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Unit1Whydowecelebratefestivals?

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Festivalsandcelebrationsofallkinds1.____(hold)everywheresinceancienttimes.Mostancientfestivalswouldcelebratetheendofcoldweather,plantinginspringandharvestinautumn.Sometimescelebrationswouldbeheldafterhuntershadcaughtanimals.Atthattimepeoplewouldstarveiffoodwasdifficult2.____(find),especiallyduringthecoldwintermonths.

Todaysfestivalshavemanyorigins:somearereligious,someseasonal,andsomeforspecialpeopleorevents.Somefestivalsareheld3.____(honor)thedeadortosatisfytheancestors,whomightreturneithertohelportodoharm.FortheJapanesefestivalObon,peopleshouldgotocleangravesandlightincenseinmemoryoftheirancestors.Theyalsolightlampsandplaymusicbecausetheythinkthatthiswillleadtheancestorsbacktoearth.InMexico,peoplecelebratetheDayoftheDeadinearlyNovember.4.____thisimportantfeastday,peopleeatfoodintheshapeofskullsandcakeswith“bones”onthem.Theyofferfood,flowersandgiftstothedead.TheWesternholidayHalloweenalsohad5.____origininoldbeliefsaboutthereturnofthespiritsofdeadpeople.Itisnowachildrensfestival,whentheycandressupandgototheirneighborshomestoaskforsweets.Iftheneighborsdonotgiveanysweets,thechildrenmightplay6.____trickonthem.

HarvestandThanksgivingfestivalscanbeveryhappyevents.Peoplearegrateful7.____theirfoodisgatheredforthewinterandtheagriculturalworkisover.InEuropeancountries,peoplewillusuallydecoratechurchesandtownhalls8.____flowersandfruit.Andthechief9.____(agriculture)festivalinChinaistheMid-AutumnFestival.Peoplemeetintheeveningtowatchthefullmoonandenjoymooncakes.

Themostenergeticandimportantfestivalsaretheones10.____lookforwardtotheendofwinterandtothecomingofspring.AttheSpringFestivalinChina,peopleeatdumplings,