___________Holidays
People all over the world celebrate holidays that are full of traditions. Traditions are the specials ways people do something. People celebrate holidays by preparing and eating food, playing games, singing songs, and telling stories.
Many people celebrate Chinese New Year. People celebrate the coming of spring and wish for good luck. They put good luck sayings in their homes and watch a colorful Lion Dance. It uses loud noises to chase away bad luck. People also give gifts to others.
Date: late January or early February Where Started: China |
It’s a traditional American national holiday in the United States. This holiday is on the 4th Thursday in November. It’s a holiday for American people to express (表达) their thanks. Every family has a big dinner. On the dinner table, you will find apples, oranges, plum pudding, mince pie and so on. But roast turkey and pumpkin pies are traditional food on this day.
Date: the 4th Thursday in November Where Started: the United States |
Name | Chinese New Year | Thanksgiving Day |
When | in January or February | |
What to eat | dumpling | |
What to do | put good luck sayings in their homes | have a big dinner |
Where started | the U.S.A. |
Name | the Dragon Boat Festival | the Mid-Autumn Festival | the Double Ninth Festival |
When | on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese calendar | on the fifteenth day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar | on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar |
What to eat | |||
What to do | have dragon boat races | enjoy the bright full moon | climb mountains |
My Favourite Chinese Festival