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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.

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.

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.

The Whites like to go out for a trip on weekends. Last Sunday they went to the Beihai Park. Tom and Mike got up very early in the morning. Tom put on a shirt and shorts, and Mike put on a T-shirt and shorts. They also put on their sunglasses. After they helped their mother do the housework, they put bread, meat, eggs and some drinks in a basket and carried it to the car. Mrs White also took four apples with her. The little dog was running after her. It wanted to go with them, too. They were all very happy.