January 1st is New Year’s Day. People usually give parties to celebrate it. The Spring Festival comes next. It is the most important holiday in ________. Before the Spring Festival, people ________ their houses and do a lot of ________. On the eve of the festival, family members meet for a big dinner. After ________ they watch TV until midnight. They enjoy talking and eating. ________, people cheer ________ the New Year and wish each other good ________.

May 1st is Labor Day. Big celebrations ________ in different places. Teachers’ Day is on September 10th. Students give cards or ________ to their teachers to express their thanks. The Mid-Autumn Festival comes in September or October. People get together for a family dinner and then eat mooncakes and watch the full, ________ moon. October 1st is our National Day. We usually have a get together to celebrate it.

【推荐2】Now let’s learn about Buy Nothing Day.

Most people buy a lot of presents before Christmas, ________ some people think we buy too much. They celebrate Buy Nothing Day. They want people to stop _______ on that day. When is Buy Nothing Day? Well, it is on ________ 29. It’s 25 days before Christmas. It’s after Thanksgiving Day(感恩节) and often the first day of Christmas shopping. At this time, we can always ________ ads(广告) on TV telling us to “buy, buy, buy”!

The _______ is from Canada. Now people all over the world celebrate Buy Nothing Day. In the USA, parents and children usually get together on that day. They can do a lot of things, such as ________ pictures and reading stories. The Children tell each other why they don’t want many toys. In England, people _______ special clothes and tell us that we buy too much. In New Mexico, school students have a dinner party ________ people about the day .

Do you want to celebrate Buy Nothing Day like those people? It’s not ________ for everyone. You can just stay at home with a good book and ________ interesting stories with your parents.

People all over the world celebrate the new year. However, not all countries celebrate in the same way, and in some countries, the new year doesn’t begin on the _____ date every year.

In many countries, the new year begins on 1st January, but people start celebrating on 31st December, New Year’s Eve. In New York, many people go to celebrate in Times Square. _____ they’re waiting for the New Year, they listen to music, sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 o’clock, everyone _____ down from 10 to 1. As soon as it’s 12 o’clock, everyone shouts very _____, “Happy New Year!”

New Year’s Day is often a family day. Some families get together for a special meal. When the weather is fine, many families go out for a _____.

On New Year’s Day, many people make resolutions for the new year. They _____ a list of things, such as, “I will help out more with housework. I will work _____ at school than others.” or “I won’t spend so much time playing video games.” When they have made _____ list, they read it to their family or friends and promise to _____ their resolutions. So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate. ______ people in countries all over the world, it’s a time to say goodbye to the old year, and to welcome the new year.