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Chinese Holidays 中国的节日

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ID: 4113 Elementary
The Chinese love their holidays! Review the most popular ones with Grace and Jenny.
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
节日 jiérì holiday; festival
重要 zhòngyào important; significant; major
máng busy; hurriedly; to hurry
慢慢 mànmàn slowly
中国有很多节日吗?
Zhōngguó yǒu hěnduō jiérì ma ?
Are there a lot of festivals in China?
有啊,有很多。
yǒu a ,yǒu hěnduō 。
Yes, there are many.
你可以告诉我一些重要的节日吗?
nǐ kěyǐ gàosu wǒ yīxiē zhòngyào de jiérì ma ?
Can you tell me some important holidays?
有六个传统节日。春节,春节是农历正月初一,元宵节,元宵节是农历正月十五,清明节,清明节是四月五日,端午节,端午节是农历五月初五,中秋节,中秋节是农历八月十五,重阳节,重阳节是农历九月初九。
yǒu liù ge chuántǒng jiérì 。Chūnjié ,Chūnjié shì nónglì zhēngyuèchūyī ,Yuánxiāojié ,Yuánxiāojié shì nónglì zhēngyuèshíwǔ ,Qīngmíngjié ,Qīngmíngjié shì Sìyuè wǔ rì ,Duānwǔjié ,Duānwǔjié shì nónglì Wǔyuè chūwǔ ,Zhōngqiūjié ,Zhōngqiūjié shì nónglì Bāyuè shíwǔ ,Chóngyángjié ,Chóngyángjié shì nónglì jiǔ yuèchū jiǔ 。
There are six traditional festivals. The Spring Festival is the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar. The Lantern Festival is the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar. The Ching Ming Festival is April 5th. The Dragon Boat Festival is the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Mid-Autumn Festival is the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. The Double Ninth Festival is the 9th day of the ninth lunar month.
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