unit 2 i think that mooncakes are delicious!

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1、Unit2Ithinkthatmooncakesaredelicious!Period1Lookatthepicturesandsaywhatfestivalstheyare.ChineseSpringFestival春节firecrackerspaper-cutsBeforetheSpringFestival,peopleusuallydoSpringFestivalshoppinganddospringcleaning.Thenallfamilymembersgettogether,justlikeChristmasintheWest.Theyhaveafamilyreu

2、niondinner.Theyeatdumplings,nian-gaoandNewyear’scakeandsoon.TheyalsopayNewYear'scallWhenistheSpringFestival?Itfallsonthefirstdayofthe1stlunarmonth,usuallyinJanuaryorFebruary.ItstartswiththeNewMoon（新月）onthefirstdayofthenewyearandendsonthefullmoon（满月）15dayslater.HowdoChinesepeoplecelebratethe

3、SpringFestival?TheLanternFestival元宵节Thisday'simportantactivityiswatchinglanterns.Itiscelebratedatnightwithlanterndisplays.Atthistime,peoplewilltrytosolvethepuzzlesonthelanternsandeatyuanxiaoandgetalltheirfamiliesunited.WhenistheLanternFestival?Itfallsonthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonth,usuallyin

4、FebruaryorMarch.The15thdayisthefirstnighttoseeafullmoon.SothedayisalsocalledYuanXiaoFestivalinChina.HowdoChinesepeoplecelebratetheLanternFestival?theMid-AutumnFestival中秋节Peopleusuallyhaveafamilyreuniondinner,andthentheyeatmooncakesandenjoytheroundmoon.WhenistheMid-AutumnFestival?Itfallsonth

5、e15thdayofthe8thlunarmonth,usuallyinSeptember.Thisdaywasalsoconsideredasaharvest（收获）festival.HowdoChinesepeoplecelebratetheMid-AutumnFestival?TheWaterFestival泼水节Onthesedays,peoplepourwateronothersbecausetheybelievethatpouringwateronotherscanhelpremovebadluckandbringouthappinessTheactofpouri

6、ngwaterisalsoashowofblessingsandgoodwishes.WhenistheWaterFestival?Itusuallystartsonthe13thofAprilandtakes3–7days.TheWaterFestivalistheNewYear'scelebrationsthattakeplaceinSoutheastAsiancountriessuchasBurma(['bə:mə]缅甸),Cambodia(['kæmbəudiə]柬埔寨),Laos([laʊz]老挝),andThailandaswellasYunnan(Daipeop

7、le),China.HowdopeoplecelebratetheWaterFestival?TheDragonBoatFestival端午节Forthousandsofyears,thefestivalhasbeenmarkedbyeatingzongziandracingdragonboats.Thefestivalisbestknownforitsdragon-boatraces,especiallyinthesouthernprovinceswheretherearemanyriversandl