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1、Unit1FestivalsaroundtheworldFESTIVALSANDCELEBRATIONSFestivalsandcelebrationsofallkindshavebeenheldeverywheresinceancienttimes.Mostancientfestivalswouldcelebratetheendofcoldweather,plantinginspringandharvestinautumn.Sometimescelebrationswouldbeheldafterhuntershadcaughtanimals・Atthattimepeoplewo
2、uldstarveiffoodwasdifficulttofind,especiallyduringthecoldwintermonths.Todaysfestivalshavemanyorigins,somereligious,someseasonal,andsomeforspecialpeopleorevents.FestivalsofthedeadSomefestivalsareheldtohonourthedeadortosatisfytheancestors,whomightreturneithertohelportodoharm・FortheJapanesefestiv
3、alObon,peopleshouldgotocleangravesandlightincenseinmemoryoftheirancestors・Theyalsolightlampsandplaymusicbecausetheythinkthatwillleadtheancestorsbacktoearth.InMexico,peoplecelebratetheDayoftheDeadinearlyNovembe匚Onthisimportantfeastday,peopleeatfoodintheshapeofskullsandcakeswith"bones^onthem・The
4、yofferfood,flowersandgiftstothedead・TheWesternholidayHalloweenalsohaditsorigininoldbeliefsaboutthereturnofthespiritsofdeadpeople・Itisnowachildren'sfestival,whentheycandressupandgototheirneighbours9homestoaskforsweets.Iftheneighboursdonotgiveanysweets,thechildrenmightplayatrickonthem・Festivalst
5、oHonourPeopleFestivalscanalsobeheldtohonourfamouspeople・TheDragonBoatFestivalinChinahonoursthefamousancientpoet,QuYuan.IntheUSA,ColumbusDayisinmemoryofthearrivalofChristopherColumbusintheNewWorld.IndiahasanationalfestivalonOctober2tohonourMohandasGandhi,theleaderwhohelpedgainIndia'sindependenc
6、efromBritain.HarvestFestivalsHarvestandThanksgivingfestivalscanbeveryhappyevents.Peoplearegratefulbecausetheirfoodisgatheredforthewinterandtheagriculturalworkisover.InEuropeancountries,peoplewillusuallydecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andwillgettogethertohavemeals.Somepeoplemigh
7、twinawardsfortheirfarmproduce,likethebiggestwatermelonorthemosthandsomerooster.ChinaandJapanhavemid-autumnfestivalswhenpeopleadmirethemoonandinChinaenjoymoon-cakes・SpringFestivalsThemostenergeticandimportantfestivalsaretheonesthatlookfo
