We have lots of fun on weekends. Did people in ancient China also enjoy them? Sadly, ancient Chinese people did not use the weekly calendar, so they did not have weekends. But they could still relax after work.
During the Han Dynasty officials took one day off every five days. During the Tang Dynasty officials worked for ten days and rested for one day. What did they do on that day? The answer is surprising. They bathed and washed their hair!
Ancient Chinese hadlong hair. They also wore heavy clothes.they needed to clean themselves oftenso they wouldn’t get sick. Bathing was also a way to show politeness Confucius always took a shower before meeting people.
But boiling water tooka long time. And there were no hair dryers. People waited a long time for theirhair to dry. That’s why they needed to take a day off.
There were many public holidays in ancient times, such as Apring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. During the Song Dynasty, officials rested for over 100 days, every year! People spentthe holidays with family and friends. They ate a good meal and went hiking.
word bank
1. weekend - Saturday and Sunday
weekdays- Monday to Friday
2. ancient adj 古代的
3. enjoy v enjoy the weekend；
enjoy the holiday；
enjoy oneself
4. sadly adv 可悲的
5. calendar n 日历
6. relax v 放松
7. during prep 在…期间
eg during the summer/winter holiday
during the weekend
8. Dynasty 朝代
Ming Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
9. official n 官员
10. take …off 放一天假
eg take one day off
take a week off
take a month off
11. wear v 穿 （衣服，鞋子）
eg. wear clothes/shoes
戴（眼睛，帽子，首饰）
eg. wear glasses/a hat/a necklace
12. need to do sth 需要做某事
eg . You need to clean your own bedroom.
I need to change my bad habit.
13. Bathing was also a way to show politeness.
bathing 动名词作主语
Swimming is a good activity in summer.
Reading daily is a good habit.
14. politeness n 礼貌
polite adj 有礼貌的
-ness 名词后缀
eg. happy-happiness
lonely-loneliness
busy-business
15. Confucious n 孔子
16. But boiling water took a long time.
boiling 动名词 boiling water 做句子主语
boil v 煮；烧 boil egg；boil water
17. hair dryer 吹风机
- er 使用的工具
eg. heater 暖气；lighter 打火机
18. public holiday 公共假期
eg. National Day 国庆节
May Holiday 五一劳动节
Mid-Autumn 中秋节
Dragon Boat festival端午节
Spring festival 春节
19. hiking 远足；爬山
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