There are many different festivals in China. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the _________ day of the fifth lunar month _________ eating zongzi and having dragon boat races.

The festival _________ in the Warring States Period. It has a _________ of more than 2,000 years. The date of the festival is said to be the date _________ Qu Yuan died. He was a(n) _________ and upright (正直的) man, and was loved by people. He wanted the king of Chu to _________ the Sate of Qin by cooperating (合作) with the Sate of Qi, but he was _________ and sent to a faraway area. During his stay there, he wrote many poems to express his strong _________ for Chu. On the day when Chu was defeated by Qin, Qu Yuan ________ into the Miluo River to show his strong love for his country.

After Qu Yuan was ________, people of Chu went to the Miluo River to mourn (哀悼) the great man they loved so much. Some threw rice wrapped in leaves into the river to feed the fish ________ keep them away from Qu Yuan’s body. Some doctors poured realgar wine (雄黄酒)________ the river to drive away snakes and ________ animals that might try to eat Qu Yuan’s body.

Now the Dragon Boat Festival has become a(n) ________ festival for Chinese people.

【推荐3】In China, the spring festival is the most important of all the holidays in the year. Two important things ________ to make this holiday different from all the others: giving presents and spending it ________ the family.

Giving ________ to one’s family is a very sweet custom. The spirit behind the present matters most, not the present ________. It is good at Spring Festival to ________ to the family home and ________ parents, grandparents and as many aunts, uncles and cousins as possible.

In the past, ________ New Year’s Eve, all the members of the family ________ stay at home making dumplings together. ________ many people enjoy watching TV. During the day, children wear their new clothes. The evening is usually spent in talking, more eating and ________.