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The Spring Festival is a traditional festival in China. During the festival, Chinese people have many activities. They paste Spring Festival couplets（贴春联）, greeting the New Year and saying goodbye the old year. On the first day of the Spring Festival, people hang out, wearing new clothes. Nowadays, children get red packets from their parents and their by WeChat. It is a good time for people to visit relatives and friends. More importantly, the Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in parts of the world.
The Spring Festival has become a key time for Chinese living in the US. They join in a evening party to welcome the traditional New Year. The Chinese New Year will be welcomed with three weeks of across Australia. Thousands of people come to Sydney's Chinatown. They enjoy fireworks and lion dances. The family dinner on New Year's Eve is an important tradition for Chinese they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They usually hold it at home.
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Birthdays are celebrated all over the world. Some traditions are rather similar from one country to another：candles, cakes and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few：
Argentina（阿根廷）：In Argentina, as in many Latin American countries, one of the most important birthday parties is a girl's fifteenth. When girls turn 15, they have a huge party and dance first with their fathers, and then the boys at the party.China：The birthday child receives presents from the parents. Friends and family members are invited to dinner, and noodles are served to wish the birthday child a long life.
Denmark（丹麦）：A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in that house is celebrating the birthday. Presents are placed around the child's bed while he is sleeping so he can see them immediately when he wakes up.
Holland（荷兰）：The birthday child receives an especially large present. The family also put flowers or balloons on the birthday child's chair to make it beautiful.India：Usually Indian children wear white to school. However, the birthday child wears colored clothes to school and gives out chocolates to everyone in the class. His/Her best friend helps do this.
Japan：The birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time. Certain birthdays are more important than others and these are celebrated with a visit to the shrine（神殿）. These are the third and seventh birthdays for girls and the fifth for boys.
The Chinese lunar calendar（Nongli） is the traditional Chinese calendar and is often used in agriculture（农业）. In the Chinese calendar, the beginning of the year falls somewhere between late January and early February.
According to the Chinese lunar calendar, the crescent （新月） appears on the first day of each month and full moon comes out in the middle of the month. The cycle lasts for about 30 days.24 days mark 24 divisions of the solar year in the Chinese lunar calendar, according to the different positions of the sun. For example, the division "Lichun" or "the Beginning of Spring" reminds people that spring is coming. "Jingzhe" or "the Awakening of Insects" means that the weather is getting warmer. "Lixia" or "the Beginning of Summer" is the point that crops are blooming. "Dahan" or "the Major Cold" is the end of severe winter. All these create a circle.
Year after year people experience the mysteries of nature with the Chinese lunar calendar.24 solar terms are helpful for Chinese people to predict the changes of weather in daily life, especially for peasants.
The dates of most of the traditional festivals base on the Chinese lunar calendar. Some countries belonging to the Chinese-character cultural circle, such as Japan, Korea, and Vietnam also celebrate the traditional festivals, such as the Spring Festival（Chinese New Year）, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival and so on.
Although Chinese firstly adopted（采用） the Western calendar in 1912, the Chinese lunar calendar, as one of the most important carriers of Chinese culture, is still widely used among Chinese people.
A. That is how "Chongyang" created. B. It is held on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month. C. Chongyang cake is a kind of steamed（蒸的） cake. D. Because "high" means that one improves to a higher level. E. It is a pleasure for people to have a relaxing day in a natural setting. F. People believe that drinking chrysanthemum wine can treat and prevent diseases. |
Chongyang Festival is also called Double Ninth Festival. During the festival, Chongyang cake and chrysanthemum （菊花） wine are the traditional food. Climbing mountains and admiring beautiful chrysanthemums are interesting events.
It has two layers（层） with nuts and jujubes （枣） between them. Since cake in Chinese is pronounced "gao" meaning high, people consider climbing a high mountain to be the same as eating cake. They also hope that they can make progress in the following days after eating the cake.
Drinking chrysanthemum wine is a necessary part of the festival. Chrysanthemums have the function of an antitoxin（抗毒素） and can drive the evil（邪恶） away.
It is said that by climbing to a high mountain diseases can be prevented. Many well-known poems were created to describe the scene and feeling of mountain climbing. Now, family relatives or good friends gather to climb mountains to enjoy the beautiful scenery and share happiness of the holiday with each other.
Friendship Day is a great day for celebrating friendship. It falls on the first Sunday of August every year. Celebrating the festival was firstly started by the US in 1935. But now this doesn't only take place in the US. People in other countries are interested in it, too.
The idea of spending the day with friends was spread all over the world. With more
and more countries joining in the celebrations, Friendship Day soon became an
international festival.
Between 1935 and 1997, Friendship Day didn't have a symbol, like Santa Claus
for Christmas. However, in 1997, the United Nations named Winnie the Pooh as the
world's ambassador（大使） of friendship.
The traditional celebrations include activities such as meeting with friends and exchanging（交换） cards, flowers and gifts. Some people may have parties with their friends. Some may have lunch or dinner together. Others may hang out or go to the movies with friends on this special day. These are popular among all age groups from teenagers to old people.
Although Friendship Day and its celebrations may have changed over the years, the basic idea behind the festival remains（保持） the same. People enjoy the moment they spend together and express love and care for their friends.
Grace some fruit and snacks to treat her friends.
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He planned to go to the movies, but doing homework at home.
do people spread them in different hiding places for an egg hunt, but also they give out these treats as gifts.
Many Australians celebrate New Year's Eve on December 31st each year. It is the day before New Year's Day, January 1st.
New Year's Eve is not a public holiday in Australia but schools are （close） because it is a holiday period（时期）. Some offices may also be closed, a lot of people don't work during this time.
Many Australian cities, such as Sydney and Melbourne, have different kinds of New Year's Eve activities. In Sydney, （million） of people go to a large firework show. Everybody will have fun while （watch） the beautiful fireworks.
The firework show means the end of the old year and the （begin） of the new year. It is a way saying goodbye to the past and saying hello to the future.
For many people, New Year's Day is a time to take break after New Year's Eve parties the evening before. Others use the day to travel home （spend） time with family members.
In Australia, New Year's celebrations（usual） last for the first
six days of the new year, so Australia is a popular tourist country among （visit） during that period.
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参考词汇：农历Chinese lunar calendar 猜灯谜guess lantern riddles 放鞭炮 let off firecrackers
