Festival Calendar

The most important Chinese holiday, celebrated with family reunions, elaborate feasts, red envelopes (hongbao), firework...

A day of tomb sweeping and ancestor veneration, combined with spring outings and kite flying. It marks the balance of yi...

The culmination of Spring Festival celebrations, marked by elaborate lantern displays, solving lantern riddles, eating t...

The birthday celebration of Mazu, the Chinese sea goddess. Pilgrims from across the Chinese diaspora converge on Meizhou...

A festival commemorating the poet Qu Yuan, featuring dragon boat races, zongzi (sticky rice dumplings), and the drinking...

Chinese Valentine's Day, commemorating the reunion of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl. Young women pray for sewing skills an...

A harvest festival celebrating family reunion under the full moon, with mooncakes, lantern displays, and moon-gazing tra...

A festival of climbing heights, appreciating chrysanthemums, and honoring the elderly. Rooted in the I Ching, the ninth ...

A Buddhist-influenced festival marking the Buddha's enlightenment, celebrated with Laba porridge (a mix of grains, beans...

The Winter Solstice (Dongzhi) is a time for family gatherings and eating tangyuan or dumplings. In Chinese cosmology, th...