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三一口语5级常见问题 Festivals How many traditional Chinese festivals and Western festivals do you know? There are many traditional Chinese festivals and the most important ones include the Lunar New Year, the Lantern Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Day and Qingming Festival. I know quite a lot of Western festivals as well, for example, Christmas, Easter, Halloween and Thanksgiving Day. Can you describe the Lunar New Year (Spring Festival)? The Lunar New Year is often celebrated in late January or early February. It lasts for fifteen days. It is regarded as the most important traditional festival in China. The Lunar New Year is a festival for family reunions. Therefore, on New Year’s Eve, the whole family gets together and eats dumplings. What do you do during the Lunar New Year (Spring Festival)? I usually spend the New Year’s Eve at my grandparents’ house. There we eat dumplings and watch TV festival shows together. At midnight, we go out and light fireworks. On the next morning, I wear new clothes and go to visit my relatives. I like it very much because I often receive a lot of red envelope money from them. Many friends of mine said temple fairs are interesting places to go but I’ve never been there before. When is Mid-Autumn Day? How did your family celebrate it last year? Mid-Autumn Day is on the 15th of the eighth lunar month. It’s a traditional Chinese festival for family reunions. On that day, the moon turns perfectly round. Last year, my family went to my uncle’s house. We ate moon cakes and admired the bright moon. We also took several photos together. This has been a tradition in my family for more than ten years. When is the Dragon Boat Festival? How did you celebrate it last year? People often celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in early June. The origin of it is to honor the famous poet Qu Yuan. Last Year, my family made and ate a lot of Zongzi to celebrate the festival. Zongzi is made of sticky rice and it’s very delicious. There was a dragon boa