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Zuotengdazuo Posted 10 years ago
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At Spring Festival?on Spring Festival?at Spring Festival?


We have a big family dinner in/on/at Spring Festival.
Which preposition is correct? I think "on" is correct since the dinner lasts from the day before to the day after. What do you think of it?
Putting aside this sentence, in other occasions, can we say at Spring Festival or in Spring Festival?
Thank you.
  

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zuotengdazuo Which preposition is correct? I suggest 'for', since the dinner is not really part of the formal festival. zuotengdazuo Putting aside this sentence, in other occasions, can we say at Spring Festival or in Spring Festival?

— Mister Micawber

  • zuotengdazuo Which preposition is correct?
  • I suggest 'for', since the dinner is not really part of the formal festival.
  • zuotengdazuo Putting aside this sentence, in other occasions, can we say at Spring Festival or in Spring Festival?
  • You have capitalized the term, so we presume that that is the precise name of the festival.
  • You have not said whether its duration is one day or more, which can affect preposition choice.
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zuotengdazuoWhich preposition is correct?
I suggest 'for', since the dinner is not really part of the formal festival.
zuotengdazuoPutting aside this sentence, in other occasions, can we say at Spring Festival or in Spring Festival?
You have capitalized the term, so we presume that that is the precise name of the festival.
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Thank you for your answer.
Can I ask a few more questions?
If the festival last one day, we use on Spring Festival, right?
If the festival last a few days, we say at Spring Festival, right?
We don't say in Spring Festival in any ocasssion, right?
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zuotengdazuoIf the festival last one day, we use on Spring Festival, right?
No, 'at'.
zuotengdazuoIf the festival last a few days, we say at Spring Festival, right?
No, 'in' or 'during'.
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