People live around the world. They like to have celebrations (节日). In China, people celebrate Spring Festival. It is in January or February. They wear red clothes because red is the color for good luck. Chinese children also get money from their parents or grandparents for the Spring Festival. In Gambia (冈比亚), people celebrate Independence Day (独立日). It is in February. They wear bright clothes and play music at the celebration. In England, people celebrate May Day. It is in May. They wear beautiful clothes to celebrate the coming spring. The children like to dance on this day. In America, people celebrate Thanksgiving Day. It is in November. They have a very big dinner with their families or friends. They eat turkey and a lot of other delicious foods. They have a long talk after the dinner.

       My favorite festival of the year is the Dragon Boat Festival. It is on lunar May . I can eat  zongzi on this day. And I can also watch dragon boat  near my home. It's very . The festival means the  of hot summer. We usually have a big dinner in the evening.

     The Spring Festival is our Chinese people's special festival. It 1 in January or February. There are twelve different animal names    2 each Chinese year. They are mouse, tiger, rabbit, chicken, dragon 3. This year is the year of snake(蛇).

    4 the Spring Festival, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. Every family 5 many kinds of food and drinks. On the eve of the festival, there is 6 a big family dinner. People like eating jiaozi—dumplings. It 7“reunion（团聚）”and “good luck.” After dinner all the family stay up 8 the New Year. They often watch TV and play games.

        On the first day of the lunar New Year, people  9 their new clothes and go to visit relatives（亲戚）and friends. They say “Happy New Year” and give the best wishes to 10. Everyone has a great time.

提示：早上你和家人一起去超市购物；下午在家大扫除；晚上一家人包饺子、吃团圆饭、守夜；一起等待新年的到来。

Dear Julia,

I'm very glad to get your letter. I had a good time yesterday.

                                                                                                                                                                  Yours,

                                                                                                                                                                    Li Hua

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