Festivals we enjoyFestivals we enjoy

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In Hong Kong, we have two main kinds of festivals:

A) Chinese Festivals

B) Western Festivals

A) Chinese Festivals

1) Chinese New Year – get lucky money

- watch fireworksChinese New Year is in spring.

We get lucky money and watch fireworks at Chinese New Year.

2) Ching Ming Festival – visit graves

Ching Ming Festival is in spring.

People visit graves at Ching Ming Festival.

3) Dragon Boat Festival –

watch dragon boat races

Dragon Boat Festival is in June.

People watch dragon boat races at Dragon Boat Festival.

4) Mid-Autumn Festival

– play lanterns and eat moon cakes

- enjoy the full moon in autumn

Mid-Autumn Festival is in autumn.

We play lanterns and eat moon cakes at Mid-Autumn Festival.

We also enjoy the full moon on that day.

B) Western Festivals

1) Valentine’s Day –

send roses and cards

Valentine’s Day is on 14th February.

People send roses and cards to the people they love on Valentine’s Day.

2) Easter – eat chocolate eggs

Easter is on the first Sunday after the full moon of the spring.

We eat chocolate eggs at Easter.

3) Mother’s Day –

give flowers and card

Mother’s Day is on the second Sunday of May.

We give flowers and card to our mothers.

4) Halloween – have parties and play gamesHalloween is on 31st October.

Children have parties and play games at Halloween.

5) Christmas – give presents

Christmas is on 25th December.

People give presents at Christmas.

1) Look at the pictures below. Can you tell me when is the festival and what will we do at that festival?

2) What festivals do you like best?

Read the sentences about the festivals and choose the correct answer.

1) It is the birthday of Jesus Christ.

A) Christmas

B) Easter

C) Halloween

2) It is the time when Jesus Christ died and came back to life.

A) Christmas

B) Easter

C) Valentine’s Day

3) It is the day when we remember our dead relatives.

A) Ching Ming Festival

B) Mid-Autumn Festival

C) Dragon-Boat Festival

4) It is the western festival that the children play ‘trick or treat’.

A) Chinese New Year

B) Halloween

C) Children Festival