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　　Festivals and celebrations of all kinds   1   (hold) everywhere since ancient times．Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather,   2    (plant) in spring and harvest in autumn．At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months． 　　Today's festivals have many origins, some   3_  ( religion) , some seasonal, and some for special people or events．Some festivals are held to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm．For example, the Japanese festival Obon is honored in __4  (memorize) of their ancestors．People then should go to clean graves, light lamps and play music  __5   they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth．In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November．  6__ this important feast day, people eat food in  _7_  shape of skulls and cakes with "bones" on them．They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead．The Western holiday Halloween also had  _8   origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people．It is now a children's festival, __9    they can dress up and go to their neighbors' homes to ask for sweets．The Dragon Boat Festival in China honors the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan．India has a national festival on October 2 to honor Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India's __10__ （depend) from Britain． 答案：1．have been held2．planting3．religious4．memory5．because6．On7．the8．its9．when10．independence

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