教师节和中秋节兼容

中国的节日In

China,

we

haveTeacher’s

Day.

Itis

on

September,10.

Teachersacross

thecountrycelebrate

on

theday.孔子

kǒng

zǐ

Confuciuswas

the

earliest

teacherin

the

history

who

livedin

China

around

twothousand

years

ago.

Heusedto

say,“三人行，必有我师也。”whichmeans

there’s

always

ateacher

between

threeof

us

while

we

arewalking

together.So

I

need

everybody

tomake

YOUR

OWNcards

for

Teacher’s

Day.lǎo

shījié

rì

kuài

lè节

日

快

乐老

师Happy

Teacher’s

Day!Mr/

Miss

×

×

×,老师节日快乐!Happy

Teacher’s

Day!×

×

×(

Your

name

)Design

your

own

card

for

Chinese

Teacher’s

Day.When

you’vemade

your

card,sendit

to

one

of

yourfavorite

teachers

in

Tomlinson

MS

tomorrow.If

you

are

asked

why

you

send

this

card,

you

may

tellyour

teacher

that

the

Chinese

Teacher’s

Day

isapproaching

on

September,

10,

and

say

“

HappyTeacher’s

Day!

”

to

him

/

her.When

you

are

making

your

card,

you

can

paint

pictureson

the

cover

or

inside!USE

YOUR

IMAGINATION!zhōng

qiū

jié中

秋

节The

Mid-Autumn

FestivalThe

Mid-Autumn

Festival

isone

of

the

most

importantfestivals

in

Chinese

Calendar.

This

day

is

alsoconsidered

a

harvestfestival

since

the

fruit,

vegetables,and

grain

had

been

harvested

by

this

time.In

the

west

calendar,

the

day

of

the

festival

occurredsometime

between

the

second

week

of

September

orOctober.Traditionally

on

this

day,

Chinesefamily

members

and

friends

willgather

to

admire

the

moon,

andeat

the

mooncake

under

themoon

together.People

also

carry

the

lanterns

andwatch

the

Dragon

Dance(舞龙).The

round

mooncakes,

measuring

about

threeinches

in

diameters

and

one

and

a

half

inchesin

thickness,

resembled

western

fruit

cakesintaste

and

consistency.

These

cakes

are

madewith

melon

seeds,

lotus

seeds,

almonds,minced

meat,

bean

paste,

orange

p