课本原文填空。Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times. Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and 【小题1】 in autumn. Sometimes celebrations would be held after 【小题2】 had caught animals. At that time people would 【小题3】 if food was difficult to find, 【小题4】 during the cold winter months. Today's festivals have many 【小题5】, some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events.
The most 【小题6】 and important festivals are the ones 【小题7】 look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring. 【小题8】 the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings, fish and meat and may give children lucky money in red paper. There are dragon dances and carnivals, and families celebrate the Lunar New Year together. Some Western countries have very exciting carnivals, 【小题9】 take place forty days before Easter, usually in February. These carnivals might include parades, dancing in the streets day and 【小题10】, loud music and colourful 【小题11】 of all kinds. Easter is an important religious and social festival for Christians around the world. It celebrates the 【小题12】 of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life. Japan’s Cherry Blossom Festival happens a little later. The country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks 【小题13】 though it is covered with pink snow.
People love to get together to eat, drink and have fun 【小题14】 each other. Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our 【小题15】 and forget our work for a little while.