Traditional Chinese Festivals

Which day you will never forget in a year?

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Please pay more attention to our Traditional Chinese Festivals…

The Spring Festival 春节

The Spring Festival is on the first day of the lunar year.

New Year's Eve food Every family would eat dinner together on this day. We call it “ Nian ye fan ”.

dumplings Spring Roll

On New Year’s day, we greet to friends and relatives. New Year’s Visit

Best wishes  Happy new year! 新年好 !  May you come into a good fortune! 恭喜发财！  Good health! 身体健康。  Hope everything goes your way. 万事如意！  May you succeed at whatever you try. 心想事成 !  Have a successful career! 事业有成！

The elder send red envelope to the younger as a gift during the Spring Festival. Red envelope

The Lantern Festival 元宵节

Lantern Festival is the year of the first full moon night. Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month.

Glutinous['glut ɪ nəs] rice balls Lantern Festival that night, we will eat glutinous rice balls. We also call it Tang Yuan in the southern area. It’s a kind of rice balls with a stuffing round of food. They are sweet or salty.

婦女外遊和"走百病"中國古代雖然以種種禮教對婦女進行身心束縛，但在元宵節和中秋節，均要暫時解脫對婦女的種種限制和束縛，允許其離開閨房外出參與娛樂。元宵節觀燈，往往是少女結識意中人、與佳偶相會的大好時機。元宵節期間總會出現一些愛情佳話。又據說元宵節婦女群遊，遊城牆，摸城門釘、走橋等，可治病強身，抖去晦氣，祈免災咎等，所以又叫"走百病"或"走三橋"。婦女外遊和"走百病"中國古代雖然以種種禮教對婦女進行身心束縛，但在元宵節和中秋節，均要暫時解脫對婦女的種種限制和束縛，允許其離開閨房外出參與娛樂。元宵節觀燈，往往是少女結識意中人、與佳偶相會的大好時機。元宵節期間總會出現一些愛情佳話。又據說元宵節婦女群遊，遊城牆，摸城門釘、走橋等，可治病強身，抖去晦氣，祈免災咎等，所以又叫"走百病"或"走三橋"。 Lantern ['læntən] The evening at the Lantern Festival, in the street, there will be a variety of lights.

Tomb-sweeping Day 清明节

 Tomb–sweeping Day is an ancient festival in spring, also called Qing Ming Festival.  Tomb-sweeping Day is on the fifth day of the fourth lunar month.

tomb sweeping On the Tomb-sweeping Day, people pay respects to a dead person at his tomb.

Green cake Green cake is made of glutinous rice flour mixed with juice of a kind of green wild vegetable. 清明饼

端午节

 The Dragon Boat Festival, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, has had a history of more than 2,000 years.

There are many legends about the evolution of the festival, the most popular of which is in memory of Qu Yuan.

Zong Zi is a kind of rice dumpling wrapped in reed leaves to form a pyramid. Zong zi 粽子

Dragon boat race 赛龙舟  Folk tales say the game originates from the activities of seeking Qu Yuan’s body.

The Double Seventh Festival 七夕节

The double Seventh Festival is also known as Chinese Valentine’s. It’s on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, is a traditional festival full of romance.

The Mid-autumn Festival 中秋节

The Mid-autumn Festival is traditionally celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth month on the lunar calendar.

Moon cakes have different tastes. Moon cakes

Appreciate the full moon

Seniors‘ Day 老年日 / 老人节

Activity 1 What festivals can we find in each month?

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Activity 2 Can you find out the right festival for the sentence?

It is the first day of the lunar year. Next question

It is the day that we remember the poet Qu Yuan. Next question

People eat moon cakes and appreciate the full moon. Next question

 What is your favourite festival? Why?  When is it?  What is the festival about?  How long can we have for holiday?  What do we usually do in the festival? My favourite festival

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