• 3. Apr. 1st
• 3. Fool’s Day
• 4. fourth Thursday in Nov. • 4. Thanksgiving Day
• 5. Oct. 31st
• 5. Halloween
Festivals are meant to celebrate important events.
Different countries have different festivals.
Here are five Chinese festivals that you know.
Discuss when they take place, what they celebrate and one thing that people do at that time.
Decorate: paint the doors and window panes red, hang papercuts.
Give our money packets Serve festive foods Visit relatives and friends
Peace all year round. Wishing you prosperity. May all your wishes come true. Safe trip wherever you go.
Chinese modern festivals
• 1. Mar. 8th
• 1. Women’s Day
• 2. Mar. 12th
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• 2. Tree Planting Day
• 3. May. 1st
• 3. International Labor day
• 4. May 4th
• 4. Youth Day
How many festivals do you know both in and out of China?
Chinese traditional festivals
1. Last day of 12th lunar mon•th1. Chinese New Year Ev
2. 1st day of 1st lunar month• 2. Spring Festival
• 5. second Sunday in May• 5. Mother’s Day
• 6. June 1st
• 6. Children’s Day
• 7. third Sunday in June • 7. Father’s Day
• 8. July 1st
• 8. Party Day
• 9. Aug. 1st
3. 15th day of 1st lunar month• 3. Lantern Festival
4. around April 5
• 4. Tomb Sweeping Day
5. 5th day of 5th lunar month• 5. Dragon Boat Festiva
6. 7th day of 7th lunar month• 6. Qiqiao Festival
7. 15th day of 8th lunar month• 7. Mid-Autumn Festival
8. 9th day of 9th lunar month• 8. Chung Yeung Festiva
9. 8th day of 12th lunar month• 9. Laba Festival
street activity
Tomb-sweeping Day
clean graves(扫墓） light incense(烧香） offer flowers
a festival of the dead(亡灵节）
Dragon boat race
It’s held to honour a famous poet---Qu Yuan .
shopping
give money
reunion
dragon dances
How does your family celebrate the Spring Festival?
Clean the house: the Chinese consider it
important to give the house a thorough cleaning.
A festival should not only be a day that we get together and enjoy ourselves, but also a day that is full of meanings.
• 9. Army Day
• 10. Sep. 10th
• 10. Teachers’ Day
• 11. Oct. 1st
• 11. National Day
Foreign festivals
• 1. Dec. 25th
• 1. Christmas
• 2. Feb. 14th
• 2. Valentine’s Day
Lantern Festival January 15
Lantern Festival-the 15 day of the 1st lunar month
Celebrate the first full moon after Lunar New Year. People eat special sweet dumplings-yuanxiao enjoy lanterns and fireworks.
Rice dumplings
Dragon Boat Festival
May 5
admire the moon (赏月） enjoy mooncakes
It’s also a harvest festival.(丰收节）Mid-autumn Day August 15
Nowadays, Chinese become so keen on western festivals such as Christmas and Thanks-giving day. People around celebrate Christmas probably because they want more festivals.