3. The Spring Festival Chinese Valentine’s Day Dragon Boating Day The Mid Autumn Festival

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6. Chinese Spring Festival, also called Lunar New Year, has more than 4,000 years of history. It is the grandest and the most important festival for Chinese people. It is also the time for the whole families to get together, which is similar with Christmas Day to the westerners. People from different regions and different ethnic groups celebrate it in their unique ways.

7. Every family does a thorough house cleaning and purchases enough food, including fish, meat, roasted nuts and seeds, all kinds of candies and fruits, etc, for the festival period. Also, new clothes must be bought, especially for children. Red scrolls with complementary poetic couplets, one line on each side of the gate, are pasted at every gate. The Chinese character 'Fu' is pasted on the center of the door and paper-cut pictures adorn windows. http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_ XNjE0MDE3NDI4.html Click here to watch the video:

9. Quiz time When is the Spring Festival? C. January.1st in lunar calendar B. May.5th in lunar calendar A. August.15th in lunar calendar

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13. What do people do during the Spring Festival? Please list at least two customs. Back

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16. The Double Seventh Festival, on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, is a traditional festival full of romance, which is especially important for girls ， also called Daughters'Day. Introduce

17. 农历七月初七的夜晚，天气温暖，草木飘香，这 就是人们俗称的七夕节，也有人称之为 “ 乞巧节 ” 或 “ 女儿节 ” ，这是中国传统节日中最具浪漫色彩的一 个节日，也是过去姑娘们最为重视的日子。 Introduce

18. There is a Romantic legend A love story between Niu Lang and Zhi Nu 这是一个牛郎和织女的浪漫爱情故事。 Legend

19. Niu Lang is a poor boy,while Niu Nu is daughter of Queen of Heaven. How can they two meet? 一个穷小子，一个天之女，怎能相遇？ Legend

20. Niu Lang is a poor boy,while Niu Nu is daughter of Queen of Heaven. How can they two meet? 一个穷小子，一个天之女，怎能相遇？

21. Niu Langfarmed in the field andZhi Nu wove at home. They lived a happy life and gave birth to a boy and a girl. 从此男耕女织， 与两个孩子快乐生活

22. Things were not always going well

23. Did Niu lang catch up?

24. Tens of thousands of magpies came to build a bridge for Niu Lang and Zhi Nu to meet each other every lunar Luly the seventh. 这就叫鹊桥相会

25. customs- 乞巧节 It is an important day for girls. In the evening, girls prepare melons and fruit to worship and pray to Zhji Nu for a good marriage. 祈祷美好婚姻

26. June. 8th, 2012 customs 穿针乞巧 Threading needles, for praying of weaving gift. 祈祷

27. June. 8th, 2012 customs- 女儿节 Toy figurine making. The Daughter's Day

28. Quiz time 1. When is The Spring Festival? AA.August the 15th in lunar calendar BB.May the fifth in lunar calendar CC.July the 7th in lundar calendar

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32. Quiz time 2. Who are the lovers in the story of QiXi festival AA.ChangE and HouYi BB.Niu Lang and Zhi Nu CC.Quyuan and Chan Juan

33. Sorry,they are from the story of Mid- Autumn Day Back

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35. Sorry,they are in story of Dragon- Boating Day. Back

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38. Lunar calendar in August 15, is one of the traditional Mid-Autumn festival. At this time a year autumn, in the middle of the so called Mid-Autumn festival. In Chinese lunar calendar, is divided into four seasons in a year, each season is divided into mon, zhong, season three parts, and therefore also known as the Mid-Autumn festival the Mid-Autumn. 每年农历八月十五日，是传统的中秋佳节。这时是一年秋季的中期，所以被称为 中秋。在中国的农历里，一年分为四季，每季又分为孟、仲、季三个部分，因而 中秋也称仲秋。

39. The Mid-Autumn festival, people's main activity is the moon and eat moon cakes. 中秋佳节，人们最主 要的活动是赏月和吃 月饼了

40. Once upon a HouYi time, a man named Hou Yi, he has a beautiful wife named Chang'e. One day, he became hunting, met the Queen Mother, the first to seek immortality, the dose of immortality, we will be able to immediately immortal. When Ho was reluctant wife put in the possession of immortality underneath his pillow. Three days later, he became hunting again. She was not taking advantage of Hou Yi, immortality Tundao the stomach and immediately flew to the Moon became cents 从 前, 有一个人叫后羿, 他有一个美丽的妻子叫嫦 娥. 一天, 后羿外出打猎, 遇到了王母, 求得了一颗 仙丹, 服下仙丹, 就能立即成仙. 后羿舍不得妻子, 就把仙丹藏在了枕头底下. 三天后, 后羿再次外 出打猎. 嫦娥趁后羿不在, 把仙丹吞到了肚子里, 立即飞到了月亮上成了仙

