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Chinese

SpringFestival

春節

TheSpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalfortheChinesepeopleandiswhenallfamilymembersgettogether,justlikeChristmasintheWest.Allpeopleliveawayfromworkandgobackhome.

TheLanternFestival

元宵節

TheLanternFestivalfallsonthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonth.Thisday'simportantactivityiswatchinglanterns.Lanternsofvariousshapesandsizesarehunginthestreets,attractingcountlessvisitors.“Guessinglanternriddles”isanessentialpartoftheFestival.

Mid-AutumnFestival

中秋節TheDragonBoatFestival

端午節

TheDragonBoatFestival,alsocalledtheDuanwuFestival,iscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthaccordingtotheChinesecalendar.Forthousandsofyears,thefestivalhasbeenmarked（一直以來，以...為標志）

byeatingzongziandracingdragonboats.Thefestivalisbestknownforitsdragon-boatraces,especiallyinthesouthernprovinceswheretherearemanyriversandlakes.ThisRegatta(賽舟會)isgivenhonourtothememoryofthedeathofQuYuan.

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WaterFestival

潑水節

TheWaterFestivalistheNewYear'scelebrationsthattakeplaceinSoutheastAsiancountriessuchasBurma,Cambodia,Laos,andThailandaswellasYunnan,China.Itiscalledthe“WaterFestival”byWesternersbecausepeoplepourwateratoneanothertowelcomethenewyear.Theactofpouringwaterisalsoashowofblessingsandgoodwishes.ItisbelievedthatonthisWaterFestival,everythingoldorbadmustbethrownawaybywater,oritwillbringtheownerbadluck.ChinesefestivalsChineseFestivalSpringFestivalLanternFestivalWomen’sDayDragonBoatFestivalNationalDayYouthDay…TheDoubleNinthDaySpringFestivalThe1stdayofthefirstlunarmonthThelanternFestivalWomen’sDay-March8The1stdayofMayLabourDayThe1stdayofJuneChildren’sDayArmyDay-August1stThe10thdayofSeptember

Teachers’

DayThe15thdayoftheeighthlunarmonthMid-Autumn

FestivalThe1stdayofOctoberNational

DayfestivalsChristmasFool’s

DayValentine’s

DayCarnival狂歡節EasterThanksgivingDayMother’s

DayFather’s

DayHalloweenInforeigncountriesDoyouknowsomethingaboutHalloween?

萬圣節在每年的10月31日，是西方傳統節日。萬圣節源自古代凱爾特民族的新年節慶，此時也是祭祀亡魂的時刻，在避免惡靈干擾的同時，也以食物祭拜祖靈及善靈以祈平安渡過嚴冬。萬圣節前夜起源于與邪惡幽靈相關的慶祝活動，所以騎著掃帚的女巫、幽靈、小妖精和骷髏都是萬圣節的標志物。蝙蝠、貓頭鷹和其他夜間活動的動物也是萬圣節的普遍標志。起初，這些動物讓人覺得非?？膳拢驗槿藗冋J為這些動物能和死者的幽靈進行交流。Halloween

黑貓也是萬圣節的標志物，并且也有一定的宗教起源。人們認為黑貓可以轉生，具有預言未來的超能力。在中世紀，人們認為女巫可以變成黑貓，所以人們一看到黑貓就會認為它是女巫假扮的。這些標志物都是萬圣節服裝的普遍選擇，也是賀卡或櫥窗上很常用的裝飾。

是慶祝萬圣節的標志物。傳說有一個名叫杰克的人非常吝嗇，因而死后不能進入天堂，而且因為他取笑魔鬼也不能進入地獄，所以，他只能提著燈籠四處游蕩，直到審判日那天。人們為了在萬圣節前夜嚇走這些游魂，便用蕪菁、甜菜或馬鈴薯雕刻成可怕的面孔來代表提著燈籠的杰克，這就是南瓜燈的由來。jack-o'-lanternDoyouknowwhatis“trickortreat”?萬圣節的主要活動是“不給糖就搗亂”。小孩裝扮成各種恐怖樣子，逐門逐戶按響鄰居的門鈴，大叫：“TrickorTreat!”（意即不請客就搗亂），主人家便會拿出一些糖果、巧克力或是小禮物。部分家庭甚至使用聲音特效和制煙機器營造恐怖氣氛。在蘇格蘭，小孩要糖果時會說：“Theskyisblue,thegrassisgreen,maywehaveourHalloween.”（天是藍色，草是綠色，齊來慶祝萬圣節前夜），然后以唱歌跳舞等表演來博得糖果。Ifyoudon’tgivethematreat,they’ll

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