【正文】 people shoul d go to cl ean graves and li ght i ncense i n mem ory of thei r ancestors. They also l i ght l amps and pl ay m usi c because they thi nk that this wil l ead the ancestors back to earth. In Mexico, peopl e cel ebrate the Day of the Dead i n earl y N ovemver. O n thi s im portant feast day, peopl e eat food i n the shape of skul s and cakes wi th “bones” on them. They offer food, fl owers and gi fts to the dead. The Western holi day H al oween al so had i ts ori gi n i n ol d beli efs about the return of the spi ri ts of dead peopl e. It i s now a chi l dren’s festival, when they can dress up an go to thei r nei ghbours’ hom es to ask for sweets. If the nei ghbours do not gi ve any sweers, the chil dren mi ght pl ay a tri ck on them. Feti val s to H onour Peopl e Festi val s can al so be hel d to honour fam ous peopl e. The Dragon Boat Festi val i n Chi na honours the fam ous anci ent poet, Qu Yuan. In the USA, Col um bus Day i s i n m em ory of the arri val of Chri stopher Col umbus i n the N ew Worl d. India has a nati onal festi val on O ctober 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi, the l eader who hel ped gain Indi a’s i ndependece from Bri tai n. Harvest Festi val s Harvest and Thanksgi vi ng festi val can be very happy events. Peopl e are grateful because their food i s gathered for the winter and the agri cul tural work i s over. In European countri es, peopl e wi l usual ly decorate churches and town hal s wi th flowers and fruit, and wi l get together to have meal s. Som e people might wi n awards for their farm produce, l ike the biggest waterm el on or the most handsome rooster. China and Japan have midautum n festi vals, when people adm ire the moon and i n China, enjoy mooncakes. Spring Festi val s The most energeti c and i mportant festivals are te ones that look forward to the end of wi nter and to the i ng of spring. At the Spri ng Festi val in Chi na, people eat dumpings ifsh and m eat and may gi ve chil dren lucky money i n red paper. There are dragon dances and carni val s , and fami li es celebrate the Lunar New Year together. Some Western countries have very exci ti ng carni cals, which take place forty days before Easter, usual ly i n February. These carnivals mi ght include parades, danci ng in the streets day and night, loud m usi c and colourful cl othing of al l kinds. Easter i s an i mportant religi ous and social festi val for Chi ristians around the world. It cel ebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the i ng of spring and new li fe. Japan’s Chery Blossom Festical happens a li ttle l ater. The country, covered wi th cherry tree fl owers, l ooks as though it is covered wi th pink snow. People l ove to get together to eat, dri nk and have fun wi th each other. Festivals let us enjoy l ife, be proud of our customs and fet ou work for a li ttl e whi le. A Sad Love Story Li Fang was heartbroken. It was Valeti ne’s Day and Hu Ji n had sai d she woul d meet him at the coffee shop after work. But she didn’t turn up. She coul d be wi th her fri ends ri ght now l aughi ng at hi m. She sai d she woul d be there at seven o’ clock, and he thought she woul d keep her word. He had looked forward to m eeti ng her al l day, and now he was al on wi th his roses and chocolates, li ke a fool. Wel , he ws not goi ng to hol d his breath for her to apologize. He would al l of them were ki l ed, som e were taken to Bri tai n to im prove the envi ronm ent of the beauti ful park whi ch bel onged to the Duke of Bedford. He l i ked them so m uch that he took them al l the way from Chi na to Bri tain. The Mi l u deer li ked the cool, wet weather i n England and thei r num ber i ncreased year by year. As a result, when i n 1985 the governm ent of Chi na wanted to reintroduce the Mi lu deer, the Duke of Bedford was happy to hel p. The fi rst deer cam e back to Chi na to the N anhai zi Mil u Park 20 ki l om eters south of Bei ji ng and the centre i n Dafeng, Ji ngsu Provi nce. The deer centainl y seem happy to be back i n Chi na because thei r num bers have grown rapi dl y. There are now so m any of them that a new park has been opened for them i n H ebei Provi nce. At the m om ent the Mil u der l ive i n centres where they are bei ng wel protected and care for . It i s hoped that one day there wil l be enough anim al s to l et them l i ve i n the wil d again. So Bri tai n helped Chi na by bri ngi ng back an ani mal that had di sapeared from i ts hom el and. This i s a good exam ple of fri endshi p and understandi ng between these two countri es. Uni t 5 The band that wasn’t H ave you ever wanted to be part of a band as a fam ous si nger or musi ci ans? H ave you ever dream ed of pl ayi ng i n front of thousands of peopl e at a concert, at whi ch everyone i s cl appi ng and appreciati ng your m usi c? Do you si ng Karaoke and pretend you are a fam ous si nger li ke Song Zuyi ng or Li u H uan? To be honest, a l ot of peopl e attach great im portance to bei ng ri ch and fam ous. But just now do peopl e form a band? Many m usi ci ans m eet and form a band because they l i ke to wri te and play thei r own m usi c. They m ay start as a group of hi ghschool students, for whom practi si ng thei r m usi c i n som eone’s house i s the fi rst step to fam e. Som etim es they m ay pl ay to passersby i n the street or subway so that they can earn some extra m oney for them sel ves or to pay for thei r i nstrum ents. Later they m ay gi ve perform ances i n pubs or cl ubs, for whi ch they are pai d i n cash. O f course they hope to m ake records in a studi o and sel m il li ons of copi es to be e m il li onai res! H owever, there was one band that started i n a di fferent way. It was cal ed the Monkees and began as a TV show. The m usi cians were to pl ay jokes on each other as wel l as play m usi c, m ost of whi ch