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Festivals and
celebrations of all kinds have been held
everywhere since ancient times.
自古以来，世界
各地
就有各种各样的节日和庆典。
Most
ancient
festivals
would
celebrate
the
end
of
cold
weather,
planting
in
spring
and
harvest
in
autumn.
最古老的节日总是庆祝严寒的结束、春季的种植和秋天的收割。
Sometimes celebrate would be held after
hunters had caught animals.
有时，在猎人捕获猎物后
，也举行庆
祝活动。
At
that
time
people
would
starve
if
food
was
difficult
to
find,
especially
during
the
cold
winter
months.
在那
个时代，如果食物难以找到，特别是在寒冷的冬月，人们会挨饿。
Today’s
festivals
have
many
origins
,some
religious,
some
seasonal,
and
some
for
special
people
or
events.
现在的节日有很多由
来
，
一
些
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宗
教
上
的
，
一
些
是
季
节
性
的
，
一
些
是
纪
念
特
殊
的
人
和
事
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的
。
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亡
灵
节
Some festivals are held to honour the
dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return
either to help or to do
harm.
有些节日，是为了纪念死者，或使祖先得到满足，因为祖先们有可能回到世上（给人们）提供帮
助，也有可能带来危害。
For the Japanese
festival. Obon, people should go to clean graves
and light incense
in
memory
of
their
ancestors.
在日本的盂兰盆节，人们要扫墓、烧香，以缅怀祖先。
They
also
light
lamps and play music because they think
that this will lead the ancestors back to earth. <
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他们还点起灯笼，奏
响乐曲，因为他们认为这样做可以把祖先引回
到世上。
In Mexico, people
celebrate the Day of the Dead
in
early
November.
在
墨西哥，亡灵节是在
11
月初。
On
this
important
feast
day,
people
eat
food
in
the
shape
of
skulls
and
cakes
with
“bones”
on
them.
在这个重要的节日里，人们会吃制成颅骨形状的食
物，
和装点有
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的蛋糕。
They
offer
food,
flowers
and
gifts
to
the
dead.
他们向亡者祭献食物、鲜花和礼
品。
The
Western holiday Halloween also had its origin in
old beliefs about the return
of the
spirits of dead
people.
西方节日
万圣节也源自人们古老的信念，认为亡者的灵魂会返回人间。
It
is
now
a
children’s
festival, when they can dress up and to
their neighbours’ homes to ask for sweets.
万圣节如今成了孩子们的
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