Stories about traditional festivals in China.

1. Once upon a time, there was a greedy emperor. Wherever he goes to eat, he wants to taste something he has never eaten before. On this day, he wandered into the village and met a beautiful girl. The girl is carrying a basket. What are you pretending? The emperor asked curiously.

2, the girl opened the basket, wow, what a big jujube cake! The emperor has eaten many good things, but he has never eaten jujube cakes. He said to the girl, "Give me some, I am the emperor!" " "

The girl smiled and handed the basket. The emperor wolfed down the jujube cake in three bites. After eating, I burped, ah, it's delicious! Then the emperor had a bad idea. I want to take this girl back to the palace and let her make jujube cakes for me every day! He said to the girl, you make me 7749 pieces of jujube cake at once. If you can't, I'll take you away! The girl said unhurriedly, OK!

She tore off the gold hairpin from her head and grabbed the basket. Huh? It's steaming, no more, no less, just 7749 pieces of jujube cake. It's amazing! The emperor hasn't understood yet. Seeing that he couldn't stand that girl, he went behind her back to feed him. The girl turned and left him! The emperor was very angry and insisted on taking the girl away. He reached out and caught it. ...

The girl reached out and slapped the emperor on the stove, and the emperor stuck to the wall at once. This is terrible. The emperor wanted to go down, but he couldn't. This day happens to be the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month. Who made you greedy! This time, others sit and stand, and others eat and watch! Say that finish, the girl drove the colorful clouds to heaven. The greedy emperor became the kitchen god.

6. Since then, Kitchen God has stood by the kitchen table every day and watched others eat. After a long time, people feel sorry for the kitchen god-after all, there is nothing wrong with loving food. So, on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, everyone puts delicious food on the kitchen god, which is called offering sacrifices to the kitchen.

7. On this day, the children are happiest. They eat jujube cake, persimmon, walnut, sugar cake and honeydew melon with the kitchen god. It is said that after the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, Kitchen God will tell the Jade Emperor what happened in the past year. He has a sweet mouth after eating honeydew melon. When you meet the jade emperor, you only say good things about him.

Second, the story of Yuanxiao:

1. In ancient times, a swan from the divine world broke into the world, but was killed by a human hunter. Hearing this, the Jade Emperor, the highest god in the sky, vowed to avenge the swan, so he began to plan to send a team of heavenly soldiers to earth on the fifteenth day of the first month to burn all people and animals to death.

But other immortals don't agree with this tyrannical plan, so they risk their lives to remind people on earth. Then, around the 15th day of the first month, every household in the world put up lanterns and set off fireworks outside their doors, giving people the illusion that every family will catch fire. The heavenly soldier will think that people have been killed by skyfire, so he will reply back to heaven. In this way, human beings successfully deceived the Jade Emperor, thus avoiding the danger of extinction.

Third, the story of the Spring Festival:

1. According to legend, there was a monster named Nian in ancient China, with long tentacles and a ferocious face. I lived on the bottom of the sea for many years, and only climbed ashore on New Year's Eve, eating livestock and hurting people's lives. So every New Year's Eve, people in the village fled to the deep mountains to avoid the harm of Nian beast.

On New Year's Eve this year, people in Taohua Village are taking refuge in the mountains. An old beggar came from outside the village. He was leaning on crutches, carrying a bag on his arm, with elegant silver whiskers and staring at Matthew Starr. Some villagers sealed windows and locked doors, some packed their bags, some herded cattle and drove sheep, and people shouted boo everywhere, which was a scene of panic. At this time, who still has the mind to take care of this begging old man?

Only an old woman in the east of the village gave the old man some food and suggested that he go up the mountain quickly to avoid the new year beast. The old man smiled and said, if my mother-in-law lets me stay at home for one night, I will definitely drive Nian beast away.

The old woman looked at him carefully in surprise. She saw that he was handsome, energetic and different. But she continued to persuade and begged the old man to laugh without saying a word. My mother-in-law had no choice but to leave home and take refuge in the mountains.

At midnight, Nian beast broke into the village. It found that the atmosphere in the village was different from previous years. The old woman in the east of the village has red paper on her door and the house is brightly lit. Nian beast, trembling all over, let out a long whistle. I stared at my mother-in-law's house for a while, and then screamed and rushed over. Near the door, there was a sudden explosion in the yard, and Nian trembled and dared not go any further.

6. It turns out that Nian was most afraid of red, fire and explosion. At this time, my mother-in-law's door was wide open, and I saw an old man in a red robe laughing in the hospital. Years frightened to disgrace, panic fled.

