•takeplace•beauty•harvest•celebration•starve•origin•religious•seasonal•ancestor•Obon•grave•incense•inmemoryof•Mexico•feast•skull•bone•Halloween•belief•dressup•playatrickon•poet•ColumbusDay•arrival•ChristopherColumbus•gain•independence•independent•gather•agriculture•agricultural•award•produce•rooster•Jesus•cherry•blossom•admire•energetic•lookforwardto•carnival•lunar•Easter•parade•dayandnight•clothing•Christian•asthough•havefunwithFestivalsaroundtheworldTraditionalChinesefestivalsTheDragonBoatFestivalTheDoubleNinthFestivalTheSpringFestivalTombSweepingDayTheLanternFestivalTheMiddleAutumnFestivalTheDoubleSeventhFestivalChinesepublicholidaysInternationalWomen’sDayNewYear’sDayChildren’sDayNationalDayTheYouthDayInternationalLabourDayForeignfestivalsChristmasFool’sDayValentine’sDayEasterThanksgivingDayMother’sDayFather’sDayHalloweenFestivalsandcelebrationsBoth_______timesand________timeshavefestivalsandcelebrations•Theendofwinter•Thereturnofgoodweather•Agoodharvest•Captureofanimalsancientmodern•tohonourthedeadortosatisfytheancestors•tohonourhonourfamouspeople•tocelebrateagoodharvest•tocelebratetheendofwinterandthecomingofspring•tocelebratethereturnofJesusfromthedeadandthecomingofspringandnewlifeFestivalsofthedeadFestivalstohonourpeopleHarvestFestivalsSpringFestivalsFestivalsofthedeadFestivalsWhereWhenWhattodoWhattoeatInJulyorAugustTheU.SandsomeothercountriesJapanCleanthegravesLightincenseLightlampsPlaymusicMexicoInearlyNovemberPeopleofferfood,flowersandgiftstothedeadFoodintheshapeofskulls,andcakeswith“bones”onthemOctober31dressupandgotoneighbours’homestoaskforsweetsandtrytofrightenpeopleObonTheDayoftheDeadHalloweeninJapanSpecially-madelanternsarehungoutsideeachhousetoleadtheancestorsbacktohome.ObonWhenthefestivalisover,thousandsoflanternsareplacedintothewaterandtheydriftouttoseaguidingthedeadontheirreturnjourneytotheotherworld.TheDayoftheDeadinMexicoPeopleofferfood,flowersandgiftstothedead.Toys,decorations,andcandiesintheshapeofskulls,aresoldinthemarket-placestohonorancestors.HalloweenParadeHalloweenIntheUSandEuropeThejack-o’-lanternisthemostcommonsymbolofHalloween.childrendressincostumesandgofromhousetohousetoaskforcandybysaying“TrickorTreat!”FestivalstohonourpeopleFestivalsCountryPeoplehonouredChinaQuYuan,thefamousancientpoetTheUSAChristopherColumbusIndiaMohandasGandhiTheDragonBoatFestivalColumbusDayNationalFestivalDRAGONBOATFESTIVALboatandbeatdrumstoscarefishawaytohonourthefamousancientpoet,QuYuanthrewzongziintotheseatokeepthefishfromeatingQuYuan'sbody.ColumbusDayintheUSAinmemoryofthearrivalofChristopherColumbusinAmericaOctober2isanationalfestivalinIndiatohonourMohandasCandhiMohandasGandhiDayGandhiistheleaderwhohelpedgainIndia’sindependencefromBritainHarvestFestivals1.Whatmakesautumnfestivalshappyevents?2.Whatdopeopledotocelebrateit?Becausepeoplearegratefulthatfoodisreadyforwinterandthehardfarmworkisfinished.InEuropeancountries,peoplecelebrateThanksgivingfestivalsInChinaandJanpan,peoplehavemid-autumnfestivalsThanksgivingDayisanAmericantraditionalholiday,fallingonthefourthThursdayinNovember,tocommemoratetheharvest.ThetraditionalThanksgivingfood---roastingturkey,cornandpumpkinpieswithice-cream.TheMid-AutumnFestivalSpringFestivalsFestivalsCountryWhattodoChinasomewesterncountriesJapanEatdumplings,fishandmeatGiveluckymoneyDragondancescarnivalsParades,dancing,loudmusic,colourfulclothingEnjoythecherrytreeflowersTheLunarChineseNewYearEasterandrelatedholidaysTheCherryBlossomFestivalcoupletsParades,dancinginthestreetsdayandnight,loudmusicandcolourfulclothingofallkinds.CarnivalEasterisanimportantreligiousandsocialfestivalinChristiancountries.ItcelebratesthereturnofJesusforChristiansandthecomingofspring.EgghuntsEasterbunnyEastereggtheCherryBlossomFestivalEveryAprilwhenthecountryiscoveredwithcherryflowers.Japanesegooutwiththeirfriendsorfamilies,situnderthetrees,singandhaveapicnic.thepurposesoffestivalsFestivalsTohavefunwitheachotherToletusenjoylifeTobeproudofourcustomsToforgetourdailylifeforalittlewhileTohonourthedeadTohonourfamouspeopleTocelebrateharvestTowelcomeanewyearandlookforwardtothefutureToaskpeopletopayattentiontosomethingWhatisyourfavouritefestival?Why?Whenisit?Whatisthefestivalabout?Howlongcanwehaveforholiday?Whatdoweusuallydointhefestival?Myfavouritefestival