41. 1 、 Which day of the Chinese lunar calendar is the Mid-Autumn festival? 中秋节是中国农历的哪一天？ A Lunar.May.5 th 五月初五 B On August 15 八月十五 C New Year’s Day of the Chinese lunar calendar 正月初一 D Double seventh 七月初七 2 、 What kind of food to eat is a special kind of Mid-Autumn festival custom? 吃哪一种食品是中秋节一种特殊的习俗？ A Dumplings 饺子 B Rice dumplings 粽子 C The moon cake 月饼 D Bread 面包

42. Dragon Boat Festival （ Double Fifth Festival ） 端午节 （ Double Fifth Festival ）

43. Traditionally, young people, especially girls do some needling and weaving and pray for a Mr Right.

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45. Today, Dragon Boat Festival in the Chinese people is still a very popular grand festival. Country attaches great importance to the protection of intangible cultural heritage, May 20, 2006, the State Council approved the inclusion of the folk first batch of national intangible cultural heritage 时至今日 ， 端午节在中国人民中仍是一个十分盛行的隆重 节日。国家非常重视非物质文化遗产的保护， 2006 年 5 月 20 日， 该民俗经国务院批准列入第一批国家级非物质文化遗产名录。 Back

46. The origin of Dragon Boat Festival The origin of Dragon Boat Festival centers around a scholarly government official named Chu Yuan. He was a good and respected man, but because of the misdeeds of jealous rivals he eventually fell into disfavor in the emperor's court. Unable to regain the respect of the emperor, in his sorrow Chu Yuan threw himself into the Mi Low river. Because of their admiration for Chu Yuan, the local people living adjacent to the Mi Lo River rushed into their boats to search for him while throwing rice into the waters to appease the river dragons. Back

47. 6/4/2016 端午节 46 The customs vary a lot in different areas of the country, but most of the families would do like that. 一． Hanging Calamus and Moxa( 挂菖蒲和艾草 )  Dragon Boat Race( 龙舟竞赛 ) 三． The Culture of Rice Dumplings( 粽子的文化 )  Spice Bag( 香料袋 )  Realgar Wine( 雄黄酒 )

48. 6/4/2016 端午节 47 Hang calamus and moxa (oriental plants) on the front door This is also to ward off evil. 在门口挂菖蒲和艾草可以辟邪 一.Hanging Calamus and Moxa 挂菖蒲和艾草

49. 6/4/2016 端午节 48 the Dragon Boat Festival, every family to calamus, leaves, Liu Hua, garlic, dragon boat flower, made of humanoid called Ai. The leaves hanging in the hall, cut to shape or cut the ribbon for the Tiger Tiger, posted in the leaves, the woman eager to wear to ward off evils drive malaria. As a sword with iris, inserted in the lintel, a ghost of the magic of exorcism Qu 在端午节，家家都以菖蒲、艾叶、榴花、蒜头、龙船花，制成人形称 为艾人。将艾叶悬于堂中，剪为虎形或剪彩为小虎，贴以艾叶，妇人争 相佩戴，以僻邪驱瘴。用菖蒲作剑，插于门楣，有驱魔祛鬼之神效。

50. 二.Dragon Boat Race 龙舟竞赛 An indispensable part of the festival, held all over the country As the gun is fired, people will see racers in dragon- shaped canoes pulling the oars hurriedly, accompanied by rapid drums, speeding toward their destination. Folk tales say the game originates from the activities of seeking Qu Yuan's body. Experts conclude that dragon boat racing is a semi-religious, semi- entertaining program from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC).

51. 三.The Culture of Zongzi 粽子的文化 A very popular dish during the Dragon Boat festival is tzung tzu. This tasty dish consists of rice dumplings with meat, peanut, egg yolk, or other fillings wrapped in bamboo leaves. The tradition of tzung tzu is meant to remind us of the village fishermen scattering rice across the water of the Mi Low river in order to appease the river dragons so that they would not devour Chu Yuan.

52. 四.Spice Bag 香料袋 Carry the small spice bag around with you, it not only drives away evil spirits but also brings fortune and happiness to those who wear it. The small bags are hand-made by local craftsmen. They're made with red, yellow, green and blue silk, fine satin or cotton. Figures of animals, flowers and fruits are often embroidered onto the bags and inside are mixed Chinese herbal medicines.

53. 五.Realgar Wine 雌黄酒 It is a very popular practice to drink this kind of Chinese liquor seasoned with realgar at the Dragon Boat Festival. In one word, all of the activities are to protect themselves from evil and disease for the rest of the year and honor the poet Qu Yuan. Back

54. Quiz time When is the Dragon Boat Festival? A. Fifth, May in lunar calendar B. Seventh, July in lunar calendar C. Twenty fifth, August in lunar calendar

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58. What do people do on Dragon Boat Festival? Please list at least two customs.

59. Hanging Calamus and Moxa, Dragon Boat Race, Eating Rice Dumplings, Wearing Spice Bag, Drinking Realgar Wine.