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A: Can you name some festivals of religious nature?
B: Yes, such as Christmas and Easter.
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B: Thanksgiving Day and Independence Day.
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B: It's on 4th July. We've celebrated it since 1777. It's a public holiday.
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B: On that day, we usually have all kinds of holiday activities. It's the start of the vacation season and most people take a vacation in July or August.
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B: Usually we have one day off.
A: Well, I see.
B: I'll have a party at school.
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A. Can you say something about Independence Day? B. That's the most magic festival. C. How many days do you take off for the holiday? D. What will you do this Easter? E. What do you usually do on that day? F. There are flowers and flags everywhere. G. What about historic festivals? |
There are many different kinds of festivals around the world. Here are three of them.
Saint Patrick's Day in Ireland
Ireland is an island country. It's in the west of Europe. There are wide green fields there.
Saint Patrick's Day is on 17th March. It's an important holiday in Ireland. This holiday is to remember Saint Patrick. He did good things for the people of Ireland.
During the holiday, there are parades and lots of green. You can see people in green clothes. And you can even see green buildings.
Red Wednesday in Iran
Red Wednesday is a fire jumping festival in Iran. It is on the eve (前夜) of the last Wednesday of the year according to Iranian calendar. People jump over the fire. They hope that it will take all the bad things away.
The Camel Festival in Tunisia
Tunisia is a very important country in North Africa. Every year on the last Sunday in December, the Camel Festival is held in Tunisia. As "ships of the desert", camels are very important in the festival. There is camel racing and camel wrestling (摔跤).
