Celebrate every season in bilingual style — Sijhou's festival calendar.
Sijhou Festival Calendar
溪州國小節慶英語活動
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SPRING · 春
Lunar New Year
農曆新年
Red envelopes, lanterns, lion dances — and bilingual greetings to ring in the new year. Students practice New Year phrases and learn the traditions behind each custom.
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SPRING · 春
Children's Day
兒童節
April 4th is every Sijhou child's day. Students learn how Children's Day is celebrated around the world, share what they love about being a kid in Sijhou, and create bilingual wishes for their future selves.
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SUMMER · 夏
Dragon Boat Festival
端午節
Zongzi, dragon boats, and Qu Yuan's story — all in English. Students learn the legend and vocabulary of this 2,000-year tradition and compare it to water festivals around the world.
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AUTUMN · 秋
Halloween
萬聖節
Costumes, jack-o'-lanterns, and "Trick or Treat!" — Teacher Thulie brings her culture to the Sijhou campus every October with spooky English vocabulary and costume parades.
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AUTUMN · 秋
Thanksgiving
感恩節
Students learn the history of the Pilgrims and Native Americans, explore the vocabulary of gratitude, and write bilingual "thankful lists" — connecting it to Taiwan's own harvest traditions.
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AUTUMN · 秋
Mid-Autumn Festival
中秋節
Moon cakes, Chang'e, and the full harvest moon. Students share the legend of the Moon Goddess in English and discover how moonlit harvest festivals are celebrated across Asia.
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WINTER · 冬
Christmas
聖誕節
Carol singing, English Christmas cards, and the giving spirit of December. Teacher Thulie shares Christmas traditions from her home country, and students exchange bilingual holiday greetings.
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SPRING · 春
Earth Day
地球日
April 22 connects to Sijhou's Ecology pillar — the Waterway Dreamers, the Teacher-Student Tree, and SDG units with St. Mary's School (Philippines). Learn environmental English and action.