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V1 My favourite festival of the year is Christmas. It is celebrated on 25 December in Europe and on 7 January in Russia. On this day many years ago Jesus Christ was born. On this day some people go to churches. People congratulate each other and give presents. There are lots of parties and people visit their relatives and friends. Children are very happy because they have winter holidays, adult people also have vacations. Families usually cook many delicious dishes: pelmeni, manty, different salads, cakes and pies. People decorate their houses and flats for the New Year and keep the decorations and New Year trees until Christmas.

V2 One of the oldest festivals in the world is celebrated in some countries in Asia, like Iran and Afghanistan. The festival is nearly 4 thousand years old and is called Nowruz or Norooz. It is celebrated in March to welcome the New Year and lasts 13 days. In every home a special table is prepared. Seven things are put on the table to celebrate Nowruz: apples, flowers, fruit, coins, candles, mirrors and even goldfish. There is a lot of eating and dancing during Nowruz. On the last day of the festival it is bad luck to stay inside your house, so everybody eats outside. A lot of people leave the cities and go to the country for a picnic.

V3 I am from Thailand. My favourite festival is Loy Krathong. It is celebrated at the end of the rainy season. It is to say thank you for the water. Small boats are made from banana leaves. A candle, flowers and coins are put in the boat. In the evening people take their boats to the nearest river, canal or lake. The candles are lit and the boats are pushed out onto the river. It looks really beautiful. We believe that our bad luck is taken away by the boats, so we feel happy.

V4 The Day of the Dead is one of the biggest festivals in Mexico. It is celebrated on the second of November every year. It is when dead friends and relatives are remembered. Big models of skeletons are made from paper, wood and cardboard. These skeletons are carried through the streets. Small skeletons are eaten – they are made from sugar and bread. They are sold in shops and markets. In their houses people have flowers, candles, food and photographs of their dead friends and relatives. We remember the good times with them.

V5 My favourite festival here in Russia is Masletitsa. It is celebrated at the end of winter. Winters are very long and cold in Russia, so we are all happy when it finishes. For the festival a model of a woman is made from straw. It is dressed in women’s clothes. This is Lady Maslenitsa. There are lots of parties and people visit their relatives. And – this is the best part for the children – they eat lots of pancakes. They are delicious. At the end of the week, Lady Maslenitsa is burnt and we say goodbye to winter.

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