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| Every few months, thousands upon thousands of people choose to leave work, skip school, and come together to celebrate... The people come in all 1 and sizes throughout the world. What do they 2 ? It doesn't matter. The description above is related to 3 and celebrations all over the world; indeed, it may be a universal way of looking at almost any celebration. Though the number of people joining in may 4 , the spirit of the event is 5 to stay the same. The reason is that we 6 countless hours celebrating birthdays and other special days to build 7 between one another. Holidays and celebrations bring people 8 . When people celebrate something, they ignore prejudice and 9 their shyness; celebrations bring people together 10 of who those people are. 11 on serious occasions where we remember past tragedies or the 12 of a loved one, friends and family-and sometimes even strangers -- come together to remember and 13 one another. Different celebrations involve different emotions (情感) and qualities, from 14 to dancing. The important thing is not that we are throwing a party, but rather that we are coming together as one 15 and one world, to celebrate together. Even in ancient 16 , celebrations were used to bring people together. The Ancient Greeks had the Olympics, which helped bring 17 among warring countries and states. The Greeks actually laid down all of their arms during the games! In an ancient era (纪元) where war was extremely common, it is 18 to see the power that the Olympics had on warring parties! Indeed, such is the case today as well. All such holidays make us forget the troubles we 19 and allow us to be happy and experience the peace that is required to improve and help the world. If only we held 20 every day... | ||||
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