Moon Festivals happen every month in China.
Overview[]
Every month different festivals are celebrated in China. The chronology of seasons they celebrate might seem a bit out of pace with Western tradition. They are. The Chinese celebrate the coming of the New Year with the coming of Spring, not with January 1st. While every festival has a different subject, they all generate Yugen.
These festivals are not one time deals. Every month (moon) has several days that are celebrated. An I Chih targeting a dog will work better on the second day of the first moon than later in the month.
The Moons[]
- First Moon - The New Year festival of Spring
- Second Moon - Celebrates the birthdays of many important gods
- Third Moon - A fertility festival
- Fourth Moon - The beginning of summer
- Fifth Moon - Dragon Boat festival
- Sixth Moon - Celebrates the rainy season and the Dragon King
- Seventh Moon - October festival celebrating the Hungry Ghosts
- Eighth Moon - Harvest Moon celebration
- Ninth Moon - Kite Festival
- Tenth Moon - Celebration of the Ancestors
- Eleventh Moon - A time for weddings
- Twelfth Moon - A time to prepare for the New Year
References[]
- CTD. Land of Eight Million Dreams, pp. 45-46.
Kithain: |
Yule · Boxing Day · Midwinter's Night · Imbolc · Homstrom · Carnival · Vernal Equinox · The Greening · May Day · Beltaine · Midsummer · Highsummer Night · Lughnasa · Autumnal Equinox · Pennons · Samhain · Guy Fawkes Day · Nizhniy Novgorod · Holidays of Hawaii |
Kith: |
House Warming · Labor Day · Spring Cleaning · Harvest Festival · Night of the Embers · Festival of Alysoun · Pranksgiving · Tragoidia |
House: |
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Inanimae: |
Spring Equinox · Summer Solstice · Autumnal Equinox · Winter Solstice · New Year's Eve · Remembrance Day · The Moot |
Hsien: |
Nanusuka · New Year's Day · Obun · Moon Festivals · First Moon · Second Moon · Third Moon · Fourth Moon · Fifth Moon · Sixth Moon · Seventh Moon · Eighth Moon · Ninth Moon · Tenth Moon · Eleventh Moon · Twelfth Moon |