Date Festivals Holidays

February 10th

February 24th

March 8th

March 12th

April 4th

May 4th

June 1st

Spring Festival

Lantern FestivalWomen’s Day

Tree Planting Day

Qing Ming Festival

Youth Day

Children’s Day

Date Festivals Holidays

June 13th

August 1st August 13th September 10th September 19th October 1st

October 13th December 25th

Dragon Boat Festival

Army’s Day

Double-Seventh FestivalTeachers’ Day

Mid-autumn Festival

National Day

Double Ninth Festival

Christmas Day

Date Festivals Celebrations

February 10th

February 24th

March 8th

March 12th

April 4th

May 4th

June 1st

Spring Festival

Lantern Festival

Qing Ming Festival

Date Festivals Celebrations

June 13th

August 1st August 13th September 10th September 19th October 1st

October 13th December 25th

Dragon Boat Festival

Double-Seventh Festival

Mid-autumn Festival

Double Ninth Festival

Guessing Game.

☺have a big meal

☺the 1st day of the 1st lunar month

☺put up couplets ☺set off firecrackers

☺visit relatives

1.A few days before the New Year, what do people often do? 2. On New Year’s Eve, what do people often do?

3. After dinner, what do people often do?

4. When the clock strike twelve, what do people often do?

Susan: Why is Spring Festival so important to the Chinese?

Wei: Because it’s the ______________________________.Susan: Is it on January 1?Wei: Not really. It ______________ on the first day of the

Chinese Lunar Year and ________________ Lantern Festival. It _____________ fifteen days.

Susan: Do you need to do something special?Wei: Yes, we do. We begin to ________________________ and

___________ our houses a few days before Spring Festival. On New Year’s Eve, family members ______________ and have a New Year’s Eve dinner.

get together

startsends with

lasts

give our houses a good cleaning decorate

Chinese New Year

Susan: Do you eat a lot of delicious foods?Wei: Yes. _________, __________, duck, pork,

____________, dumplings and many other nice things.

Susan: What do you do after dinner?Wei: We watch the Spring Festival __________ on

CCTV. Children get ____________________ .Susan: Do you wait for the coming of the New Year?Wei: Yes. When the clock strikes 12, we

______________ firecrackers, and say “___________________” to each other.

Fish chickenvegetables

gala

lucky money

set offHappy New Year

Name

Favorite Activity

Reason

What’s your favorite activity during Spring Festival?Why do you like it best?