Happy Lunar New Year!

moon cakes glutinous rice dumplings glutinous rice balls

How many Chinese festivals do you know? Tomb-sweeping Festival (清明节） Lantern Festival (元宵节） Dragon Boat Festival （端午节） Spring Festival （春节） Chinese traditional festival Double Ninth Festival （重阳节） Qi Xi Festival （七夕节） Mid-autumn Festival（中秋节）

Origin In ancient time, a monster called “Nian” would hurt people once a year on the new year eve. It attacked villages, devoured（吞食） people, animals and plants.

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Customs Spring Cleaning

Customs Pasting couplets

Customs Setting off fireworks

Customs Receiving gift money

Exchanging App red envelopes Customs Exchanging App red envelopes

Customs Paying a new year visit

Celebration Family reunion dinner 年夜饭

Symbols fireworks firecrackers paper-cut couplet lantern New Year's painting

Foods

Taboos

Spring Festival & Christmas Comparison Spring Festival & Christmas Similarities the most important festival celebrate in winter families celebrate the festival together

Comparison Differences Spring Festival Christmas Date Origin 1st day of the lunar month Dec, 25th Origin the story of “nian” the birthday of Jesus Home decoration couplets, lantern Christmas trees Festival food fish, dumplings turkeys Special customs

Homework Describe one Chinese festival, including its date, origin, customs, celebrations and symbols.