Christmas is an important festival in the West.People decorate their houses with lights and Christmas trees.They also hang mistletoe in their homes.It is a custom that when a man and a woman find themselves under the mistletoe，they must kiss!Mistletoe is a symbol of forgiveness and love.
Decorations for Chinese New Year are mainly red and gold.Red is thought to be lucky.Red lanterns and firecrackers are popular and children are dressed in new red clothes.Decorated peach trees are also common and poems are used to decorate doorways to bring luck in the New Year.
At Halloween，decorations are mostly frightening!Ghosts（鬼），witches（巫師） and monsters are used to decorate just about everything.Jack-o'-lanterns are another important decoration for Halloween.They are carved out of pumpkins（南瓜） and a candle is lit inside.
At some festivals，animals are decorated.For example，in Austria，the Almabtries festival happened each year in autumn.The cows are led down from the mountains to stables（牛廄） for the winter and they are decorated to celebrate.In Thailand and India elephants are often decorated for festivals and weddings.
（1）It isn't common to find a decorated elephant at a wedding in Thailand，is it？
Yes，it is.
Yes，it is.
（2）At Christmas，what is the symbol of forgiveness and love？
Mistletoe.
Mistletoe.
（3）What do people decorate their houses with？
Lights and Christmas trees.
Lights and Christmas trees.
（4）Which word from Paragraph 3 can we use to describe ghosts，witches and monsters？
Frightening.
Frightening.
（5）What are Jack-o'-lanterns made of？
Pumpkins.
Pumpkins.
（6）Should we stop celebrating Christmas Day？Give your reasons to explain your idea.
No，we shouldn't.Because it is a festival to express blessings，we can invite friends to have a dinner at home.
No，we shouldn't.Because it is a festival to express blessings，we can invite friends to have a dinner at home.
