Unit18Let’sGoFurther

1 All kinds of Festivals Hello everyone I am Jiamin I would like to tell you something about Holi It s a Festival of Colors Festival of Love in India It is usually celebrated in early spring Holi is a Hindu religious festival The night before the festival People perform religious rituals in front of the bonfire and pray that their internal evil be destroyed During the festival People mix water with brightly colored powders and squirt each other with the mixture What s the festival for It is the festive day to end and rid oneself of sins Holi also marks the start of spring and celebrates the changing seasons 2 Hello everyone I am Bobby I would like to tell you something about Chinese Lantern Festival It is celebrated in China It is on the 15th day of the first lunar calendar sometime in February People usually eat sticky rice balls on that day Many lanterns have riddles printed on them for children to solve What s the festival for It marks the end of the Spring Festival 3 Hello I am Amy I would like to tell you something about Thanksgiving Day It is usually celebrated in the USA It is always on the Fourth Thursday in November The beginning of the festival is to celebrate the Pilgrims first successful harvest in 1621 The Pilgrims had a feast of thanksgiving to God People give thanks to God to each other On Thanksgiving day people eat roast turkeys corn potatoes and pumpkin pie What s the festival for Thanksgiving Day is a day for people in the US to give thanks for what they have Families and friends get together for a meal Name Thanksgiving Day WHERE USA WHEN Fourth Thursday in November The beginning of the festival is to celebrate the Pilgrims first successful harvest in 1621 The Pilgrims had a feast of thanksgiving to God People give t