1 Festivals old and new 1 2 The year begins 2 3 National days 7 4 Lent and Easter 12 5 Families and fools 16 6 Summer celebrations 20 7 Fires and fireworks 24 8 Remembering 28 9 Thanksgiving 30 10 In a new country 33 11 Christmas 36 GLOSSARY 41 ACTIVITIES: Before Reading 43 ACTIVITIES: While Reading 44 ACTIVITIES: After Reading 47 TRANSLATION 参考译文 51