There are all kinds of festivals and 1 ___________ ( celebrate ) around the world, which are held 2____ different reasons. The ancient festivals were mainly held at three times 3 ____ year. Some festivals are held 4 ______ (honor) the dead or to satisfy the ancestors in case they might return either to help or to do harm , while other festivals are held to honor famous people or the gods , s uch as Dragon Boat Festival and Columbus Day. Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food 5 ________ (gather) for the winter and the agricultural work is over. And the most 6 __________ (energy) and important festivals are the ones 7____ look forward to the end of winter and to the 8 _______ (come) of spring , such as the Lunar New Year , at which people have a very good time. Some Western countries have very 9______ ( excit e) Carnivals. Festivals let us 10 _______ ( enjoy ) life.