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Unit1FestivalsaroundtheworldFoodnames团圆饭familyreuniondinner年夜饭thedinneronNewYear'sEve饺子Jiao-zi;dumpling汤圆Tang-yuan;年糕Nian-gao;ricecake;NewYearcake红枣reddates西瓜子watermelonseed莲子lotusseed莲藕lotusroot糖candyActivities春联SpringFestivalcouplets剪纸paper-cuts年画NewYearpaintings烟花fireworks爆竹firecrackers舞狮liondance舞龙dragondance灯谜riddleswrittenonlanterns灯会exhibitoflanterns守岁staying-up拜年payNewYear'scallPopularFestivalsandHolidaysaroundtheWorldNewYear’sDay--------------------------元旦（1月1日）Valentine’sDay------------------------情人节（2月14日）LanternFestival----------------元宵节（阴历正月十五）InternationalWomen’sDay---------妇女节（3月8日）AprilFool’sDay------------------------愚人节（4月1日）PureBrightnessDay-----------------清明节（4月5日）Easter----------------复活节（春分月圆后第一个星期日）InternationalLabourDay------------劳动节（5月1日）Mother’sDay------------------母亲节（5月第二个星期日）YouthDay----------------------青年节（5月4日）InternationalChildren’sDay-----------儿童节Father’sDay--------------父亲节（6月第三个星期日）DragonBoatFestival----------端午节（阴历五月初五）Party’sDay-----------------建党日（7月1日）Army’sDay-----------------建军节（8月1日）Teachers’Day-------------教师节（9月10日）Mid-autumnFestival-----------中秋节（阴历八月十五）NationalDay---------------------国庆节（10月1日）Halloween-------------鬼节（万圣节前夕，10月31日夜）ThanksgivingDay--------感恩节（美国，11月最后一个星期四）ChristmasEve------------平安夜（12月24日夜）ChristmasDay------------圣诞节（12月25日）NewYear’sEve-------------除夕（阴历12月29或30日）SpringFestival--------------春节（阴历正月初一）SpringFestivalcomesattheturnofaChineselunaryearandiscelebratedalloverthecountry.OnthedayoftheLunarNewYearpeoplegetupearlyandwearallkindsofnewclothes.Inthenorth,mostfamiliespreparejiaozi(dumplings)ontheEveasspecialfood,whileinthesouthsticky-sweetglutinousricepuddingcalledniangaoisserved.Crackersarefiredeverywherewhentheclockstrikestwelve,asasignalofsayinggood-byetotheoldyearandwelcomingtheNewYearin.Fireworksarelittodriveawayevilspirits.PeoplewatchtheCCTVspecialSpringFestivalprograms,singanddanceuntilthesmallhoursofthemorning.ChineseNewYear-----SpringFestivalDuringtheSpringFestivalseason,peoplealsodomanyotherthingssuchasputtingcoupletsandcolorfulNewYearpictures.TheypayNewYear’scallstofriendsandrelatives,greetingeachotherforhappinessandprosperityinthenewyear.ChildrenusuallygetsomeluckymoneyinredenvelopsasNewYeargifts.HowdowecelebratetheSpringFestival?Familiesgettogetherandhaveabigmeal.Afterthemeal,weusuallyhaveteaandwatchtheSpringFestivalprogrammeonCCTV.Thisisanenjoyablewayofspendingtimetogether.TheChineseSpringFestivaliscelebratedinmanycountriesandisbecomingmorepopular.Whyisitspreadingaroundtheworld?Peoplelikethecolourfulcelebrationandtherichtradition;Chinesepeopleliveallaroundtheworld.