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Unit1Festivalsandcelebrations

       Festivalsandcelebrationsofallkindshavebeenheldeverywhere sinceancienttimes.Mostancientfestivalswouldcelebrate theendofcoldweather,plantinginspringandharvestin autumn.Sometimescelebrationswouldbeheldafter hunters had caughtanimals.Atthattimepeoplewould starve iffoodwas difficulttofind,especiallyduringthecoldwintermonths.Today's festivalshavemany origins,some religious,someseasonal,and someforspecialpeopleorevents.

FestivalsoftheDead

       Somefestivalsareheldtohonourthedeadortosatisfythe ancestors,whomightreturneithertohelportodoharm.FortheJapanesefestivalObon,peopleshouldgotocleangravesandlightincense inmemoryof theirancestors.Theyalsolightlampsandplaymusicbecausetheythinkthatthiswillleadtheancestorsbacktoearth.In Mexico,peoplecelebratetheDayoftheDeadinearlyNovember.Onthisimportant feast day,peopleeatfoodintheshapeofskullsandcakeswith"bones"onthem.Theyofferfood,flowersandgiftstothedead.TheWesternholidayHalloweenalsohaditsorigininoldbeliefs aboutthereturnofthespiritsofdeadpeople.Itisnowachildren'sfestival,whentheycan dressup andgototheirneighbours'homestoaskforsweets.Iftheneighboursdonotgiveanysweets,thechildrenmight playatrick on them.

FestivalstoHonourPeople

        Festivalscanalsobeheldtohonourfamouspeople.TheDragon BoatFestivalinChinahonoursthefamousancient poet,QuYuan.IntheUSA,ColumbusDayisinmemoryofthe arrival ofChristopherColumbusintheNewWorld.IndiahasanationalfestivalonOctober2tohonourMohandasGandhi,theleaderwhohelped gain India's independencefromBritain.

HarvestFestivals

         HarvestandThanksgivingfestivalscanbeveryhappyevents.Peoplearegratefulbecausetheir foodis gathered forthewinterandthe agricultural workisover.InEuropeancountries,people willusuallydecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andwillgettogethertohavemeals.Somepeoplemightwin awards fortheirfarmproduce,likethebiggestwatermelonorthemosthandsome rooster.ChinaandJapanhavemid-autumnfestivals,whenpeople admire themoonandinChina,enjoymooncakes.

SpringFestivals

          Themost energetic andimportantfestivalsaretheonesthat lookforwardtotheendofwinterandtothecomingofspring.AttheSpringFestivalinChina,peopleeatdumplings,fishandmeatand maygivechildrenluckymoneyinredpaper.Therearedragondancesandcarnivals,andfamiliescelebratetheLunarNewYeartogether.SomeWesterncountrieshaveveryexcitingcarnivals,whichtakeplacefortydaysbefore Easter,usuallyinFebruary.Thesecarnivalsmightincludeparades,dancinginthestreets dayandnight,loudmusicandcolourful clothing ofallkinds.Easterisanimportantreligiousandsocialfestivalfor Christians aroundtheworld.ItcelebratesthereturnofJesusfromthedeadandthecomingofspringandnewlife.Japan'sCherryBlossomFestivalhappensalittlelater.Thecountry,coveredwithcherrytreeflowers,looks as though itiscoveredwithpinksnow.

           Peoplelovetogettogethertoeat,drinkand havefunwith eachother.Festivalsletusenjoylife,beproudofour customs andforgetourworkforalittlewhile.

ASADLOVESTORY

         LiFangwasheart-broken.ItwasValentine'sDayandHuJinhadsaidshewouldmeethimatthe coffeeshopafterwork.Butshedidn't turnup.Shecouldbewithherfriendsrightnowlaughingathim.Shesaidshewouldbethereatseveno'clock,andhethoughtshewould keepherword.Hehadlookedforwardtomeetingherallday,andnowhewasalonewithhisrosesandchocolates,likeafool.Well,hewasnotgoingto holdhisbreath forherto apologize.Hewould drown his sadness incoffee.

         Itwas obvious thatthemanagerofthecoffeeshopwaswaitingforLiFangtoleave-he wiped thetables,thensatdownandturnedontheTV-justwhatLiFangneeded!

AsadChinesestoryaboutlostlove.

        ThegranddaughteroftheGoddessofHeavenvisitedtheearth.HernamewasZhinü,theweavinggirl.WhileshewasonearthshemettheherdboyNiulangandtheyfellinlove.（"JustlikemeandHuJin,"thoughtLiFang.）Theygotmarriedsecretly,andtheywereveryhappy.（"Wecouldbelikethat,"thoughtLiFang.）WhentheGoddessofHeavenknewthathergranddaughterwasmarriedtoahuman,shebecameveryangryandmadetheweavinggirlreturntoHeaven.Niulangtriedtofollowher,buttheriverofstars,theMilkyWay,stoppedhim.Finding thatZhiniiwasheart-broken,hergrandmotherfinallydecidedtoletthecouplecrosstheMilkyWaytomeetonceayear.Magpiesmakeabridgeoftheirwingssothecouplecancrosstherivertomeetontheseventhday