As fall comes, Germany holds its biggest beer festival—Oktoberfest (啤酒节). Oktoberest is probably the most well-known folk festival worldwide. It is also known for the drinking of beer worldwide. The celebration begins in late September and lasts until the first Sunday in October. Each year more than 6 million people around the world attend.
Beer has been a main product of German society for centuries and drinking beer has been a part of German tradition and culture. There are over 7,000 different kinds of beer brewed (酿造) in Germany. Drinking beer in Germany is a tradition that has been passed down from generation to generation. It has been a way of life that Germans have accepted and it has become a sign of Germans. They take great pride in their beer, going so far as to write the German Beer Purity Law in 1516 that is still in use today.
Why do Germans like beer so much? Though beer wasn’t invented in Germany, it was very popular because it was safer to drink than water. Beer is made from grain (粮食). In the past, people saw it as a kind of “food”, Also, water in the past was always polluted, so Germans have historically drunk beer instead of clean water.
If you were to visit Germany, it would be advisable to try the beer that is most popular in that region, like Pilsner, wheat beer and lager. The art of brewing beer has been practiced for centuries and Germans are masters at their brewing craft (工艺)!
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【小题2】Drinking beer has been a part of
【小题3】What did Germans do in 1516?
【小题4】Why was beer popular in Germany in the past?
【小题5】Will you attend Oktoberfest when you visit Germany? Why?
It is the last day of November today. It is grandma’s birthday. Father, mother and I go to see her. She lives with my uncle. ①They live in a near village. Early in the morning, we buy a birthday cake and some fruit and go to her home by bike. Grandma and uncle are very happy to see us. We have a big meal for lunch. We are all happy. At four o’clock, we say goodbye to them and go home.
【小题1】Grandma’s birthday is on November the【小题2】For lunch, we have
【小题3】What do we buy for grandma’s birthday?
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【小题5】Which sentence is not right?
| A．We enjoy our lunch. | B．We ride our bikes to see my grandma. |
| C．Grandma is happy to see us. | D．We get back home very late today. |
There are all kinds of festivals all over the world. Some of them are about people, while others are about seasons. They always have different meanings and celebrations.
Festivals about people
Some festivals are to honour the ancestors（纪念先辈）. For example, on Tomb-sweeping Day in China, people show their miss to their ancestors and national heroes in the past. In some Western countries, people think the soul of the ancestors may come back on Halloween. Now it becomes a children’s festival, and they can dress up in special clothes or play “trick or treat” with their neighbours for sweets.
Other festivals are to honour famous people. The Dragon Boat Festival in China honours the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan. In the USA, Columbus Day honours the coming of Christopher Columbus in the New World.
Festivals about seasons
In autumn, harvest festivals like Thanksgiving Day can be very happy days because people have enough food for the cold winter. China has Mid-autumn Festival. People get together with family members, watch the full moon and enjoy moon-cakes.
In spring, some Western countries have exciting carnivals （狂欢节）in February. During these carnivals, people usually march, sing and dance. Japan’s Cherry Blossom Festival （樱花节）comes a little later. The country, with lots of cherry tree flowers, looks like a place full of pink snow.
In most of the festivals, people get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other. Festivals give us time to enjoy life and relax ourselves. That may be the meaning of festivals.
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| Festivals about people | To the ancestors | • On Tomb-sweeping Day in China, people show their miss to the ancestors and even national • At Halloween, children |
| To famous people | • The Dragon Boat Festival in China honours Qu Yuan. • Columbus Day in | |
| Festivals about | Festivals in autumn | • On Thanksgiving Day, people are • At Mid-autumn Festival, family members get together, watch the full moon and enjoy moon-cakes. |
| Festivals in | • The carnivals in some Western countries usually have many activities, including marching, • At Cherry Blossom Festival in Japan, the country is the colour of | |
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