya Buddha to the mortal world to manage the world. The story of the Lantern Festival was about the Jade Emperor, the highest god in the Heaven Realm, who sent out heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals to burn the world to avenge a swan that had been killed by mistake. There were many versions of the story of the Mid-Autumn Festival. One of them said that the Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the sacrificial activities of ancient emperors. Another said that it was related to agricultural production and celebrated the harvest festival. These stories were an important part of traditional Chinese festivals. By telling these stories, people inherited and carried forward the cultural traditions of the Chinese nation.
Qingming Festival in 2024
On the Qingming Festival in 2024, citizens could choose three ways to sweep: online, on-site, and on behalf of others. The online memorial service could be carried out through the online memorial service platform for the 2024 Qingming Festival Beijing City. It provided services such as sending messages, offering flowers, lighting candles, and so on. On-site sweeping requires an appointment in advance from March 15 to April 6. The appointment can be checked at the entrance before entering the garden to sweep. The reservation platform will officially open the reservation service at 10:00 a.m. on March 25. In addition, during the Qingming Festival, civilized sacrifices were also advocated, paying attention to time arrangements, environmental protection, fire safety, traffic and other matters. The specific appointment and memorial service instructions could be inquired through the local Civil Affairs Bureau or relevant official websites.
2024 Spring Festival Shandong Village Culture Travel Festival
The 2024 Spring Festival Shandong Village Culture and tourism Festival will start on January 18 and last until March 11. The theme of the tourism festival was " every household hung red lights, every household pasted couplets, and every village had a good show-returning to the village to celebrate the New Year." It was aimed at displaying the unique folk culture of Shandong villages and stimulating the consumption and holiday tourism of the Spring Festival. The tourism festival was divided into three stages: the first stage was from January 18 to February 2, where a series of activities such as "Friendly Shandong New Year's Celebration","Qilu Agricultural Supermarket·Village has Good Quality" New Year Festival,"Online New Year Festival", etc. would be held to increase the display and sales of rural products; The second stage was from February 3 to February 17, where the Spring Festival "Village Evening" exhibition and various unique folk cultural activities would be held; The third stage was from February 18th to March 11th. It would organize mass activities such as the "Village Song Loud" chorus, national fitness, and folk cultural activities such as lantern festivities and kites. The tourism festival would hold various activities to show the lively scene of the Spring Festival and make the folk culture of the countryside come alive and popular.
Chinese classics related to the Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival
The Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival are two very important festivals in Chinese traditional culture. Many classics are related to these two festivals. The following are some Chinese classics related to the Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival: 1 Dream of the Red Chamber-Qing Dynasty described the lives of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu and others in the Grand View Garden, as well as the scenes of visiting relatives in the Spring Festival and guessing lantern riddles during the Lantern Festival. 2 Journey to the West-The story of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Monk Sha who helped Tang Sanzang go to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures in the Ming Dynasty. It also includes the relevant plots of the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival. 3. Water Margins-The story of 108 rebels gathering at Liangshan Lake in the Yuan Dynasty, which also included the Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival. Romance of the Three Kingdoms-Yuan Dynasty tells the story of the struggle between the various forces during the Three Kingdoms period, including the vows of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others before the Lantern Festival. The Scholars-The Qing Dynasty tells the story of cheating in the imperial examinations of the Qing Dynasty, including the plot of the Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival. These are some of the Chinese classics related to the Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival. They not only reflect the essence of Chinese traditional culture, but also provide us with valuable historical experience and cultural heritage.
What was the knowledge about the Spring Festival and the Spring Festival couplets?
The Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals in traditional Chinese culture. It is usually celebrated on the first day of the first lunar month, also known as "New Year" or "Spring Festival". It was one of the most important traditional festivals in China and an important symbol of Chinese culture. Spring couplets are an art form in traditional Chinese culture. They are red couplets pasted on the door during the Spring Festival. The couplets were usually composed of two lines of words with similar meanings. They often echoed each other, and the content often expressed blessings for the new year, good luck, wishes, and equality. The history of the Spring Festival couplets can be traced back to the Han Dynasty, and it can be traced back to the tradition of sticking window flowers and Spring Festival couplets around the Spring Festival. In China, couplets are one of the indispensable cultural activities during the Spring Festival. People will paste couplets on doors, walls and windows to pray for peace, happiness and prosperity in the new year. In addition to the Spring Festival couplets, there are many other traditional cultures and customs such as: 1. New Year's Eve dinner: On New Year's Eve, families will gather together to eat New Year's Eve dinner. This is the most important meal for Chinese people. 2. Red Envelopes: During the Spring Festival, the elders will give the younger generation red envelopes containing a certain amount of money, symbolizing blessings and good luck. Setting off firecrackers is an important custom in Chinese traditional culture. People will set off firecrackers on the first day of the new year to drive away evil spirits and welcome the arrival of the new year. Spring Festival couplets: Spring Festival couplets are an art form in traditional Chinese culture. They are red couplets pasted on the door during the Spring Festival. Dragon and lion dance: During the Spring Festival, people will organize dragon and lion dance performances to pray for good luck and prosperity. The Spring Festival is an important part of Chinese traditional culture. It is a common festival for the Chinese people and one of the important symbols of Chinese culture.
2019 Spring Festival Movie
The box office of the 2019 Spring Festival movies had been released. According to the data of the one-stop publicity platform Lighthouse Professional, as of February 10, the box office of the 2019 Spring Festival movies had accumulated to 5.8 billion yuan. Among them, the sci-fi movie "Wandering Earth" achieved a comeback with a box office score of more than 2 billion yuan and became the winner of the Spring Festival. " Crazy Alien " ranked second with 1.45 billion yuan, while " Flying Life " ranked third with 1.04 billion yuan. These three movies became the main force of the Spring Festival, achieving a double harvest in box office and reputation. A total of 14 films were released during the Spring Festival, and the competition was fierce. Overall, the box office of the Spring Festival in 2019 had increased slightly compared to 2018.