2. Festivals we enjoy Festivals we enjoy Primary Six - English

4. In Hong Kong, we have two main kinds of festivals: A) Chinese Festivals B) Western Festivals

5. A) Chinese Festivals 1)Chinese New Year – get lucky money - watch fireworks Chinese New Year is in spring. We get lucky money and watch fireworks at Chinese New Year.

6. 2) Ching Ming Festival – visit graves Ching Ming Festival is in spring. People visit graves at Ching Ming Festival. 3) Dragon Boat Festival – watch dragon boat races Dragon Boat Festival is in June. People watch dragon boat races at Dragon Boat Festival.

7. 4)Mid-Autumn Festival – play lanterns and eat moon cakes - enjoy the full moon in autumn Mid-Autumn Festival is in autumn. We play lanterns and eat moon cakes at Mid-Autumn Festival. We also enjoy the full moon on that day.

8. B) Western Festivals 1)Valentine’s Day – send roses and cards Valentine’s Day is on 14 th February. People send roses and cards to the people they love on Valentine’s Day.

9. 2) Easter – eat chocolate eggs Easter is on the first Sunday after the full moon of the spring. We eat chocolate eggs at Easter. 3) Mother’s Day – give flowers and card Mother’s Day is on the second Sunday of May. We give flowers and card to our mothers.

10. 4) Halloween – have parties and play games Halloween is on 31 st October. Children have parties and play games at Halloween. 5) Christmas – give presents Christmas is on 25 th December. People give presents at Christmas.

11. 1) Look at the pictures below. Can you tell me when is the festival and what will we do at that festival? 2) What festivals do you like best?

12. Read the sentences about the festivals and choose the correct answer.

13. 1) It is the birthday of Jesus Christ. A)ChristmasChristmas B) Easter Easter C) HalloweenHalloween

16. 2) It is the time when Jesus Christ died and came back to life. A) ChristmasChristmas B) EasterEaster C) Valentine’s DayValentine’s Day

19. 3) It is the day when we remember our dead relatives. A) Ching Ming FestivalChing Ming Festival B) Mid-Autumn FestivalMid-Autumn Festival C) Dragon-Boat FestivalDragon-Boat Festival

22. 4) It is the western festival that the children play ‘trick or treat’. A) Chinese New YearChinese New Year B) HalloweenHalloween C) Children FestivalChildren Festival