There are some traditional festivals in China such as the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Lantern Festival. Do you like the Mid-Autumn Festival? It is a traditional Chinese festival and it is a popular festival, too. When is it? Well...it is on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon is round. The round moon stands for a family reunion(团聚) in Chinese tradition. On that day, families get together at home. They enjoy a wonderful dinner together. They sit around a table, have a chat and eat mooncakes. At night, they look up at the moon and give best wishes to each other. There are many famous poems and songs about the festival. For example, Su Shi of the Song Dynasty wrote a poem about the Mid-Autumn Festival. That’s Prelude to Water Melody(水调歌头). The poem is about people missing their families and hometowns. 小题1:There are two traditional festivals mentioned in the first paragraph. 小题2:The Mid-Autumn Day is on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. 小题3:The round moon stands for a family reunion in Chinese tradition. 小题4:We cannot know the name of the poem Su Shi wrote. 小题5:The passage is about the Lantern Festival. |