Think of Carnival,     1     you think of crowds, costumes and confusion. “Carnival” comes from two Latin words,    2     (mean) “no more meat”. People saw Carnival as a last chance to have fun at the end of the winter season.

The    3     (much) famous carnival in Europe was in Venice. For weeks on end, people wearing masks did     4     they wanted without being recognized, so that many crimes     5     (go) unpunished.

The government realized this problem and made laws     6     (solve) it. Masks were banned     7     (complete). But in     8     late 1970s the tradition was revived by students.

Today, carnival in Venice     9     (celebrate) for five days in February. As you wander through the streets, you see thousands of     10     (mask). However, nobody takes them off. If they come off, the magic is lost.

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also    1    ( know) as the Chinese Moon Festival, brings families together to celebrate the harvest under full moon. The holiday is all about giving    2     (thank), for nature's abundance and for joyful reunions with loved ones.

Mid-Autumn Festival 2020 is October 1, 2020. It    3     ( take) place every year with the full moon that falls on the 15th day of the     4    (eight) month on the lunar calendar.

The Mid-Autumn- Festival's iconic (标志性的) food are sweet, rich moon cakes that are     5    ( frequent) gifted among friends and family. Making your own moon cakes at home adds a really personal touch    6    your family celebration. It's a delicious and incredibly satisfying experience.

Lantern making is a    7    ( tradition) Chinese art that's kept alive in classrooms and at home craft tables during the days before    8    holiday. It's valued and widely-practiced children' s activity that's really easy to keep alive at home. If you lack time, it may be more realistic     9     ( buy) a Mid-Autumn Festival lantern, rather than making it. Depending on your preference, you can either stay faithful to tradition    10    choose a more contemporary design with some online shopping.

Table manners vary from culture     1     culture. What is acceptable in one country may be considered     2    (extreme) rude in another. Here we will tell you about the traditional table manners and the modern table manners in Korea.       3     (tradition), it was the woman's job to cook food and set the table. The woman would     4    (seat) by her husband to make sure that he had everything he needed for a     5    (please) meal.     6     after the husband finished would the woman and her children eat. Nowadays, table manners have changed a lot. All of the family members eat together    7     the same time. It is common to see everyone help with the meal, the husband    8     (include). One tradition, however, has not changed. It is the oldest person that starts the meal,     9     is considered to be a     10     (base) tradition of Korean table manners.