The UK’s music festivals are world famous but there are plenty more to celebrate in the country.

The UK’s music festivals are world famous but there are plenty more to celebrate in the country.
Burns Night, Scotland
 On 25 January. Scots celebrate the life and works of Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns by holding a special Burns Supper. This can be a casual gathering of friends or a huge formal dinner. Guests take it in turn to recite Burns’ poems or sing one of his songs.
Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye, Wales
For 10 days each May, the small town of Hay-on-Wye on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales is filled with writers, filmmakers, musicians, comedians, politicians, and people who come to hear them talk and exchange ideas. The festival celebrates great writing of all genres (体裁) and it all takes place in a tented village in the town.
Camp Festival, Dorset
As a branch of a festival held in Dorset, it’s one of the best family festivals in the UK. Held every year in the grounds of the historic Lulworth Castle in Dorset, the festival includes top live music acts but, as the organizers say, “kids are king” at Camp Festival, with a wide variety of entertainment, workshops and fun for kids. The 2020 Camp Festival takes place from 25 to 28 July.
Guy Fawkes Day or “Bonfire Night”
All over the UK on 5 November, the British light bonfires and set off fireworks in their back gardens or, more commonly these days, at organized events in public parks. They celebrate the Catholic Guy Fawkes’ failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament on 5 November, 1605.
1. Which festivals are related to literature?
A. Burns Night and Hay Festival.
B. Hay Festival and Camp Festival.
C. Burns Night and Guy Fawkes Day.
D. Camp Festival and Guy Fawkes Day.
2. When does the festival most appealing to children take place?
A. In January. B. In May.
C. In July. D. In November.
3. What does Guy Fawkes Day celebrate?
A. A historical event.
B. A successful explosion.
C. An organized strike.
D. An impressive building.

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