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With a history of over 5,000 years, Chinese people celebrate many traditional festivals. Today, let's talk about the Top 10 Chinese traditional festivals and the public holidays in China. The first is the Chinese New Year. It's also known as the Spring Festival or the Chinese Lunar New Year. It is the most important festival in China that falls on the first day of the first lunar month. It's a time for the family reunion. Chinese people celebrate it with many activities, like eating reunion dinner, setting off firecrackers, making dumplings, etc. The 2nd is the Lantern Festival, which comes on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month. It marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebration. People usually eat Tangyuan, play and watch the colorful lanterns, and guess lantern riddles. Qingming Festival, also known as the Tomb Sweeping Festival, is held around April 5. On this day, the Chinese always clean their ancestors' tombs and provide offerings to show their respect. Some people take a spring outing at that time due to the good weather. It is not only a festival but also one of the 24 solar terms. Dragon Boat Festival falls on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month. The two most popular and representative activities are dragon boat racing and eating rice dumplings(in Chinese Zongzi). Qixi Festival or Double Seventh Day is held on the 7th day of the 7th month of the lunar calendar. It was given the beautiful love legend of "Niulang and Zhinv," making it a festival symbolizing love. Thus it is considered the most romantic traditional festival in China. The sixth is the Ghost Festival or Zhongyuan Festival. It falls on the 15th day of the 7th lunar month, another festival memorizing the dead. The main customs include worshiping ancestors, releasing water lanterns, burning paper ingots, etc. Mid-Autumn Festival is the second-most important festival in China. Chinese celebrate it on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese calendar. Eating mooncakes, playing lanterns, and appreciating the moon are the main activities during the festival. Chongyang Festival is also named the Double Ninth Festival. It falls on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month. People like to enjoy chrysanthemums and climb mountains. Dongzhi Festival or Winter Solstice is also one of the 24 solar terms and a festival. It is held on some day between December 21 and 23. People usually eat dumplings or tangyuan with their family on that day. The last is the Little New Year which falls about a week before the Chinese lunar New Year. It is considered as the beginning of the Chinese New Year preparation. People start to clean the house, and make offerings to the Kitchen God, etc. Do all the festivals have a holiday? The answer is No. Now China has seven public holidays enjoyed by all the Chinese, covering Four Traditional Chinese Festivals and three modern holidays. New Year's Day on January 1. People usually have 3 days off. 7-day off for Spring Festival. 3 days holiday is connected with the surrounding weekends, so people can enjoy a 7-day holiday from Chinese New Year's Eve to the 6th day of the 1st lunar month. It's one of the two Golden Weeks in China. 3 days off for Qingming Festival around April 5. Labor Day Holiday on May 1, Chinese usually have around 3 days off. 3 days off for the Dragon Boat Festival around the 5th day of the 5th lunar month. And also 3 days off for the Mid-Autumn Festival around the 15th day of the 8th lunar month The Chinese have a 7-day National Day Golden Week holiday from Oct.1 to Oct.7. Except for these holidays for all citizens in China, there are some holidays for certain people. Such as Women's day on March 8, all adult females have half a day off. Army Day on August 1, all the soldiers in service have half a day off. Double Third Festival on the 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month, all the people in Guangxi province have 2 days off.