Uh, well, there are many reasons to have national celebrations. Um, the first one I would like to talk about historical reasons. For example, uh, in Taiwan, we celebrate uh, dragon boat festival because of a poet named uh, he was an influential poet and a politician in his time, but he committed suicide by jumping into a river to show his dissatisfaction toward the looking. So uh, after his death, uh, many people, um, many people felt, uh, sad and commemorate commemorated him by throwing rice dumplings into the river, in case they wish to eat his body. And over time, it has became uh, it has become a tradition, uh, for Chinese people to eat rice dumplings on this festival. And, uh, the other reason to have national, uh, celebrations, I would say is because people want to take a rest. Yeah. People really need time to take a rest from the busy work in this modern world. So Take Chinese New Year, for example, people have, uh, about 10 days of during this period of time, So it’s also a great chance for them to, uh, reunite with their family members. Uh, during Chinese New Year, uh, we will eat with our family members and uh, talk about, uh, what happened during the whole year, I think, is a meaningful event about uh gathering and togetherness. So in conclusion, I think Uh, it’s important to have national celebrations because uh, people wants to pass down their history and people need some time to relax.
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Well, there are many reasons to have national celebrations. The first one I'd like to talk about is historical reasons. For example, in Taiwan, we celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival because of a poet named Qu Yuan, who was an influential poet and politician in his time. However, he committed suicide by jumping into a river to show his dissatisfaction with the government. So, after his death, many people felt sad and commemorated him by throwing rice dumplings into the river, hoping to feed his body. Over time, it has become a tradition for Chinese people to eat rice dumplings on this festival. Another reason to have national celebrations is that people want to take a break. People really need time to rest from their busy work in this modern world. Take Chinese New Year, for example. People have about 10 days off during this period, so it's also a great chance for them to reunite with their family members. During Chinese New Year, we eat with our family members and talk about what happened during the whole year. I think it's a meaningful event about gathering and togetherness. So, in conclusion, I think it's important to have national celebrations because people want to pass down their history and people need some time to relax.
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