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1、必修3unit1 Festivalsandcelebrations Festivalsandcelebrationsofallkindshavebeenheldeverywheresinceancienttimes.Mostancientfestivalswouldcelebratetheendofcoldweather,plantinginspringandharvestinautumn.Sometimescelebratewouldbeheldafterhuntershadcaughtanimals.Atthat
2、timepeoplewouldstarveiffoodwasdifficulttofind,especiallyduringthecoldwintermonths.Today’sfestivalshavemanyorigins,somereligious,someseasonal,andsomeforspecialpeopleorevents. FestivalsoftheDead Somefestivalsareheldtohonourthedeadortosatisfytheancestors,whomightr
3、eturneithertohelportodoharm.FortheJapanesefestival.Obon,peopleshouldgotocleangravesandlightincenseinmemoryoftheirancestors.Theyalsolightlampsandplaymusicbecausetheythinkthatthiswillleadtheancestorsbacktoearth.InMexico,peoplecelebratetheDayoftheDeadinearlyNovember
4、.Onthisimpoutantfeastday,peopleeatfoodintheshapeofskullsandcakeswith”bones”onthem.Theyofferfood,flowersandgiftstothedead.TheWesternholidayHalloweenalsohaditsorigininoldbeliefsaboutthereturnofthespiritsofdeadpeople.Itisnowachildren’sfestival,whentheycandressupandt
5、ototheirneighbours’homestoaskforsweets.Iftheneighboursdonotgiveanysweets,thechildrenmightplayatrickonthem. FestivalstoHonourPeople Festivalscanalsobeheldtohonourfamouspeople.TheDragonBoatFestivalinChinahonoursthefamousancientpoet,QuYuan.IntheUSAColumbusDayisinm
6、emoryofthearrivalofChristopherColumbusinNewWorld.IndiahasanationalfestivalonOctober2tohonourMohandasGandhi,theleaderwhohelpedgainIndia’sindependencefromBritain. HarvestFestivals HarvestandThanksgivingfestivalscanbeveryhappyevents.Peoplearegratefulbecausetheirfo
7、odisgatheredforthewinterandtheagriculturalworkisover.InEuropeancountries,peoplewillusuallydecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andwillgettogethertohavemeals.Somepeoplemightwinawardsfortheirfarmproduce,likethebiggestwatermelonorthemosthandsomerooster.Ch
8、inaandJapanhavemid-autumnfestivals,whenpeopleadmirethemoonandinChina,enjoymooncakes. SpringFestivals Themostenergeticandimportantfestivalsaretheonesthatlookf
