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Book3Unit1FestivalsaroundtheworldReadingFestivalsAndCelebrationsFESTIVALSANDCELEBRATIONSFestivalsandcelebrationsofallkindshavebeenheldeverywheresinceancienttimes．Mostancientfestivalswouldcelebratetheendofcoldweather,plantinginspringandharvestinautumn.Sometimescelebrationswouldbeheldafterhuntershadcaughtanimals．Atthattimepeoplewouldstarveiffoodwasdifficulttofind,especiallyduringthecoldwintermonths.Today'sfestivalshavemanyorigins,somereligious,someseasonal,andsomeforspecialpeopleorevents．FestivalsoftheDeadSomefestivalsareheldtohonourthedeadortosatisfytheancestors,whomightreturneithertohelportodoharm.FortheJapanesefestivalObon,peopleshouldgotocleangravesandlightincenseinmemoryoftheirancestors．Theyalsolightlampsandplaymusicbecausetheythinkthatthiswillleadtheancestorsbacktoearth．InMexico,peoplecelebratetheDayoftheDeadinearlyNovember.Onthisimportantfeastday,peopleeatfoodintheshapeofskullsandcakeswithbonesonthem.Theyofferfood,flowersandgiftstothedead.TheWesternholidayHalloweenalsohaditsorigininoldbeliefsaboutthereturnofthespiritsofdeadpeople．Itisnowachildren’sfestival，whentheycandressupandgototheirneighbours’homestoaskforsweets．Iftheneighboursdonotgiveanysweets，thechildrenmightplayatrickonthem.FestivalstoHonourPeopleFestivalscanalsobeheldtohonourfamouspeople.TheDragonBoatFestivalinChinahonoursthefamousancientpoet,QuYuan.IntheUSA,ColumbusDayisinmemoryofthearrivalofChristopherColumbusintheNewWorld.IndiahasanationalfestivalonOctober2tohonourMohandasGandhi,theleaderwhohelpedgainIndia'sindependencefromBritain.HarvestFestivalsHarvestandThanksgivingfestivalscanbeveryhappyevents．Peoplearegratefulbecausetheirfoodisgatheredforthewinterandtheagriculturalworkisover.InEuropeancountries,peoplewillusuallydecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andwillgettogethertohavemeals.Somepeoplemightwinawardsfortheirfarmproduce,likethebiggestwatermelonorthemosthandsomerooster.ChinaandJapanhavemid-autumnfestivals,whenpeopleadmirethemoonandinChina,enjoymooncakes.SpringFestivalsThemostenergeticandimportantfestivalsaretheonesthatlookforwardtotheendofwinterandtothecomingofspring.AttheSpringFestivalinChina,peopleeatdumplings,fishandmeatandmaygivechildrenluckymoneyinredpaper.Therearedragondancesandcarnivals,andfamiliescelebratetheLunarNewYeartogether.SomeWesterncountrieshaveveryexcitingcarnivals,whichtakeplacefortydaysbeforeEaster,usuallyinFebruary.Thesecarnivalsmightincludeparades,dancinginthestreetsdayandnight,loudmusicandcolourfulclothingofallkinds.EasterisanimportantreligiousandsocialfestivalforChristiansaroundtheworld.ItcelebratesthereturnofJesusfromthedeadandthecomingofspringandnewlife.Japan’sCherryBlossomFestivalhappensalittlelater.Thecountry,coveredwithcherrytreeflowers,looksasthoughitiscoveredwithpinksnow.Peoplelovetogettogethertoeat,drinkandhavefunwitheachother.Festivalsletusenjoylife,beproudofourcustomsandforgetourworkforalittlewhile.ReadingandwritingASadLoveStoryASADLOVESTORYLiFangwasheart-broken.ItwasValentine’sDayandHuJinhadsaidshewouldmeethimatthecoffeeshopafterwork.Butshedidn’tturnup.Shecouldbewithherfriendsrightnowlaughingathim．Shesaidshewouldbethereatseveno’clock,andhethoughtshewouldkeepherword．Hehadlookedforwardtomeetingherallday,andnowhewasalonewithhisrosesandchocolates,likeafool．Well,hewasnotgoingtoholdhisbreathforhertoapologize.Hewoulddrownhissadnessincoffee．ItwasobviousthatthemanagerofthecoffeeshopwaswaitingforLiFangtoleave一hewipedthetables，thensatdownandturnedontheTV一justwhatLiFangneeded！AsadChinesestoryaboutlostlove．ThegranddaughteroftheGoddessofHeavenvisitedtheearth.HernamewasZhinu，theweaving乡d．WhileshewasonearthshemettheherdboyNiulangandtheyfellinlove.(JustlikemeandHuJin,thoughtLiFang.)Theygotmarriedsecretly,andtheywereveryhappy.(Wecouldbelikethat,thoughtLiFana．）WhentheGoddessofHeavenknewthatherL-randdau2hterwasmarriedtoanuman，snenecameveryangryancmacetheweavinggirlreturntoHeaven.iNiuiangtriectotonowher,buttheriverofstars,theMilkyWay,stoppedhim.FindingthatZhinuwasheart-broken,hergrandmotherfinallydecidedtoletthecouplecrosstheMilkyWaytomeetonceayear.Magpiesmakeabridgeoftheirwinssothecouplecancrosstherivertomeetontheseventhdayoftheseventhlunarmonth.PeopleinChinahopethattheweatherwillbefineonthatday,becauseifitisraining,itmeansthatZhinuisweepingandthecouplewon’tbeabletomeet.－Theannouncersaid,ThisisthestoryofQiqiaoFestival.Whenforeignershearaboutthestory,theycallitaChineseValentine'sstory.It'safinedaytoday,soIhopeyoucanallmeettheoneyoulove.AsLiFangsetoffforhome，hethought,IguessHuJindoesn’tloveme.I’11justthrowtheseflowersandchocolatesaway.Idon'twantthemtoremindmeofher.”Sohedid.Ashesadlypassedtheteashoponthecorneronhiswayhome,heheardavoicecallinghim.TherewasHuEnwavingathimandcalling,Whyareyousolate？I'vebeenwaitingforyouforalongtime！AndIhaveagiftforyou！”Whatwouldhedo?HehadthrownawayherValentinegifts！Shewouldneverforgivehim.ThiswouldnotbeahappyValentine’sDay！ReadingTaskWinterCarnivalInQuebecWINTERCARNIVALINQUEBECAgroupofverycoldtouristsaresittinginacafeinoldQuebec,drinkinghotcoffeetotrytowarmup．Thetemperatureis32degreesb