Lantern Festival (Friday class)

" Lantern Festival"中文名稱是什麼? (What is the Chinese name of Lantern Festival?)

• 燈籠節 (灯笼节）( dēng lóng jié)

• 中秋節(节) ( zhōng qiū jié)

• 湯圓節 (汤圆节) ( tāng yuán jié)

• 元宵節(节) ( yuán xiāo jié)

什麼時候是元宵節? (When does Lantern Festival occurs?)

• 正月十五 (The 15th day of January in Lunar calendar.)

• 五月五日 (The 5th day of May in Lunar calendar.)

• 八月十五 (The 15th day of August in Lunar calendar.)

• 正月初一 (The 5th day of January in Lunar calendar.)

元宵節為什麼很重要? (Why is this festival important?)

• 代表要過年了。(Because it means Lunar New Year is coming.)

• 代表新春慶祝活動結束。(Because it means Lunar New Year celebration end.)

• 代表過年的頭一天。(Because it the first day of Lunar New Year.)

• 因為人們只可以在這天掛燈籠。(Because we can only hang up lantern on that day.)

元宵節相當於西洋的哪一個節日? (The Lantern festival is compared to which western festival?)

• 復活節 (Easter)

• 元旦 (New Year)

• 情人節 (Valentine's day)

• 感恩節 (Thanksgiving Holiday)

元宵節的應景食物是什麼? (What do people usually eat in Lantern Festival?)

• 批薩 (Pizza)

• 湯圓 (Rice balls)

• 麵條 (Pasta)

• 水餃 (dumplings)

傳統元宵節，人們會將願望寫在什麼上讓它隨風飄揚? (In the traditional Lantern Festival, what would people write their wishes to make it flutter in the wind?）

• 粽子 (Rice dumplings)

• 月餅 (moon cakes)

• 天燈 (Kong Ming Deng = sky lantern)

• 春聯 (Chinese couplet)

元宵節對自然界產生什麼負面影響? (What problem does Lantern Festival cause to the nature?)

• 汙染 (pollution)

• 地震 (earthquakes)

• 海嘯 (tsunami)

• 龍捲風 (tornado)

人們慶祝元宵節，會舉辦什麼遊戲? (When people celebrate the Lantern Festival, what games will they play?)

• 猜燈謎 (Guess the riddle)

• 划龍舟 (Dragon boat race)

• 烤肉比賽 (Barbecue competition)

• 剪紙比賽 (Paper-cut competition)

【猜燈謎 (一)】羊來了! (猜一種水果)

(Riddle1) Here comes the sheep. (guess one kind of fruit)

• 蘋果 (apple)

• 草莓 (strawberry)

• 楊桃 (starfruit)

• 葡萄 (grapes)

【猜燈謎 (二)】狼來了! (猜一種水果)

(Riddle1) Here comes the wolf. (guess one kind of fruit)

• 蘋果 (apple)

• 草莓 (strawberry)

• 楊桃 (starfruit)

• 葡萄 (grapes)