Third Sunday in June
Father' s Day, day for giving special attention, cards and gifts to fathers and grandmothers in recognition of all they do.
Talking about Holidays
Religious Holidays
March or April
(春分后第1个月圆日后的第1个周日) Easter Sunday, a Christian celebration of the resurrection (复活) of Jesus. Children often receive baskets of candy, have Easter egg hunts and dye hard-boiled eggs on this day.
Sept. or Oct.
Rosh Hashanah (犹太新年), the Jewish New Year and Yom(= day) Kippur (= Atonement ) (赎罪日), the Jewish Day of Atonement.
Talking about Holidays
Late Nov. or early Dec.
Hanukkah, Festival of Lights, an eight-day Jewish holiday marking the re-dedication (再次落成典礼) of the Second Temple (耶路撒冷古神殿) in Jerusalem (耶路撒冷).
Dec. 25 Christmas Day, a Christian celebration commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ (耶稣基督), the founder of Christianity. It' s also a Federal holiday.
During-tasks
Directions: Work in groups and discuss the following question. Name some of the traditional Chinese festivals. How do the Chinese celebrate these festivals
Some Chinese Festivals
the Mid-Autumn Festival
中秋节 (August 15th, Lunar Calendar)
the Double Ninth Festival
重阳节 (Sept. 9th, Lunar Calendar)
Useful Words
The following words are for the reference:
firecrackers, set fireworks, be dressed up, dumpling,
pyramid shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves (粽子), moon cake, full moon, dragon boat (dragon boat regatta/race),
realgar wine (雄黄酒), sweeping the graves in memory of the dead ancestors.
What is the Spring Festival
Directions: The following are some definitions of Christmas. The difference in definition is due to people's different views of the spirit of Christmas. Work in groups to define the meanings of the Spring Festival.

Christmas is
- playing in the snow
- angels singing

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