LEADER 02917nam 2200553 450 001 9910812810203321 005 20230126212542.0 010 $a1-84464-419-7 035 $a(CKB)3710000000324450 035 $a(EBL)1977477 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001550784 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16166109 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001550784 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14810814 035 $a(PQKB)11369552 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1977477 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1977477 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11001400 035 $a(OCoLC)900885629 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000324450 100 $a20150114h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe festival of February the second /$fSong Li 210 1$a[Reading, England] :$cPaths International Ltd,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (203 p.) 225 0 $aChinese Festival Culture Series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84464-418-9 327 $aCover; Preface; Contents; Foreword; Chapter One: Agriculture: Origin of the Festival; 1: A Melting-Pot of Festivals; 2: A Change of Customs; 3: Geographical Variation; Chapter Two: Customs of February 2nd; 1: Pray; 2: Festival Foods; 3: Coming home; 4: Visiting Temple Fairs; Chapter Three: Customs on February 2nd; 1: The Day of Rewarding the Dragons in the West of Beijing; 2: Dragon Tablet Club in the South of Hebei; 3: Clay-made Baby Fair in Northern Shangdong; 4: Temple Fair of Mount Yishan in Southern Shandong; 5: Festival of Selling Oneself in Southern Guangdong Province 327 $a6: Cannon Ceremony in the Mansion of General Liang Zhennan in Southwest of GuangdongWhen the Festival of February 2nd is Fading away; Postscript; The Postscript of Chinese Festival Culture Series; Copyright 330 $aIn China, 'The Festival of February the Second' literally means the day of dragon's head-raising and, on this day, Chinese people pray for favorable weather and a bumper harvest for the year. This book - printed in an English-Chinese bilingual text - introduces the origin, development, implied meanings, and abundant features of this festival. As one of many traditional Chinese festivals, 'The Festival of February the Second' is less known outside China. Even many locals in China have forgotten this important festival, which used to be popular in rural areas. Originating from the countryside, i 410 0$aChinese Festival Culture Series 606 $aFestivals$zChina 607 $aChina$xSocial life and customs 615 0$aFestivals 676 $a394.26951 700 $aLi$b Song$0689226 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812810203321 996 $aThe festival of February the second$93949469 997 $aUNINA