Duanwu Festival is a traditional Chinese festival held on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar. It is also known _______ the Double Fifth. It has been celebrated in various ways in _______ parts of East Asia as well. In the West, it’s _______ known as Dragon Boat Festival.

The exact origins of Duan Wu are unclear, but one traditional view holds _______ the festival memorializes the Chinese poet Qu Yuan of the Warring States Period. Qu Yuan drowned on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in 278 B. C because of the corruption (腐败) of the Chu government. The local people, knowing him to be _______ good man, decided to throw food into the river to feed the fish _______ they would not eat Qu’s body. They also sat on long, narrow paddle boats called dragon boats, and _______ to scare the fish away.

In the early years of the Chinese Republic, Duan Wu _______ as “Poets’ Day,” due to Qu Yuan’s status as China’s first poet of personal renown (声誉).

Today, people eat bamboo-wrapped steamed glutinous rice (糯米) dumplings _______ zongzi and race dragon boats in memory of Qu’s dramatic ________.

Dads have Father’s Day. Moms have Mother’s Day. Kids have _______ Day. Do our grandparents have a special holiday?

The Double Ninth Festival is a day for elderly people in China. It falls _______ the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar（阴历）. As the Chinese word for nine has the same sound as the word for long, people take the Double Ninth Festival _______ their wishes of long life for elderly people. There are many traditions for this festival.Families get together and climb mountains for luck and in the hope that elderly people will live much _______. They also drink chrysanthemum（菊花）wine and wear plants called zhuyu to celebrate it. Both chrysanthemum and zhuyu are regarded as plants _______ can clean houses and treat diseases.

Respecting elderly people is shown not only on this special day but also in daily life. For example, when an older person enters a room, everyone _______ stand up.When several guests are at the table, the host is supposed to introduce them from the oldest to the youngest. When a younger person is giving something to an older person, two hands _______. On a crowded subway or bus, younger people will show their respect by _______ their seats to elderly people.

So far, respecting elderly people _______ a traditional virtue（美德）. That’s because the Chinese know elderly people have _______ and experience that young people can learn from, so Chinese people are proud of getting old. Besides, to respect the elderly people is to respect ourselves tomorrow.

The Chongyang Festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. It is also called the Double Ninth Festival. As both the month and the day are nine, it got its name. Today, people usually celebrate the day _______ climbing mountains and enjoying chrysanthemum(菊花),_______ the festival is also known as the Height Ascending(登高) Festival or the Chrysanthemum Festival. _______ meaningful festival it is!

The festival has a history of over 2, 000 _______. During the Warring States Period, there was the Chongyang Festival. But it was _______ celebrated in the imperial palace(皇宫).   From the Han Dynasty, it began to be very _______ among the common people. _______name of the Chongyang Festival first turned up in the Three Kingdoms Period. It was not set as a festival until the Tang Dynasty. Since then, all the people _______ the festival with different kinds of activities.

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, people in the imperial palace all ate flower cakes to celebrate it. The emperors climbed mountains on that day as well. They believed _______ they could get good exercise and long life in this way. In 1989, the Chinese government set the day as the Seniors’ Day.

As September has the clear sky and fresh air, it is a good time _______ mountains. Also, it is good for our health.