Ielts 雅思 口语全攻略 Ideas and Examples for ielts speaking Jeremy Chiron

Do these festivals have special meanings?

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Yes, naturally. Each festival is meaningful. They are all based on Chinese history, and they remind us of the past which forms an important part of our identity. For example, we always get the first week of October off, because it’s the anniversary of the foundation of the People’s Republic of China. We watch the military parade in Beijing, and we go home to spend time with our relatives. My favorite festival takes place on Dragon Boat Day, and my family and I go to the local river in my hometown to enjoy the boat races．Each boat is carved, and we cheer for the men who paddle hard. A long time ago, a famous poet threw himself in a river because he had an argument with the king．He drowned there, but the villagers got on dragon boats and threw food into the river because they didn’t want the fish to eat the poet’s corpse. That’s the legend behind the Dragon Boat Festival.

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