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1 The Spring Festival

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5 Do you like the Spring Festival? Why?

6 When is the Spring Festival
It is on the first day of a year in the lunar calendar. The lunar calendar 农历;阴历 The solar calendar 阳历

7 What do people prepare for the celebration of the Spring Festival?
cleaning the house Hanging up red lanterns

8 Preparing many kinds of Chinese traditional food
Pasting colorful paper-cuts and couplets

9 What do people usually do on the Lunar New Year’s Eve?
a family reunion have delicious food set off fireworks and firecrackers watching TV paste the couplets

10 What do people usually do on the first morning of the Lunar New Year?
receive the lucky money express good wishes

11 How do you spend your gift money?

12 New Year’s Visit and Gift Money
On the first day of the Chinese lunar year, everybody puts on their best clothes and pays ceremonial calls on their relatives and friends, wishing them all the luck in the coming year. Juniors will greet seniors, wishing them health and longevity, while seniors will give juniors some gift money as a wish for their safety in the coming year. When friends meet, they will wish each other happiness and prosperity with a big smile. Nowadays it is common to send New Year’s greetings by telephones, s and message.

13 Useful Words and Expressions
Paper-cuts 剪纸 New Year paintings 年画 Special purchases for the Spring Festival 买年货 Propose a toast 敬酒 Lantern 灯笼 Fireworks 烟花 Firecrackers 鞭炮 Red packets 红包

14 Lion dance 舞狮 Dragon dance 舞龙 Staying-up/ stay up late on New Year’s Eve守岁 Pay New Year’s call/ New Year’s visit 拜年 Spring Festival Gala/ Chinese New Year Gala 春节联欢晚会 Bid farewell to the old year 辞旧岁 Wishing you prosperity 恭喜发财 May all your wishes come true 心想事成 Peace all year round 岁岁平安

15 Progress in studies 学业进步
May all go well with you 万事如意 Hope you get what you long for 心想事成 May your business be prosperous 生意兴隆 Harmony brings wealth和气生财 May you be prosperous恭喜发财 Everything goes well吉祥如意 Money and treasures will be plentiful 招财进宝 Wishing you every success 一帆风顺 Promoting to a higher position 步步高升 Safe trip wherever you go 出入平安


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