Regardless of name, an event worth celebrating
China DailyWomen dressed in Miao ethnic clothing celebrate the festival in Dafang county, Guizhou province, in June 2007. "The communication between the ethnic groups drives the spreading and inheriting of Duanwu customs, and the customs can be learned, developed and changed by each ethnic group," Lin says. "The changes of the Duanwu customs are based on the changes of people's life needs, which has revitalized this festival over thousands of years," he says. "The inheriting of Duanwu customs includes Chinese people's choice of culture and life, and it also shows the cultural creativity and cultural confidence of Chinese people," Lin says. Xiao Fang, a folklore professor of School of Sociology at Beijing Normal University, thinks unlike other traditional Chinese festivals such as Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival which mostly celebrate family gatherings, the Duanwu Festival not only values the importance of family but also protects life and honors the memory of ancestors.
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