The traditional festivals of the Song Dynasty preserve a large number of worship activities.On festi-vals like Chongyang Festival,Dragon Boat Festival and New Year's Day,avoiding disasters and warding off evil spirits,and eliminating plague and diseases are the main themes of worship activities.People maintain their health through avoidance and precaution.The activities of blessing and sending away poverty on New Year's Day,Begin-ning of Spring,and Huiri(the last day of a lunar month)not only express people's longing for a better future life,but also reflect a tolerant and calm mentality.Worshiping the moon and praying for blessings on the Double Sev-enth Festival,Sheri(the day of sacrifice to the God of the land),and the Mid-Autumn Festival convey people's be-lief in their own value and unremitting pursuit of a happy life.
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