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1、Festivals and celebrations of all kinds _ (hold) everywhere since ancient times. Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. Sometimes celebrations would be held after hunters had caught animals. 推荐精选At that time people would starve if fo
2、od was difficult _ (find), especially during the cold winter months. 推荐精选Today's festivals have many origins, some religious, some _ (season), and some for special people or events.推荐精选Festivals of the Dead推荐精选Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might retu
3、rn either to help _ to do harm. For the Japanese festival Obon, people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth. In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in
4、 early November. _this important feast day, people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with "bones" on them. They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. The Western holiday Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people. It is now a ch
5、ildren's festival, when they can dress up and go to their neighbours' homes to ask for sweets. If the neighbours do not give any sweets, the children might play a trick on them.Festivals to Honour PeopleFestivals can also be held to honour _(fame) people. The Dragon Boat Festival in China ho
6、nours the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan.推荐精选In the USA, Columbus Day is in memory of the _ (arrive) of Christopher Columbus in the New World. India has a _ (nation) festival on October 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain 推荐精选India's independence from Britain.Harvest FestivalsH
7、arvest and Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy events. People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over. 推荐精选In European countries, people will usually decorate churches and town halls _ flowers and fruit, and will get together to have meals. S
8、ome people might win awards for their farm produce, like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome rooster. 推荐精选China and Japan have mid-autumn festivals, when people admire the moon and in China, enjoy mooncakes. 推荐精选Spring FestivalsThe most _ (energy) and important festivals are the ones th
9、at look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring. At the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings, fish and meat and may give children lucky money in red paper. There are dragon dances and carnivals, and families celebrate the Lunar New Year together. 推荐精选Some Western countries
10、 have very _ (excite) carnivals,推荐精选 which take place forty days before Easter, usually in February. These carnivals might include parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colourful clothing of all kinds. Easter is an important religious and social festival for Christians around
11、 the world. It celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life. 推荐精选Japan's Cherry Blossom Festival happens a little later. 推荐精选The country, _ (cover) with cherry tree flowers, looks as though it is covered with pink snow.People love to get together to eat,drink and have fun with each other. 推荐精选Festivals let us enjoy life,_ (be) proud of our customs and forget our work for a little while. （注：可编辑下载，若有不当之处，请指正，谢谢!） 推荐精选