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in the distance 在遠處 16. nearby 在附近 17. tradition 傳統(tǒng),習俗 18. impress 使印象深刻 1. Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times. 2. Some festivals are held to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or do harm. 3. It’s now a children’s festival, when they can dress up and ……. 4. ….. to honor Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India’s dependence from Britain. 5. China and Japan have midautumn festivals, when people admire the moon and ….. 6. Some western countries have very exciting festivals, which take place forty days before Easter. 7. The country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks forward to the end of winter and to the ing of spring. 8. She could be with her friend right now laughin