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Chinese Festivals

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Chinese Festivals

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    3. The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese and is the time when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West.

    5. CHRISTMAS

    6. Christmas Stories The Christmas story comes from the Bible. An angel appeared to shepherds and told them that a Savior had been born to Mary and Joseph in a stable in Bethlehem. Three Wise Men from the East (the Magi) followed a wondrous star which led them to the baby Jesus to whom they paid homage and presented gifts of gold, frankincense and myth.

    7. Father Christmas, or Saint Nicholas, comes into houses in the night and leaves gifts for the children. Saint Nicholas is represented as a kind man with a red cloak and long white beard. Another character, the Norse God Odin, rode on a magical flying horse across the sky in the winter to reward people with gifts. These different legends passed across the ages to make the present-day Santa Claus.

    8. SPRING FESTIVAL &CHRISTMAS

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