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Double Sixth Festival
Celebrating the Double Sixth Festival
Official name
Double Sixth Festival (六月六)
Tian Kuang Jie (天贶节) Gu Gu Jie (姑姑节) Chong Wang Jie (虫王节) Qing Miao Jie (青苗节) Shai Yi Jie (晒衣节)
Hua Er Hui (花儿会)
Observed by
Chinese
Type
Chinese Festival
Observances
Varies in ethnicities
Date
6th day of June in Lunar calendar
Double Sixth Festival
Traditional Chinese
天貺節
Simplified Chinese
天贶节
Literal meaning
"The reward from heaven"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Tian Kuang Jie
The Double Sixth Festival (Chinese: 六月六) is a Chinese traditional festival, the annual festival takes place on the sixth day of the sixth month of the Chinese calendar.[1] The festival has different names among different areas in China and varies in practices within Chinese ethnic groups. The most recognized official name is Tiankuang Festival (天贶节) announced by Emperor Zhenzong of the Song dynasty, meaning the gift or reward from heaven.[2] The most well-known custom is to bring all outfits, and books out and put them under the sunlight, people believe that doing this would not only prevent things becoming mildewed or damaged by worms but also brings fortune to themselves.[3] The old saying from the Ming dynasty in China classifies this behavior observed in different social classes: "At June 6, scholars will dry their books in sun, women will dry their clothes in sun and farmers will pray for their harvest."[4] The festival has lost some of its significance in China because of changes in social structure and reasons like farming technology improvement.[2]
^Li, Lu Lu (1992). Zhong Guo Min Jian Chuan Tong Jie Ri. Jiangxi Province: Jiangxi Fine Arts Publishing House.
^ abQi Xing. Ren Jiazhen. (1988). Folk Customs at Traditional Chinese Festivities. Foreign Languages Press. ISBN 7119004514. OCLC 966066682.
^刘国阳, author, compiler. (1 September 2012). 你不知道的二十四节气. ISBN 9787205074319. OCLC 906171980. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^李露露. (2012). 中国节 : 图说民间传统节日. Fu jian ren min chu ban she. ISBN 9787211064243. OCLC 885833799.
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