Valentine ’ s Day April Fool's Day Easter Mother ’ s Day Halloween Thanksgiving Christmas Lantern festival Dragon Boat Festival Double Seventh Festival Mid-Autumn Festival National Day Double Ninth Festival Spring Festival

Lantern Festival The 15th day of the 1st lunar month the first night in the year to see a full moon hang out colorful lanterns solve the puzzles on the lanterns eat yuanxiao

Valentine’s Day Feb.14th Young lovers go on dates send flowers and chocola tes

April Fools’ Day Apr.1 play small tricks on friends and strangers April Fool!

Christmas Dec. 25 Celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ Christmas tree decorated with candles Christmas dinner with turkey Christmas gifts put in stockings

Festivals of different kinds in different parts of the world Festivals of the dead Festivals to honor people Harvest festivals Spring festivals

1. Ancient festivals the end of cold weather planting in spring harvest in autumn

2. Festivals of the dead _______the dead or to ________the ancestors, who might return either to _______ or ________. Obon in Japan 盂兰盆节 clean the grave light incense light lamps play music honor satisfy helpdo harm The 15th day of the 7th lunar month

The Day of the Dead in Mexico 亡灵节 eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones” on them offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead

Halloween Treat or trick? The return of the spirits of dead people dress up ask for sweets pumpkin

Mourn( 悼念 ) ancestors and relatives at their graves Qingming Apr. 5

3. Festivals to honour people Dragon Boat Festival Honour the famous ancient poet,Qu Yuan Dragon boat race, rice dumplings 5th day of the 5th lunar month

4. Harvest festivals Mid-autumn festival admire the moon, eat mooncakes Happy events: food is gathered and the agricultural work is over

Thanksgiving Day The fourth Thursday of November Express thanks to native Americans who helped them, celebrate harvest get together and have dinner with turkey

5. Spring festivals Spring Festival Look forward to the end of winter and the coming of spring eat dumplings, fish and meat give children lucky money dragon dances and carnivals set off fireworks

Carnivals Dancing, parades, loud music, Colorful clothing of all kinds

Easter Colorful eggs, bunnies celebrate the return of Jesus to life

Cherry Blossom Festival, Japan March - April Appreciate cherries, show their love for the national flower

What do most festivals seem have in common? get together to drink, eat and have fun have a good rest…

Which festival do you think is the most fun? Why?