新湘版 七年级(下) Unit 8 Topic 3 Let’s celebrate! Section D Review Before Spring Festival On Spring Festival Eve At Spring Festival Midnight On the first day of the lunar new year prepare delicious food, clean and decorate houses family gets together for a big dinner stay up and enjoy dumplings children greet their parents and get lucky money 请欣赏FLASH《新年快乐》和 es Santa Claus 并请讨论春节和圣诞节不同之处。 1. Read and understand There are many holidays and festivals in China. One of them is International Labor Day that is May Day. It’s on May 1st. People enjoy a one-day holiday. They often go shopping or traveling. Dragon Boat Festival is on lunar May 5th. On this day, people hold dragon boat races in many places and eat rice dumplings to remember Qu Yuan. People can enjoy a one-day holiday, too. October 1st is the National Day of the PRC. It is a very important holiday. The whole country celebrates the birthday of China on that day. In Beijing, the capital of China, many people go to Tian’anmen Square to watch the national flag go up. Holidays or festival Date What people do May Day Dragon Boat Festival National Day May 1st Lunar May 5th October 1st go shopping or traveling hold dragon boat races and eat rice dumpling go to Tian’anmen Square to watch the national flag go up.
