Festivals and celebrations have many     1    (original), some religious, some seasonal and some     2     memory of special people or events. Some festivals are held     3     (honor) or satisfy our ancestors. People light lamps and play music because they think this     4    (lead )the ancestors back to earth. India honors Mohandas Gandhi    5    helped gain India’s independence from Britain. And the Chinese Lunar New Year is the most    6     (energy) and important festival. Children look forward to     7    (dress) up and people may give them lucky money in red paper. Harvest and thanksgiving festivals can be happy events. People are grateful because their food     8     (gather) for the winter and the agricultural work is over. Japan,     9    (cover) with cherry tree flower, has Cherry Blossom Festivals. No matter     10     the reason is, festivals are always times for great feasts with lots to eat, and generally lots of fun.

Festivals and     1     (celebrate) of all kinds have been    2     (hold) everywhere since ancient times. Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. Today's festivals have many origins．

Some festivals are held     3     ( honour) the dead or to satisfy the ancestors,     4     might return either to help     5     to do harm. During the festivals, children often dress     6    ， going from door to door to ask for sweets. If they are refused, they might play     7     trick on their neighbours.

Spring Festivals are the most     8     (energy) and important festivals     9     people are     10     (look) forward to the end of winter and the coming of spring.

【推荐3】Lots of families like to gather around a table full of food and give thanks for the blessings they have at Thanksgiving,     1     my family often spread the blessings to others not only on Thanksgiving but for every holiday.

I always remember that people I didn’t know showed up at Thanksgiving, Christmas and even any holiday when I was young! I later on learned     2     is a tradition my family started years ago.

Every holiday my parents always invite someone who doesn’t have somewhere to go and someone who are     3     (little) fortunate than us to our home. Sometimes we have tons of people and sometimes not too many. Our tradition includes taking pictures and enjoying some wonderful food that was     4     (prepare) in advance!

At Thanksgiving yesterday we invited a neighbor who didn’t have anywhere to go     5     (come) to my family’s Thanksgiving. He     6     (happy) agreed. Before we ate we stood in a big circle     7     (hold) hands and said a small prayer. Then we each said something we were thankful     8    . When it came for my neighbor’s turn, he choked up and said, “    9     (amaze), I can share a warm meal with other people on this special day.” When he left and went home my neighbor told me, “What you did did make     10     great difference to me. I haven’t felt this welcomed and good in many years, thank you for this blessing.”

Experience China, a popular week-long holiday program     1     (organize) by the Confucius Institute in Frankfurt took place online for the first time starting Monday. Designed for German children interested in the Chinese language and culture, this year’s program has been simplified     2     (adapt) to children’s online attention span and habits. It has fewer elements of dancing and martial arts,     3     instead features real-time video chat with Chinese youth in China, according to the institute.

In late March, the Confucius Institute in Frankfurt gradually moved its classes online during the epidemic. It also launched     4     (variety) online after-class activities, such as reading club and Tai Chi lessons, and successfully organized     5     online theater workshop in June between several culture centers in Europe and China. “The feedback on our online classes     6     (be) very good so far. We had no complaints about the sudden switch to online. Over the past months, we have been     7     (constant) improving the content and format of the online courses. ” Christina Werum-Wang,     8     (direct) of the Institute in Frankfurt, told Xinhua.“Even more, most people are very happy that we don’t stop classes, and they are simply grateful that the transition goes so smoothly.     9     some online courses should be kept in the future is still     10     discussion,” she added.

When it comes to Chinese paper-cutting many think of peonies (牡丹) in red or the Chinese characters fu, meaning luck. To change those stereotypes and make paper-cutting     1    (creative) Ye Kaiyuan, a paper-cutting artist from Fujian province, worked many years to make the traditional art     2     (incredible) fashionable. The 38-year-old was once a tea dealer in Fujian, with     3     annual income of more than 300, 000 yuan.

“People and society tend to judge       4     a job is good based on income.” Ye said. “But I think life is only rewarding if you do something you like and enjoy.”

Cutting comes first, then dyeing (染色) in the     5     (tradition) approach to the craft. But Ye has a preference     6     dyeing first. “This means you will not know the final color of your work, which is interesting.” he said.

For Ye, the lines in each paper-cutting are an expression of emotion. He always carries memo paper     7     (write) down his inspiration.

The idea for his work     8     (name) A Picture of Two Fish came when he saw salted fish at a store. The creative process is slow. It took Ye two weeks to draw and make Farewell My Concubine. He did not cut two of the characters in this story; instead, he     9     (use) flowers and curves to represent the heroine of the story.

Cutting paper is like living life,     10     (abandon) fear and hesitation and being not prejudiced, Ye said.