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Christmas Day always begins before breakfast. The children wake up very early, and they can’t wait to open the presents in their stockings. Then they wake up their parents and say, “Merry Christmas!” Christmas Day is the birthday of Jesus Christ. People like presents, but they think it’s better to give than to receive.

Hello, everyone. Do you know Spring Festival? I like it very much. On Spring Festival, I often wear new clothes and have a big dinner with my family. In the evening, we watch TV and making dumplings. Most Chinese people like eating dumplings. I like eating them, too. At night we go outside to look at the lanterns and play with fireworks（烟火）.It is very wonderful.

The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. It is on May 5th of lunar (阴历) month. We commemorate (纪念) the death of Quyuan. People do lots of things at the Dragon Boat Festival. They eat Zongzi. Sometimes they put many kinds of things in it. Such as: date (大枣), rice, peanut(花生), meat, yolk (蛋黄) and something else. People put spice bags (香包) in their rooms or bags and children tie colourful strings on their wrist (手腕). People also put special plants out of the door. The most important thing at this festival is dragon boat race. Many people like this game. There are twenty or more peoples in a boat and row as quick as they can. The races are noisy and exciting. The winners will be very proud.

Children in America like Halloween very much.

On the 31st of October, they put on special clothes in the evening. Sometimes they dress like witches and ghosts. Sometimes they dress like kings and queens. They go to their neighbours’ houses and knock at the doors. The neighbours open the door. The children say, “Trick or treat?” And the neighbours give them chocolate or some fruit.

Sometimes people don’t give the children any food. Then they play a trick on them. They may put soap on their windows.

Children like this special festival. They like their bags of sweets.

My name is Xiaoming. I'm from China but now I live in London. There is a very large Chinatown in London. I went there for the Spring Festival with my grandparents. At night we saw a lion dance in the street. The lion was red and gold. There were beautiful lights everywhere. There was music, too. We had a great time. I think the Spring Festival is so great for all Chinese.

On Christmas Eve, the night before Christmas Day, children are very happy. They put their stocking at the end of their beds before they go to bed. They want Father Christmas to give them some presents.

Mr Green tells his children that Father Christmas is a very kind man. He comes on Christmas Eve. He lands on top of each house and comes down the chimney(烟囱) into the fireplace and brings them a lot of presents.

Christmas Day always begins before breakfast. The children wake up very early. They open the presents in their stockings. Then they wake up their parents and call, “Merry Christmas!”

Do you know what Christmas means? Christmas Day is the birthday of Jesus Christ. When Christ was born, many people gave him presents. So today, people still do the same thing to each other.

Thanksgiving is a very popular holiday in the US. It is on the fourth Thursday of November. On this day, families and friends come together for a turkey dinner. People leave work early on Wednesday afternoon for a family reunion. Many people take Friday off and make it a long weekend because most Americans don't work on Saturdays and Sundays. During the holiday, travel between big cities can be a headache.

The tradition of Thanksgiving holiday began in 1621 when the first English settlers arrived in America. They didn't have enough food. The Indians helped the white men and taught them how to grow corn and vegetables. So in that autumn, they had a good harvest. The English invited the Indians to their dinner in order to give thanks to them for their help and to the God.

Mid-Autumn Festival

In Asia, many people celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival. It’s usually in September or October.

On that holiday, children make beautiful lanterns and carry them to play. The lanterns have different shapes. There are pig lanterns, fish lanterns, lion lanterns and so on.

People usually watch the moon and eat moon cakes in the evening. They believe that moon cakes mean good luck. The moon cakes also have different shapes. But most of them are round.

Today is Mid-Autumn Festival. Su Hai and her twin sister are watching the moon. Their parents are eating the moon cakes. Su Hai’s cousin, Andy, is playing with a fish lantern. They are having a good time.