TheSpringFestivalisatraditionalfestivalinChina.ItusuallycomesinJanuaryorFebruary.AccordingtotheLunaCalendar,itisthefirstdayofanewyear.Sinceitalwayscomesinpring,wecallitSpringFestival.ItisafavoritefestivaloftheChinesepeople.Childrenlikeitbest.Childrencangetluckymoneyfromtheirgrandparents,theirparents,uncles,auntsandotherelderpeople.Oldpeoplealsolikeit.Becausethefamiywillgettogether,theycanseetheirchildrenandgrandchildren.Theycan

　　alsogetluckymoneyfromtheirchildrenwhohaveworked.

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　　Mother"sDaywasfirstsuggestedintheUnitedStatesin1872byJuliaWardHoweasadaydedicatedtopeace.AcampaigntoestablishaNationalMother"sDaywasbegunin1907.Itwassuccessful,by1911Mother"sDaywascelebratedinalmosteverystateinrecognitionof[1]theinfluencemothershaveinthemakingofbettercitizens.

　　In1914,PresidentWoodrowWilsonproclaimedthatthebirthdayofMrs.AnnaReevesJarvis,the"motherofMother"sDay[2]",wouldbecometheNationalMother"sDayoftheUnitedStates.Andthatfromthenon,thesecondSundayinMaywouldbeMother"sDayinmemoryoftheworkMrs.JarvishaddonetobringfamiliestogetheraftertheCivilwar,herworktobringthewholeNorthandSouthtogether,herworktohonorallthemothersofAmericathroughouthistoryandonintothefuture,butmostofalltohonorMrs.AnnaReevesJarvisasAmerica"sNationalMother.PresidentWilsonaskedthattheAmericanpeopleflytheUnitedStatesflagfrompublicbuildingsandhomesonthatdayashesaid,asapublicexpressionofourloveandreverence[3]forthemothersofourcountry.

　　Well,whatvalueisMother"sDaynow?AstheCongresssaidin1914,itremindspeopleof[4]theinfluencemothershavehadinthemakingofbettercitizens.Jarviswasonesuchmother.OnMother"sDaymuchattentionisgiventotheimportantpartthateachmotherplaysingivingherchildrenasenseofwhatisrightandwhatiswrong,whatisgoodbehaviorandwhatisbad.

　　Iftheobservances[5]ofMother"sDaycaneveninasmallwayremindmothersofthis,thenthisdaywillhelpboththefamiliesandthewholecountry.

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　　OriginofChristmasThenameChristmasisshortfor"Christ'sMass".AMassisakindofChurchservice.Christmasisareligiousfestival.ItisthedaywecelebrateasthebirthdayofJesus.TherearespecialChristmasservicesinChristianchurchesallovertheworld.ButmanyofthefestivitiesofChristmasdonothaveanythingtodowithreligion.ExchanginggiftsandsendingChristmascardsarethemodernwaysofcelebratingtheChristmasintheorld.ThebirthofJesushadastory:InNazareth,acityofGalilee.Thevirgin'snamewasMarywasbetrothedtoJoseph.Beforetheycametogether,shewasfoundwithchildoftheHolySpirit.Josephherhusbandwasmindedtoputherawaysecretly.Whilehethoughtaboutthesethings,Gabriel,anangeloftheLordappearedtohiminadreamandtoldhimdidnotbeafraidtotakeMaryaswife.AndMarywillbringforthaSon,andheshallcallhisname,Jesus,forhewillsavehispeoplefromtheirsins.BeforeJesusbirths,JosephandMarycametoQuintuswasgoverningSyria.Soallwenttoberegistered,everyonetohisowncity.JosephalsowentupoutofGalilee,outofthecityofNazareth,intoJudea,tothecityofDavid,whichiscalledBethlehem,becausehewasofthehouseandofthelineageofDavid,toberegisteredwithMary,hisbetrothed