My name is Miang. I come from Thailand. I would like to tell you about my favorite holiday, which is Chinese Spring Festival taking place in January or February every year. My family is Chinese, and we celebrate this day all together. My aunt prepares some traditional Chinese dishes, such as duck, chicken, fish, pork and so on. We will have a get-together to enjoy all these delicious food, especially a kind of food—“dumplings”.
Janine
My favorite holiday is Christmas. On Christmas, we dance, play music and sing. We have great fun on that day. We eat Christmas sweets and many special foods. We decorate our house with colorful lights. I love Christmas mainly because of holiday!
Zhenia
My favorite holiday is the New Year. We celebrate the New Year on the 31st of December. Father Frost comes with his granddaughter Snegoorochka on this night. He comes at night and puts his presents under the New Year Tree. We have a party and stay up until midnight to see the New Year in and the Old Year off. We cook tasty food for parties.
Pat
My name is Pat, and I am from Thailand. My favorite holiday is Songkran. It is a Thai New Year celebration. It takes place from the 13th to 15th of April. People pour water on each other on this holiday. It is a lot of fun. People also buy new clothes and they have big parties.
Malena
I am Malena, and I’m from Argentina. My favorite holiday is the New Year. We celebrate with fireworks at midnight. I go to Punta del Este with my family. We usually eat Arabian food (kibbe, Lajmayin and so on).
【小题1】On Chinese New Year’s Day, Miang’s aunt may cook all of the following EXCEPT______.| A．duck | B．dumplings | C．Lajmayin | D．pork |
| A．present-sellers | B．Zhenia’s relatives |
| C．characters in tales | D．father and daughter |
| A．Janine. | B．Malena. | C．Zhenia. | D．Miang. |
| A．Because there is a lot of fun. | B．Because she doesn’t go to school. |
| C．Because she can get a lot of presents. | D．Because she can stay with her family. |
