Unit 5: Time to celebrate!

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Across
  1. 4. the tradition of giving and receiving presents during the Christmas season
  2. 6. a Halloween tradition where a pumpkin is carved and transformed into a decorative lantern
  3. 9. a traditional dessert commonly served during Christmas
  4. 13. a traditional Chinese food commonly eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival
  5. 14. the act of decorating a tree, usually an evergreen, with ornaments and lights
  6. 16. People of all ages dress up as various characters or monster to participate in parties or other Halloween-themed events
  7. 18. a traditional Chinese holiday to commemorate the poet Qu Yuan
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  1. 1. Teams of rowers paddle in the boats decorated like dragons, competing against each other in races.
  2. 2. a holiday celebrated on October 31st
  3. 3. an annual Christian holiday that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ
  4. 5. a traditional Chinese holiday for family gatherings, moon appreciation, and eating mooncakes.
  5. 7. Two people hold the ends of the cracker and pull it apart with a popping sound. The person who ends up with the larger portion of the cracker keeps the candies or small toys inside.
  6. 8. the activity of decorating eggs, often hard-boiled eggs, with colors and designs in celebration of Easter
  7. 10. a Halloween tradition where children dress up in costumes and say "trick or treat" to their neighbourhood. Then, they receive candy or other treats.
  8. 11. Families and friends often gather outdoors to enjoy the moon's beauty and share stories, food, and mooncakes.
  9. 12. the act of placing and displaying various ornaments, lights, garlands, wreaths, and other decorative items in homes
  10. 15. a Christian holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
  11. 17. a popular activity during the Mid-Autumn Festival and people need to guess the meaning of the words on slips of paper of the lanterns.