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1、FestivalsinChinaandAmericaGoodmorning,everyone.OurtopicisFestivalsinChinaandAmerica.First,wewillintroducethedifferencebetweentheSpringFestivalandChristmas.InChina,theoldestandmostimportantfestivalistheSpringFestival,morecommonlyknownintheWestastheChineseNewYear.PeopleinChin
2、amalepreparationsfortheSpringFestivalduringthelastfewdaysoflastmoon:cleaningthehouses,havinghaircutandbuyingnewclothes.Doorsaredecoratedwithverticalscrollsofcharactersonredpaperwhosetextsseekgoodluckandpraisenature.OnNewYear’sEve,allthemembersoffamiliescometogethertofeast.I
3、nthesouthofChinaastickysweetglutinousricepuddingcalledniangaoisservedwhileinthenorthjiaozi,asteameddumpling,isverypopular.NewYearsdayisoftenspentvisitingneighbors,familyandfriends.moneygiventochildrenaslunarNewYeargiftInAmerica,familiesgatheronChristmas,whichisthebiggesthol
4、idayandextendsfromafewdaysbeforeDecember25ththroughNewYear’sDay.GiftsareexchangedonChristmasEveorChristmasDay.OnChristmasDay,manypeoplegotochurchandthenstayathomeandopengiftsthataregatheredaroundthetree.Intheevening,familiesserveatraditionaldinner—oftenawholeturkeycarvedatt
5、hetable—andjoinwholeheartedlyinthefestivitiesoftheChristmasseason.UsuallyonDecember26th,BoxingDay,peoplevisitfriendsandjoinotherleisureactivities.ricewineredwineFestivalsinChinaMid-autumndayMid-AutumnDayisatraditionalfestivalinChina.Itiscelebratedonthe15thdayofthe8thmonthof
6、thelunarcalendar.Almosteveryonelikestoeatmooncakesonthatday.Mostfamilieshaveadinnertogethertocelebratethefestival.Asayinggoes,"Themooninyourhometownisalmostalwaysthebrightestandroundest".Manypeoplewholivefarawayfromhomeswanttogobacktohaveafamilyreunion.Howhappyitistoenjoyth
7、emooncakeswhilewatchingthefullmoonwithyourfamilymembers.MooncakesMooncakesFestivalsintheUSAThanksgivingDayPresidentoftheUnitedStatesproclaimedthefourthThursdayofNovemberasThanksgivingDayeveryyear.Thanksgivingtodayis,ineverysense,anationalannualholidayonwhichAmericansofallfa
8、ithsandbackgroundsjoinintoexpresstheirthanksfortheyear'sbountyandreverentlyaskforc
