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Festivals Unit 14 Halloween USA and Europe Trick or treating? Obon Japan Floating paper lanterns Day of the Dead Mexico Lighting candles for prayers to the dead Festivals in China The Spring Festival The Dragon Boat Festival The Mid-autumn Festival The Lantern Festival The Double Ninth Festival Teachers’ Day National Day New Year’s Day The 1st day of the 1st lunar month The 5th day of the 5th lunar month The 15th day of the 8th lunar month The 15th day of the 1st lunar month The 9th day of the 9th lunar month September 10th October 1st January 1st The Dragon Boat Festival The Mid-Autumn Festival Christmas Day Christmas Day Mardi Gras parade costumes Ramadan Muslims Arabic lunar calendar Easter a religious festival THE BIRTH OF A FESTIVAL Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival celebrating the culture and history of African-Americans. The week following Christmas Day, many African-American families get together to greet the new year and think about the past. * * 更多内容欢迎莅临天马行空官方博客：/tmxk_docin Halloween is the time when the spirit of the dead appeared and when children now sometimes dress up in strange clothes and play tricks. Halloween is celebrated on the 31st of October. (US and Europe) O-bon or Bon Festival is celebrated all over Japan as an all souls day. The few days are celebrated to greet the souls returning from the other side to be with the living (a happy event). After three days, the souls are led back to the sea by paper boats with candles lit to show the way until they return next year. It is sometimes called the Lantern Festival. Traditional dances are performed in parades and neighbors feel free to join in. Obon (Japan) The Day of the Dead, celebrated throughout Mexico on November 1 and 2nd. People who have died in the past year are remembered, their pictures placed on family altars and special food and drink are offered for the souls of the departed. The day of the dead (Mexico) The Spring Festival Lion dancing red packets let off f