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From baking pumpkin pie to celebrating the moon, here's how autumn is celebrated across the globe.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the biggest and most widely celebrated harvest festivals in the world. It is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. In many Asian countries including China, the festival is celebrated as a public holiday, with families gathering and giving thanks for the harvest and full moon.

Oktoberfest is another major autumn celebration that, while originating in Germany, has inspired local versions around the globe. The world's largest folk festival begins in September and runs for about two weeks, featuring traditional Bavarian food, music, clothing, and most importantly, lots of beer!

Thanksgiving is also an important celebration for Americans that takes place in late November every year, with seasonal dishes like yams smothered and pumpkin pies always having a place at the Thanksgiving dinner table. Walks, hikes and trips to see the changing foliage are also hugely popular, with locations like Asheville and North Carolina, boasting of some of the most beautiful autumn scenery around.

There are also several cultural and religious events that occur throughout October and November. Dia de Los Muertos, on the 1st and 2nd November, is a Mexican celebration that honours the lives of those who have passed away with food, drinks and activities that those loved ones enjoyed when they were alive. Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, is another spiritual celebration of the victory of light over darkness, and good over evil, which falls on 14th November. Lighting candles all around the house and hoping for health and wealth are the chief rituals of the festival.

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Minor Snow (小雪) refers to the time when it starts to snow, mostly in China's northern areas, and the temperature continues to drop.

Here are four things you should know about Minor Snow.

Wearing hats and scarves

In China, starting in Minor Snow, the wind blows from the northeast a lot. Because it's still not bitterly cold, many people do not wear hats or scarves yet. In fact, according to an old Chinese saying, "The head is the place where all passages of the body gather". It's sensible to keep one's head warm.

Drinking soup

During Minor Snow, indoor heating begins to work, which means the air indoors is dry and most people might find their nose and mouth feels a bit dry. According to practices in traditional Chinese medicine, this accumulation of "inner heat" in one's body can cause problems, including oral ulcers and breakouts (口腔溃疡和破损). The solution is to drink more hot soup, such as cabbage and bean curd soup, spinach and bean curd soup, and mutton and radish soup.

Making preserved pork

After Minor Snow, the temperature declines sharply and the air becomes dry. It is the best time to start making preserved pork, which by the Chinese Spring Festival would be ready to enjoy. In the past, when storage conditions were poor, people developed many ways to store food and preserved pork is one such example. So even in the bitter winter, the whole family could enjoy meat. Some even say preserved pork tastes more delicious than fresh meat.

Avoiding spicy food

On cold days, people may crave some hot and spicy food to keep warm. Experts say it's wise not to eat overly spicy food, since that will increase your inner heat.

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Every culture has set rules about how people should act. Patterns of good behavior，or manners，show respect and care for others.

Greeting people cheerfully is almost always considered polite. For example，when you enter a store in France，you should always greet the person working there. Other cultures also value greeting people. But of course the greetings vary as people speak different languages.

It creates and keeps the harmony（和谐）of human relationships and is used as greetings，encouragement and so on. In American society，people usually widely use praise and compliments，which plays an important role in communication. The right answer to others' praise and compliments is "thank you". However，refusing a compliment is accepted and even approved of in China.

Some of the biggest cultural differences have to do with table manners.That means chewing with your mouth closed and not slurping （出声地喝）your soup. The same goes for burping （打嗝）. But in parts of Asia，slurping shows that you are enjoying your meal. And burping is a sign of being full and content.

Saying "please" and "thank you"，for example，is almost always polite. If you show appreciation and try to follow local customs，people will generally respond well. Showing kindness can bring people together，no matter what culture they come from.

In America，we have a thing called stand-up comedy. This popular form of entertainment consists of a comedian standing up at the front of a club，holding a microphone，and telling jokes. Of course，comedy is popular in Chinese culture as well，but the performances are quite different from the style in the US. In China，it's called cross-talk，which usually involves two guys engaging in an entertaining dialogue.

It's believed that cross-talk came into being in the Qing Dynasty as a bit of a by-product of the imitation shows that were a popular form of entertainment in the Song Dynasty. After the PRC was established in 1949，this comedic art became more and more popular. Today，it's still heavily featured in the CCTV New Year's Gala programmes in China. The 1990s was the golden age of cross-talk；even foreigners studied the art of cross- talk. Mark Roswell，a Canadian named Da Shan in Chinese was relatively unknown in his native land but was a superstar in China. At the turn of the century，cross-talk began to decline，and many well-known actors left the stage.

There are four skills that are essential in cross-talk：speaking，imitating，teasing，and singing. Most of the time，it is performed with two actors—one serves as the lead actor while the other plays a support role. However，sometimes it is performed simply as a one-man show，and at other times there are several actors. In order to criticize something，the humor involved in cross-talk is satirical. 

Being the biggest and the oldest in America， the Chinatown in San Francisco is a very popular tourist attraction，  can be visited at any time of the year. The place used to be the （settle） of Chinese immigrants. With time （go）by，it turned into a centre for Chinese culture. 

In the 1906 earthquake，most of Chinatown （destroy），but the city and residents rebuilt it，taking care to include lots of Chinese architecture，such the legendary Dragon Gate，the Tin How Temple and Bank of Canton. On Portsmouth Square，　 visitors can experience （tradition） Chinese culture in real life. You can find all kinds of souvenirs，goods，clothing and Chinese herbal medicine there. What's more，you can taste and buy （variety） of Chinese tea. The Chinese food there is （especial）appealing with traditional dishes from all over China.

Chinatowns play  important part in the diverse culture of the USA. They allow visitors who have never been to China （experience） traditional Chinese culture first hand. 

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