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Three very different festivals

 

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Holi festival

Holi is a ancient Hindu festival, originated in and currently celebrated mainly in India and Nepal, in . This festival is known as “festival of spring”, “festival of colours” or “festival of love”. People celebrate the arrival of and the end of winter. There is a religious story explaining the of this festival. Delicacies are a major part of this festival. People other people at their homes and drench each other in colors. Adults run around painted in color trying to color their 

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Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival

The Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival is an annual festival that takes place in Harbin, . It is the largest ice and snow festival in the . It is celebrated every year in when there is ice and snow all over in Harbin. from all around the world display their ice artwork and hundreds of thousands of visitors come to see the sculptures. This tradition began in the 17th . Visitors can do many other activities, such as skiing, ice-sliding or .

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Independence Day

 Independence Day is an important festival in the  commemorating the Declaration of Independence of the United States on 4, 1776. Americans remember their and they celebrate their from Britain. Different activities take place on this day: big parades in the streets, at night accompanied by patriotic songs, political speeches and ceremonies and family reunions . Americans don’t go to work or school, so families get together and have a picnic or a barbecue; they eat a lot of , hot dogs snacks and a traditional salad called “Layer Dip” (pepper, tomato, onion, lettuce, cheese,chicken and spicy tomatoe sauce). There are also fairs, concerts and baseball games. Decorations are generally coloured red, white and blue, the colours of the American .

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