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    There are many different festivals around the world. But here are five of them. 

    It's a traditional celebration in one small UK town. It runs for three days every year in January to celebrate the beginning of the agricultural (耕种的) year. People there enjoy watching bears dance. A few men wear straw bear costumes and dance for others.

    It's one of Europe's biggest street festivals. It starts at 11:11 am on November 11 and lasts till February next year. Local people in Cologne call the time the "crazy" season. During the festival, people put on colorful clothes and play music to celebrate it in the street. The festival has gone on for 200 years. Each year, about 1.5 million people take part in it.

    It's celebrated in Mexico every year between October 31 and November 2. It's not a scary day like its name. Instead. it's a colorful holiday. People believe the spirits of their ancestors will return to the world on these days. They share food and drinks to keep the spirits alive and the spirits can be with them in this way.

    When winter comes, it's party time in Quebec City. Canada. The festival is all about outdoor fun. It starts from the first Sunday in February and lasts for 10 days. One of the most popular activities is the dog sled race (狗拉雪撬比赛). It has more than 30 teams and the race goes on for 6 kilometers. You can see happiness on every face.

    It's a traditional activity in Dai nationality. Most people live in Xishuangbanna in southern Yunnan. It's actually the New Year of Dai nationality. Usually, the festival takes place ten days around the Tomb-sweeping Day and lasts for three or four days. On the first day, people give performance; On the second day, people sprinkle (洒) water crazily; On the third day, the young men and women get together to lose package (丢包).

    (a) 根据短文内容,从方框中选出每段相匹配的节日,其中有一项是多余的。

    A. The Cologne Carnival (科隆狂欢节)   B. The Winter Carnival

    C. The Water-splashing Festival   D. The Straw Bear Festival

    E. Day of the Dead   F. Christmas Eve

    (b) 根据短文内容,完成信惠卡(每空词数不限)。

    The special festivals in the world

    The festival is celebrated in a small UK town and runs for 3 days every year. 

    During the festival, a few men  as straw bears and dance for others. 

    It's one of the biggest street festivals and lasts from November to February next year.

    The festival has a history of 

    It's not a scary day but a colorful holiday.

    People in Mexico believe  can be with them on those days. 

    This festival starts from the first Sunday in February in Quebec City, Canada. 

    It usually takes the people  to celebrate the festival. 

    During the festival, people usually sprinkle water crazily. 

    It's the most important and traditional festival for .

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