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Food Activities Old sayings Mooncake, pomegranate, longan Enjoy the glorious full moon Compose poetry and paint The moon truns perfect round on the day after mid-autumn day Holi is a religious spring festival celebrated by Indians. It was firstly celebrated in India, Malaysia, South Africa, etc. It is now celebrated in the whole world. Holi is the festival that welcomes the Spring and celebrates the new life and energy of the season on the last full moon day of the lunar month, which usually falls in the later part of February or March. It is the most energetic Indian festival, filled with fun and good humour. It is also called The Festival of Colours’, for people celebrate the festival by throwing coloured powder and coloured water at each other. During the evening of the full moon, bonfires are lit in the streets. From Aug. 30th to Aug. 31st, the streets of West London cam alive as the city got painted in red because of the Notting Hill Carnival, which is held on the last weekend in August since 1966. Every year the streets of West London come alive, with the sounds and smells of Europe’s biggest festival celebration. The festival began firstly by black immigrants from the Caribbean. The carnival starts with the steel band competition, and the main parade takes place with floats and people in costumes. In the evening, people continue partying at the carnival. Halloween, celebrated each year on October 31, thought to be the one night of the year when ghosts, witches, and fairies are especially active. Adults may celebrate by watching horror films, holding costume parties, etc. Many children dress up in fancy costumes and visit other homes, where they demand sweets. If they do not get this, they threaten to do some harm to the hosts. This is known as playing trick-or-treat’. And they will also carve jack-o‘-lanterns(南瓜灯), make bonfires, etc. The themes are of death, evil, or mythical monsters. Black and orange are the holidays tradit