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Unit 12 Always something interesting and nice to remember ! Happy New Year “ Happy New Year !” That greeting will be said and heard many times during the first week of a new year. People give each other New Year cards two or three weeks before the new year comes. Everybody feels so happy because it is a new beginning . This is the most important holiday in China . The holiday usually lasts for about two weeks. Before the holiday, houses and rooms are cleaned, hair is cut , food and new clothes are bought. At midnight , at the turn of the old and new year , people let off fire-crackers to drive away the bad things and greet the coming of the new year . On March 12th, it’s our Tree Planting Day. On this day people from all walks of life will be plant a lot of trees. The more trees we have , the better the environment. So planting trees is a very good thing for us . Easter Day is a day of parties, present-giving and a celebration of the rebirth of Jesus. Many people make Easter bunnies and colour the eggs which are later eaten during the holiday . Mother’s Day is a time to say “ I love you ” to mum . It is a time to let mother relax, watch TV or read newspapers. On this day other family members should do the washing, cleaning and cooking and let mother enjoy a day of being loved and well-looked after . Many countries in the world have Chlidren’s Day on different dates or in different moths . But the things they do are similar . Children will have lots of fun and happiness on this day