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What do people do on Christmas Day?
Although Christmas is a religious holiday, many of the customs and celebrations are not of a religious nature. Before Christmas Day, people go to shops to buy Christmas decorations, Christmas cards and presents for friends or relatives. For food, people will prepare lots of chocolates, nuts and snacks. A roast turkey or goose is usually served for Christmas dinner. On Christmas Eve, family members get together or go to church to enjoy the Christmas carols.
Do you believe in any god or do you believe in the existence ore are many different religions in the world. What are the most popular ones?
What date is Christmas Day?
On 25th December.
What do you know about Christmas?
Christmas Day is a Christian holiday. It is regarded as the birthday of Jesus Christ.
Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam and so on.
Have you been to any famous religious sites in China? What are they?
The Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu Province and the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, Henan Province are famous Buddhist sites. Mount Wudang in Hubei Province is famous for Taoism. The Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, is the holy place for Tibetan Buddhism.
There are 81 obstacles for the monk and his three followers on the way to the West. Why do you think they face these obstacles?
to give the monk and his three followers an insight into their own characters and show that people must often struggle to succeed; to symbolize the difficulties and challenges that people meet in the course of doing what they believe in
Are you familiar with the ancient Chinese story Journey to the West? What religion is it related to?
Can you name some religious festivals around the world? For Buddhists, there is Nirvana Day, Buddha’s Day or Bodhi Day. For Christians, there is Good Friday, Easter Day, All Saints’ Day, and of course Christmas Day. For Muslims, there is Eid, the festival of sacrifice, Muhammad’s Birthday or Forgiveness Day. For Hindus, there is Great Shiva Night, Humanity Day or the Festival of Lights. For Jews, there is Passover and the Day of Atonement.
Journey to the West Have you ever read this book? What do you know about it?
a classic piece of Chinese literature; a combination of myth, parable and comedy; main characters include a Buddhist monk who is also known as the Priest of Tang and his three followers, Monkey King, Pigsy and Friar Sand; a trip to India for the Buddhist scriptures; the characters are magical or heavenly beings in normal forms and have some magical powers that can protect them from the evil monsters and spirits