【正文】 out l ost l ove. The randdaughter of the Goddess of H eaven vi si ted the earth. H er nam e was Zhi nu, the weavi ng fi rl. Whi le she was on earth she m et the herd boy N i ul ang and they fel i n love. ( “ Just li ke m e and Hu Ji n, ” thought Li Fang.) They got m arri ed secretly, and they were very happy. (“We coul d be li ke that, “ thought Li Fang.) When the Goddess of H eaven knew that her granddaughter was m ari ed to a hum an, she became very angry and m ade the weaving girl return to H eaven. Niul ang tri ed to fol low her, but the river of stars, the Mil ky Way, stopped him. Fi nding that Zhinu was heartbroken, her grandm other fi nal y deci ded to l et the coupl e cross the Mi lky Way to m eet once a year. Magi pies m ake a bri dge of their wi ngs so the coupl e can cross the river to m et on the seventh day of the senveth l unar month. Peopl e in Chian hope that the weather wi l be fi ne on that day, because if i t is rai ni ng, i t m eans that zhi nu i s weepi ng and the coupl e won’t be abl e to m eet. The announcer sai d, “ This i s the story of Qiqiao Festival . When forei gners hear about the story they cal l i t a Chinese Valenti ne’s story. It’s a fine day today, so I hope you can al l m eet the one you love. ” As Li Fang set of for home, he thought , “ I gues H u Ji n doesn’t l ove m e. I’ just throw these flowers and chocol ates away. I don’t want them to remi nd me of her. ” So he di d. As he sadl y passed the tea shop on the corner on his wasy home, he heard a voi ce cal li ng him. There was Huji n wavi ng at him and cal li ng, “Why are you so l ate? I’ ve been wai ti ng for you for a long tim e! An I have a gi ft for you!” What woul d he do? H e had thrown away her Val enti ne figes! She woul d never fi ve him. Thi s would not be a happy Bal enti ne’s Day! Wi nter Carnival i n Quebec A group of very col d touri sts are sitti ng in a cafe i n old Quevec, dri nking hor coffe to try to warm up. The tem perature is 32 degrees bel ow freezi ng. The wi ndows are cobered wi th steam from the heat i nside. O utsi de, snow covers the strets and i s pil ed up al ong the si dewal ks. The musi c and l i ghts of the Carni val continue, but after a whole day of watchi ng parades, ridi ng i n horse carri ages and li stening to the musi c, thei r feet are freezi ng and their noses are red. Every year, hundreds of thousands of peopl e e to Quebec to take part i n the weel l ong wi nter festi val, the bi ggest in the worl d. Everyone who es must be prepared to keep movi ng. As i t i s too col d to stand and watch for long. Early i n the morni ng, you can watch the snowboardi ng petitions on the hil overlooki ng the river. Competitors speed down the track and through the air as though they could fl y. The more brave of heart may try the canoe races. 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Today’s festi val s have m any ori gi ns, som e reli gi ous, som e seasonal, and som e for speci al people or events. Festi val s of the Dead Som e festival s are held to honour the dead or sati sfy the ancestors, who m ight return either to hel p or to do harm. For the Japanese festi val O bon, peopl e should go to cl ean graves and li ght i ncense i n m em ory of their ancestors. They al so l ight l am ps and pl ay m usi c because they thi nk that thi s wi l lead the ancestors back to earth. In Mexi co, people cel ebrate the Day of the Dead in earl y N ovem ver. O n thi s im portant feast day, peopl e eat food in the shape of skul ls and cakes with “bones” on them . They offer fod, fl owers and gifts to the dead. The Western holi day Hal oween al so had i ts ori gi n i n ol d bel iefs about the return of the spiri ts of dead peopl e. It is now a chi ldren’s festival , when they can dress up an go to thei r neighbours’ hom es to ask for swets. If the nei ghbours do not gi ve any swers, the chil dren m i ght pl ay a tri ck on them. Feti vals to Honour People Festi val s can al so be hel d to honour fam ous people. The Dragon Boat Festi val in China honours the famous anci ent poet, Qu Yuan. In the USA, Col um bus Day is i n m em ory of the arri val of Chri stopher Colum bus i n the N ew Worl d. Indi a has a nati onal festi val on O ctober 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who hel ped gain Indi a’s independece from Britai n. H arvest Festi val s Harvest and Thanksgi vi ng festi val can be very happy events. Peopl e are grateful because thei r food is gathered for the wi nter and the agricul tural work i s over. In European countri es, people wil l usual ly decorate churches and town hal ls wi th fl owers and fruit, and wil l get together to have meal s. Som e people mi ght wi n awards for their farm produce, l ike the bi ggest watermel on or the m ost handsome rooster. Chi na and Japan have mi dautum n festi val s, when peopl e admi re the m oon and i n Chi na, enjoy m oncakes. Spri ng Festivals The most energeti c and im portant festival s are te ones that l ok forward to the end of wi nter and to the ing of spring. At the Spri ng Festi val i n Chi na, people eat dum pi ngs ifsh and m eat and m ay give chi ldren l ucky m oney i n red paper. There are dragon dances and carni val s , and fami li es celebrate the