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TRADITIONAL
CHINESE FESTIVALS
By lily J
THE CHINESE NEW YEAR
First of all the Chinese new year is NOT called the Chinese new year anymore. It is called the lunar new year. It is because so many people around the world celebrate it.
THE LANTERN FESTIVAL
Now, the lantern festival. Chinese people make fish
or bird shaped lanterns and light them. They also
climb to the top of mountains or hills to see the full
moon. The lantern festival also ends the Chinese new
year.
THE MOON CAKE FESTIVAL
The moon cake festival. It also can be the fall
festival. On the moon cake festival people trade
moon cakes with other people. Moon cakes are
usually filled with-red bean paste, almond paste, or
eggs.
THE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL
People celebrate the dragon boat festival in
southern china. It is held in memory of Qu Yuan the
poet. Qu Yuan killed himself by throwing himself in a
river to protest the government. The other people
that knew him respected him and wanted give him a
proper funeral and burial. The Chinese people got
rice dumplings and threw them into the water to
distract the fish while they looked for him in the
water. They never found him, but they still have a
celebration.
THE ICE AND SNOW
It is 22 below 0 in northern china. The ice and snow festival is to have them enjoy the cold weather. For the festival they ice sculpure`s of animals, plants, and buildings. Some of them have names like- moon palace or vivid pagoda. They used to light up the ice scupures at night. Now they make ice lanterns by a block of ice, hollowing it out and puting a colored candel in the hollowed ice and lighting it up.
T h e f e s t i v a l o f i c e a n d s n o w
Here is picture 1 of a ice sculpture at the ice and snow festival.
T h e f e s t i v a l o f i c e a n d s n o w
Here is the 2nd picture of the ice and snow festival
T h e f e s t i v a l o f i c e a n d s n o w
Here is another picture of a ice building at the ice and snow festival.
THE MOON CAKE FESTIVAL
Here is a picture of a moon cake and what`s inside
(red bean paste)
CHINESE NEW YEAR
Here are fireworks at the Chinese new year.
THE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL
Here is a
picture of a dragon boat. It is made of wood and has head of the
dragon at the boat.
CONCLUSION
Thank you for watching this presentation about the Chinese traditional festivals , have a nice day!!!
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