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Band 7+: What is your favorite holiday and how do you usually celebrate it?

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My favorite holiday is Maslenitsa. We usually celebrate it with our family. We cook pancakes, drink cocoa, and watch films. But nowadays, we barely cook pancakes, so we usually gather with our relatives and eat dinner together.

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My favorite holiday is Maslnitsa. We usually celebrate it with our family. We cook pancakes and we drink cocoa and watch films. But nowadays we barely cook pancakes so we usually gather up with our relatives and eat dinner together.

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