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

What kind of national events are celebrated in your country?

We have many different festivals in my country. The year starts with Spring Festival, and then two weeks later we hold the Lantern Festival which marks the end of the holiday season. In April there is Tomb Sweeping Festival when we commemorate our ancestors．In May everyone gets a few days off because of International Labor Day. And there is also Dragon Boat Festival in May or June according to the lunar calendar. In September there is Mid-Autumn Festival when we eat the famous moon cakes. Actually every festival requires people to eat different specialties．On Dragon Boat Day, everyone enjoys rice dumplings we call "zongzi." The first week of October, we all get one week off to celebrate National Day, the foundation of the People's Republic of China. We have festivals all year round．

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   Do you think that people's attitudes to national celebrations have changed in recent years?
   

Yes, definitely. The young generation is getting a little tired of the old traditions, and things are changing slowly. At the same time, people in my country have been making more money in the past few years, so their habits have also changed. For example, for Spring Festival many people now go out to eat, but in the past it was traditional to cook at home all together. Same with the ornaments we used to prepare when I was young. These days every family buys the decorations, like paper-cuts and scrolls we hang around each door, but we used to make them all by hand. In addition, many people have started traveling during the holiday instead of staying home all the time.

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