The following Western Holiday Summaries are posted
courtesy of Dr. Harvey Taylor*:
Holiday Summary: April Fool's Day
Holiday Summary: St. Patrick's
Day
Holiday
Summary: Easter/ Resurrection Sunday
Holiday
Summary: Thanksgiving
Michael also has additional holiday information
on this website:
Xiamen's
"Moon Festival" dice game
Who
is Santa Claus (Christmas)
A
Chronological Look at the first Christmas
Christmas
Candy Canes (an introduction)
Advent
(the four weeks before Christmas)
Valentine's
Day
An
Easter story for Kids (in English and Chinese)
The
Passion (Easter): thoughts about the movie & a remarkable Chinese poem
You'll also find
movie study guides on this website for some
great holiday films:
A
Snoopy/Charlie Brown Christmas
Last Holiday
White Christmas
The
Grinch
Home
Alone
Christmas Carol
It's
a Wonderful Life
Also look for Christmas wallpaper
(click here), and photos of Christmas fun with
our students.
*Dr. Harvey Taylor and his wife Nina are
friends of the Kriglines. Dr. Taylor started teaching in China in 1980,
and has taught at a number of universities, including Peking University
and China TV Teacher's College (for which these materials were first
created). He is now retired, and living in the USA (you can reach him by
writing to me; our email address is on the HOME page).