7. The next day was the first day of the first month, and the people who came back from refuge were very surprised to see that the village was safe and sound. At this time, the old woman suddenly realized and quickly told the villagers the promise of begging for the elderly. Villagers flocked to the old woman's house, only to find red paper on her mother-in-law's door, a pile of unburned bamboo still exploding in the yard, and several red candles still glowing in the house. ...

8. In order to celebrate the auspicious arrival, the ecstatic villagers put on their clothes and hats and went to their relatives and friends' homes to congratulate and say hello. The story soon spread in the surrounding villages, and people knew the way to drive away Nian beast.

9. Since then, every year on New Year's Eve, every family has posted red couplets and set off firecrackers; Every household has a bright candlelight, so it is better to wait for the New Year. In the early morning of the first day, I want to say hello to my relatives and friends. This custom has spread more and more widely, and has become the most solemn traditional festival among the people in China.

Fourth, the story of the Dragon Boat Festival:

1. Long ago, there was a small fishing village at the foot of Fenghuang Mountain on the west bank of Gushun River in Shangyu. There is a fisherman named Cao in the village. The fisherman has a daughter named Cao E? In the spring and summer of a year, there were continuous rainstorms on both sides of the strait, and floods along the river soared. Cao E's father was afraid of missing the fishing season, so he went out fishing regardless of Cao E's opposition. ?

After my father left, Cao E was very uncomfortable at home. She ran to the river again and again to see it. Later, Cao E looked up and down by the river and didn't see his father. The sun was about to set, and Cao E learned from her father's partner that they were weaving a net together. Suddenly, a big wave pushed her father's boat into the whirlpool and the water was washed away. Hearing this, Cao E was frightened out of her wits, shouted "Dad, Dad" and began to chase downstream. ?

She was crying back and forth by the river. On the eighth day, Cao E looked at the river and saw her father struggling with it. Cao E jumped into the river. Three days later, the river was calm, but people saw a river hovering over the river more than ten miles downstream, vaguely as if someone was swimming. People rushed over and found that it was Cao E and her father. Although Cao E died, she found her father's body and took him to the river. People say that it was her filial piety that touched the sky. ?

It is said that the choppy Cao 'e River is always calm when it flows through Cao 'e Temple. Locals believe that this is because Jiang Shui is ashamed of his filial daughter Cao E. Cao E's filial piety touched the sky and even the surrounding villagers. They buried Cao E's father and daughter, built a temple by the river where Cao E dived to save her father, made a statue for her, and honored her as "the goddess of filial piety". They also called this fishing village Cao 'e Village and renamed this river Cao 'e River. On the day Cao E saved his father, a grand temple fair was held in Cao E Temple, and all provinces and governments came to worship Cao E's filial piety. Many people wrote inscriptions and sent plaques to praise Cao E's filial piety. ?

It is said that the day when Cao E threw herself into the river was May 5th. Therefore, many people regard the Dragon Boat Festival as a day to remember his filial daughter Cao E. ..

Five, the story of Laba Festival:

1, according to legend, the old couple lived a hard life, scrimped and saved a lot of money, but their precious son failed to live up to expectations and married a daughter-in-law. They soon lost their wealth. On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the young couple were cold and hungry. Fortunately, some villagers and neighbors helped them cook a pot of rice, noodles, beans and vegetables. It means: eat mixed porridge and remember the lesson.

2. This bowl of porridge made the young couple get rid of their bad habits, embark on the right path, and rely on hard work to support their families, and their days are getting better every day. The popular custom of Laba porridge is that people follow it to warn future generations. Laba porridge is also called "Qibao Wuwei porridge". China has a history of drinking Laba porridge for 1000 years.

It first started in Song Dynasty. On the day of Laba, whether it is the imperial court, the government, temples, or the people's homes, Laba porridge will be cooked. In the Qing Dynasty, the custom of drinking Laba porridge became more popular. At court, emperors, queens and princes give laba porridge to civil and military ministers and attendants, and distribute rice and fruit to monasteries for monks to eat. In the folk, every household should also make laba porridge to worship their ancestors; At the same time, family members get together for dinner and give gifts to relatives and friends.

4. There are many kinds of Laba porridge in China. Among them, Beiping is the most exquisite, and there are many items mixed in white rice, such as red dates, lotus seeds, walnuts, chestnuts, almonds, pine nuts, longan, hazelnuts, grapes, ginkgo, water chestnut, moss, roses, red beans and peanuts. , a total of not less than twenty kinds. On the night of the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, people began to get busy, washing rice, soaking fruits, peeling, removing stones and picking carefully, then cooking in the middle of the night and stewing with low fire until Laba porridge was cooked the next morning.