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Warming up How did you spend your Spring Festival? Spring Festival comes at the turn of a Chinese lunar year and is celebrated all over the country. On the day of the Lunar New Year people get up early and wear all kinds of new clothes. In the north, most families prepare jiaozi (dumplings) on the Eve as special food, while in the south sticky-sweet glutinous rice pudding called nian gao is served. Crackers are fired everywhere when the clock strikes twelve, as a signal of saying good-bye to the old year and welcoming the New Year in. Fireworks are lit to drive away evil spirits. People watch the CCTV special Spring Festival programs, sing and dance until the small hours of the morning. Spring Festival Festivals Time What does it celebrate? What do people do? Spring festival spring The arrival of spring and the new year get together, watch TV and eat dumplings, give money in red paper to children, visit family members How many festivals do you know in China? New Year’s Day Lantern Festival Women’s Day May Day Children’s Day Dragon Boat Festival 端 午 节 Mid-autumn Festival National Day Army Day Chinese festivals and holidays Which do you think is the most important festival in China? Spring Festival Why is it spreading around the world ? People like the colorful celebration and the rich tradition; Chinese people live all around the world. New Year’s Day 元旦（1月1日） Valentine’s Day 情人节（2月14日） April Fool’s Day 愚人节（4月1日） Easter 复活节（春分月圆后第一个星期日） Mother’s Day 母亲节（5月第二个星期日) Father’s Day 父亲节（6月第三个星期日） Halloween 鬼节（万圣节前夕，10月31日夜） Thanksgiving Day 感恩节（美国，11月最后一个 星期四） Christmas Eve 平安夜（12月24日夜） Christmas Day 圣诞节（12月25日） Festivals in foreign countries on the fifteenth day of the new year ( 15th, in the lunar calendar) lanterns: symbols of good fortune, happiness and health. “dragon” and “lion ” dances Lantern Festival It is held on the fifth day of the Fifth Moon (阴历5月) , usually in June. It is set aside to honor the death of Qu Yuan. Zongzi the Dragon B