Unit 8. Celebrations

Women`s day
Independence day
Teacher`s day
Christmas day
May day
Valentine
Wedding
Celebrate (v) :
Celebration (n) :
làm lễ kỷ niệm, kỷ niệm
lễ kỷ niệm
Easter egg, sugar egg (n) :
Easter (n):
bánh trứng
Lễ Phục Sinh
Mid-Fall festival (n): Mid-August Festival
Moon Cake Festival
Full Moon Festival
Tet Trung Thu
Lantern
Mask
Lunar New Year or Tet (n) :
Tết Nguyên Đán
Match the icons with the names of the celebrations:
Easter Christmas Mid-Fall Festival
Lunar New Year birthday wedding
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2
6
3
4
5
Easter
Lunar New Year
Christmas
birthday
Mid-Fall Festival
wedding
Decorate (v) :
trang trí, trang hoàng
Decoration (n)
Lunar New Year occurs in late January
or early February
Occur (v) / happen :

xảy ra, diễn ra
Parade (n) :
cuộc diễu hành, đám rước
VOCABULARY
Complete the table:
Look at the table and fill in the blank with suitable information
* Children feeling about the festival (like/ dislike)
Like very much,
Gather with their parents and their family,
Enjoy the moonlight and special refreshments
Name of festival

when

Purpose

Main activities
Food
Mid Autumn
15th day of the 8th lunar month

People celebrate the largest full moon in the year
-Children wear masks, parade in the street, have parties with special cakes and lots of fruits, …
-Central around children and education
-Parents buy lanterns
-Dance

Moon cakes
refreshment
Now, tell about Lunar New Year
“Tet is a festival which occurs in late January or early February in Viet nam.
On this occasion, people clean and decorate their homes.
They wear new clothes.
Family members enjoy special food such as sticky rice cakes.
Everyone in Viet Nam feels happy.”

The Mid- Autumn festival


The festival was held on 15th of August the school yard. The festival lasted 3 hours. There were many activities such as: singing and shouting, wearing masks, parading on the roads and banging the drums.
The children were interested in a special cake “Moon cakes”. Children went on playing traditional games until mid-night.
This festival is a very special occasion for Vietnamese people and especially for children to play and enjoy on a variety of activities . Moreover, children would understand more about Vietnamese traditions.
Mid - Autumn
is Tet Trung Thu
is the most celebrated festivals to current date
dates back over 15,000 years ago
is held on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
Vietnamese markets sell a variety of lanterns
Children
Wear masks, parade in the street
have parties with special cakes and lots of fruits …
Eat moon cakes
Perform traditional Vietnamese dance and participate in
contests for prizes and scholarships
Like festival very much/ enjoy the moonlight and special
refreshments
Gather with their family and friend
Their parents
Buy lanterns for their children
Participate in a candlelit lanterns procession at down
Showing love and appreciation to their children
In Viet Nam the Mid-Autumn Festival, also referred as
Tet Trung, is one of the two most celebrated festivals to current
date. The Mid-Autumn Festival dates back over 15.000 years ago, and is traditionally held on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. A Vietnamese folklore indicates that the festival came about as a way for parents to make up lost time, showing love and appreciation to their children after the harvest season. Appropriately, the Mid- Autumn Festival is also called the children’s Festival. Trung Thu activities are often centred around children and education. Parents buy lanterns for their children so that they can participate in a candlelit lantern procession at down. Lanterns represent brightness while the procession symbolizes success in school. Vietnamese markets sell a variety of lanterns, but the most popular children’s lantern is the star lantern. Other children’s activities include arts and crafts in which children make face masks and lanterns. Children also perform traditional Vietnamese dance and participate in contests for prizes and scholarships. Unicorn dancer are also very popular in Trung Thu festivities. In addition, Vietnamese parents tell


their children fairy tales and serve mooncakes and other special treats under the silver moon. I like the festival very much because it is an opportunity for me to gather with my family and friends to enjoy the moon light and many special refreshments.