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1、ThedifferencesoftraditionalfestivalsbetweentheUSAandChina宗思雨，陆攀，王雅萌，汪礼文DoyouknowanydifferencesoftraditionalfestivalsbetweentheU.SandChina?Today,wewillintroducethemtoyou.FestivalsinChinaTheLanternFestivalTheLanternFestivalTheLanternFestivalfallsonthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonth,usuallyinFebruaryorMarc
2、hintheGregoriancalendar.AsearlyastheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-AD25),ithadbecomeafestivalwithgreatsignificance.today,thelanternfestivalisstillheldeachyeararoundthecountry.Lanternsofvariousshapesandsizesarehunginthestreets,attractingcountlessvisitors.Childrenwillholdself-madeorboughtlanternstostrollwi
3、thonthestreets,extremelyexcited."Guessinglanternriddles"isanessentialpartoftheFestival.Peoplewilleatyuanxiao,orricedumplings,onthisday,soitisalsocalledthe"YuanxiaoFestival."Yuanxiaoalsohasanothername,tangyuan.tangyuaninChinesehasasimilarpronunciationwith"tuanyuan”,meaningreunion.Sopeopleeatthemtod
4、enoteunion,harmonyandhappinessforthefamily.yuanxiao,orricedumplingsFestivalsinChinaMid-autumndayZhongQiuJie",whichisalsoknownastheMid-AutumnFestival,iscelebratedonthe15thdayofthe8thmonthofthelunarcalendar.Itisatimeforfamilymembersandlovedonestocongregateandenjoythefullmoon-anauspicioussymbolofabun
5、dance,harmonyandluck.AdultswillusuallyindulgeinfragrantmooncakesofmanyvarietieswithagoodcupofpipinghotChinesetea,whilethelittleonesrunaroundwiththeirbrightly-litlanterns.Mid-AutumnDayisatraditionalfestivalinChina.Almosteveryonelikestoeatmooncakesonthatday.Mostfamilieshaveadinnertogethertocelebrate
6、thefestival.Asayinggoes,"Themooninyourhometownisalmostalwaysthebrightestandroundest".Manypeoplewholivefarawayfromhomeswanttogobacktohaveafamilyreunion.Howhappyitistoenjoythemooncakeswhilewatchingthefullmoonwithyourfamilymembers.MooncakesFestivalsintheUSAThanksgivingDayThanksgivingDayPresidentofthe
7、UnitedStatesproclaimedthefourthThursdayofNovemberasThanksgivingDayeveryyear.Onthedinnertable,peoplewillfindapples,oranges,chestnuts,walnutsandgrapes.Therewillbeplumpudding,mincepie,othervarietiesoffoodandcranberr
