Easter Dragon Boat Festival Mother’s Day Chinese New year Christmas Mid-autumn Festival Ching Ming Festival Valentine’s Day Chung Yang Festival S.A.R.Day New Year Father’s Day Halloween’s Day
In April It is the time when Jesus Christ died and came back to life. Eat chocolate eggs Easter
Christmas In December It is the birthday of Jesus Christ Go to the parties and churches, give cards and presents to our friends and relatives
Valentine’s Day In February People send roses and cards to the people they love.
Dragon Boat Festival In June The day that the poet Wat Yuen died Eat rice dumplings and watch boat races
Ching Ming Festival In April The day we remember our dead relatives Visit graves
Mother’s Day In May We give flowers and presents to our mothers.
Mid-autumn Festival In September The day we enjoy the full moon Play lanterns and eat moon cakes
Chinese New Year In February We celebrate the beginning of the lunar new year. We watch fireworks and get lucky money
Activity 1 What festivals can we find in each month?
Calendar 2000 JanuaryFebruaryMarch
Calendar 2000 AprilMayJune
Calendar 2000 JulyAugust September
Calendar 2000 October NovemberDecember
Activity 2 Can you find out the right festival for the sentence?
It is the birthday of Jesus Christ. Next question
It is the day that we remember the poet Wat Yuen. Next question
People send roses and cards to the people they love. Next question
It is on the third Sunday in June. Next question
We watch dragon dances and get lucky money.
Follow-up exercise With the help of the questions below, write a short paragraph about the festival you like most. 1. What is your favourite festival? 2. When is it? 3. What is the festival about? 4. How long can we have for holiday? 5. What do we usually do in the festival?
Thank you! The end