Harvest Festivals1. How many years old do the ancient

Egyptians celebrate the first fruit?

2. In west Africa, how do people celebrate their

harvest?

3. How many festivals do the passage refer to?

5000 years old

With days of dancing and offering fruit to their ancestors and gods

Three: onam, Chu Suk, Mid-Autumn Festival

onam

1.where is the onam?

2.when is the onam celebrate?

3. How do people celebrate the festival?

• Keep flowers in their homes for ten days

                 

A parade of elephants

dances

• Onam boat race

Why do people celebrate the festival?

could you tell the story behind Onam ?

• Chu Suk is the Western Version of Thanksgiving

• The meaning of Chu Suk is easiest described as, "Bountiful Abundance."

                                         

• "Chu Suk" was called "Gah Beh."

• In other Languages "Chu Suk" is called "Han Gah Wee."

• The word Han Means "Big!" and the words "Gah Wee" means in the center.

• it is in the middle of the year, the middle of August and a very big day

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families pay a formal bow to their ancestors and talk about everything from family concerns to(关系到 ) their ancestor‘s welfare（福利） .

                                                            

Kang Kang Sue Wol lae

Turtle Tag is when a person will be dressed in a covering crawling around trying to catch the other

people around them.)

• Kang Kang Sue Wol lae

                                                            

• plentiful amounts of new harvest of vegetables and fruits

                                                

1.When do people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival ?

2.How do people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival ?

3.What is the symbol of the moon?