Dragon Boat Festival is a funny Chinese holiday. Usually, it's in May or June. Both children and adults like this holiday.
First, there are dragon boat races. Dragon boats are very long. They are painted in bright colours. In each boat, there are many people rowing. There's also somebody beating a drum.The winner of the races can get a lot of money.
During Dragon Boat Festival, people also eat a special kind of rice dumplings. To make rice dumplings, people always put some meat, vegetables and other things in it. Then they can make different flavors of dumplings. Some are sweet, and some are salty.They all taste good. People give them to friends.
On the evening of holiday, families have a big meal together. Dragon Boat Festival is a great time for everybody.
Mother's Day is a holiday for mothers. On this day, mothers don't work. It's on the second Sunday in May. It's celebrated in the United States, England, Sweden, India, Mexico and some other countries.
On that day many people sends presents of love to their mothers. Those whose mothers are still alive often wear a pink or red rose or carnation, while those whose mothers are dead wears a white one. The celebration of the first Mother's Day was held in Philadelphia on May 10, 1908. Soon the holiday became popular around the country and the world.
On September 12th this year, you will see a full moon. It is the Mid-Autumn Festival. The festival is on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. And it is one of the most important festivals in China.
It is a big time for families and friends to get together. In the evening, people sit around a table and look at the bright moon. They eat sweet or salty moon cakes. People can see a lot of lanterns on the street. Children like guessing the answers to the lantern riddles.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is also a harvest festival. Farmers begin to harvest fruits and vegetables.
people rice dumplings at this festival?
