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Tomb Sweeping Festival Tomb Sweeping Festival Sunny, LuluSunny, Lulu

We can clean our We can clean our ancestor's tombstone ancestor's tombstone and cut the grass around and cut the grass around there.there.

The origin:The origin:Since ancient times, a day has been designated for Since ancient times, a day has been designated for sweeping the tomb and honoring one's ancestors.sweeping the tomb and honoring one's ancestors.It usually occurs on April 4 (leap years) or April 5 It usually occurs on April 4 (leap years) or April 5 (other years) of the Gregorian calendar. (other years) of the Gregorian calendar.

This festival means we miss our ancestor and do This festival means we miss our ancestor and do something for them.something for them.

Using different colorful Using different colorful papers on the grave papers on the grave pressed by stones. pressed by stones.

WWhen doing when doing worship, the tomb dedicated to meat or orship, the tomb dedicated to meat or leeks, squid, sugar beet, taro, bamboo shoots, etc., otleeks, squid, sugar beet, taro, bamboo shoots, etc., otherwise the cake class offerings.herwise the cake class offerings.

MoonMoon Festival Festival David, Carol, Michael, JamesDavid, Carol, Michael, James

The Chinese Moon Festival is on the 15th The Chinese Moon Festival is on the 15th of the 8th lunar month. It's also known as of the 8th lunar month. It's also known as the Mid-autumn Festival. the Mid-autumn Festival.

When the full moon rises, families get When the full moon rises, families get together to watch the full moon, eat moon together to watch the full moon, eat moon cakes, and sing moon poems. cakes, and sing moon poems.

The mid-1980s, Taiwan began the rise of The mid-1980s, Taiwan began the rise of the Mid-Autumn Festival barbecue habit.the Mid-Autumn Festival barbecue habit.

The moon cake is the food for the Moon Festival. The The moon cake is the food for the Moon Festival. The We eat the moon cake at night with the full moon in the We eat the moon cake at night with the full moon in the sky; the full moon symbolizing family reunion.sky; the full moon symbolizing family reunion.This festival has been made even more lively by the This festival has been made even more lively by the three legends of Chang-O Flees to the Moon, Wu Kang three legends of Chang-O Flees to the Moon, Wu Kang Chops Down the Cassia Tree, and the Jade Rabbit Chops Down the Cassia Tree, and the Jade Rabbit Grinds Medicine. Grinds Medicine.

InIn the Chinese new year for ensure good luck, we the Chinese new year for ensure good luck, we always give every dish a special name.always give every dish a special name.

With an unreal lion and dragon that moves by With an unreal lion and dragon that moves by people you could see it in the temple .people you could see it in the temple .

Because the mandarin word for fish is Because the mandarin word for fish is （（ yuyu ）） is is also a homonym for “surplus “ fish decoration are also a homonym for “surplus “ fish decoration are popular during the Chinese new year .popular during the Chinese new year .

For us ,the most exciting part of the holiday For us ,the most exciting part of the holiday comes when they receive the Hong boa, a red comes when they receive the Hong boa, a red envelopes that full with cashenvelopes that full with cash$.$.

In the last day of the Chinese new year we call it In the last day of the Chinese new year we call it “Lantern Festival” you could see the lantern “Lantern Festival” you could see the lantern everywhere.everywhere.

Teacher’s Day Teacher’s Day JourneyJourney

We have Teachers' Days to honor teachers. We often make use of the day to express our gratitude to our teachers, such as sending them a card. This date was chosen to commemorate the birthday of Confucius, the model teacher in ancient China. The Ministry of Education established the national holiday as September 28th .

Dragon Boat Festival Ray, DaizyRay, Daizy

The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on 5/5 of the lunar calendar. 　　

　　 The boat races during the Dragon Boat Festival are traditional customs to attempts to rescue the patriotic poet Chu Yuan. Chu Yuan drowned on 5/5 of the lunar calendar in 277 B.C. The ancient Chinese threw bamboo leaves filled with cooked rice and meat into the water. Therefore the fish would eat the rice rather than the hero poet. This later on turned into the custom of eating rice dumplings. It is really yummy and very popular nowadays.

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