ChineseTraditional Festivals
Festivals
Chinese Traditional Festivals
Read and answer: When is the Spring Festival? What do people do then in China?

1. The Spring Festival
It is always in January or February. The weather is cold in most places. People will enjoy a long holiday with their families. They buy new clothes and eat special food, decorate their houses beautifully, visit their relatives and give money in red packets to the children.
2. Lantern Festival

It is always in February or March. It comes after the Spring Festival. People often eat sweet dumplings on that day. After that, they will watch the lantern show for good wishes.
3. Qingming Festival
It is on April 4th or 5th. It is a time to remember the dead and the dear departed. People always go and sweep the graves.

4. Dragon Boat Festival
It is on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. So it's usually in June. People on that day will make many zongzi. They eat and throw them into the rivers to remind Qu Yuan. The festival is best known for its dragon boat races.

5. Mid - Autumn Festival
It is always in September or October. It is a time for families to be together, so people far from home will watch the moon and miss their families. They like to share mooncakes around the table at night.

Exercises
1. Read and match. 看图，连线。

The Spring Festival
Mid - Autumn Festival
Lantern Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
Qingming Festival
June
April 4th or 5th
February or March
September or October
January or February
2. Read and answer. 读一读，回答问题。
1. Which Chinese festivals do you like best? Why?
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2. What do you usually do on Dragon Boat Festival?
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I. Read and match.

II. Read and answer.
1. I like the Spring Festival best. Because I can enjoy a long holiday with my family and get red packets.
2. I usually eat zongzi and watch dragon boat races.