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Now It is April and I'm going to have on a trip on next summer holiday (there is also a UK English expression - "going on holiday next summer"). I want to have a great holiday with my friends and boyfriend, so I need prepare a perfect plan. We are going to go to Co To island on for three days by motorbike and boat. Our trip will start from Hanoi to Van Don, about 250 kilometer by motobike, and from Van Don to Co To island by boat. After, we will hire reserve a room in a hotel and have lunch in a restaurant near the hotel with seafoods, such as shrimp, bib and so on. After lunch, we'll walk around places near there. On the second days, we'll go watch the sunrise in the morning after hiring a motorbike of people in on the island to visit natural places there, especially the lighthouse. Next, to we'll take a bath go bathe, sunbathe, and look at sunset together. On the third days, we'll go to market on in the morning to buy things, which is that are only available here. Finally, we'll prepare our luggage to return to Hanoi. During the trip, a camera, money, swimsuit, sunscreen, map, jacket, and hat are indispensable things.

It's April now and I'm going to have a trip in my next summer holiday. I wish to have a great holiday with friends and boyfriend, so I need to prepare a perfect plan. We are going to Co To island for three days by motobike and boat. Our trip will start from Hanoi to Van Don which is about 250 kilometer by motobike and then we need to move from Van Don to Co To island by boat. After that, we will have room accomodation in a hotel and have lunch in a restaurant. Near to hotel, we can have seafoods, such as shrimp, bib and so on. After lunch, we'll walk around places. The second day, we'll go to watch the sunrise in the morning. After hiring of motobike for people in the island to visit natural places over there, especially the lighthouse. Next to it, we'll go bathe, sunbathing and look at sunset together. On the third day, we'll go to market in the morning to buy things, which is only available there. Finally, we'll prepare luggage to return to Hanoi. During trip, camera, money, swimsuit, sunscreen, map, jacket, hat are indispensable things.

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Last school holiday, my family and I went back to our hometown, the eagerly-awaited holidays bring a respite from homework, lessons, extracurricular activities and exams. For me, spending a holiday at home is equally unbearable.

On the last day of school, I eagerly waited for the bell to ring at 1:30 p.m..Then, I felt like a caged bird hat has just been set free. I slang my bag over my shoulder and make my way to my dorm to pick up some bags to bring home. I waited for my mother for a couple of minutes. Finally, she came. I put my bags in the car and hoped in. In the car, my mother told me that the whole family is going to our hometown. I felt very excited because I missed my hometown very much. When we got home, I quickly packed my clothes so that I won't be rushing the next day.

We started our journey early in the morning. When we arrived, we had a quick lunch. I make a short exchange and headed for my favourite spot at my hometown. A secluded corner of my grandfather durian orchards. There under a shady spot, I sat down and enjoyed the peaceful surrounding.

Here is one of the places that made me feel relaxed, I enjoyed the solitude of nature. As I took my seat on a wooden bench, and took a glance around, I can see a flurry of activities. Birds flew and sang sweetly above me while two squirrel ran from a tree to another, colourful butterflies flapped their colourful wings and ants scurry in a single file carrying bits of food on their backs.

A cool breeze blowed. I can hear the soft rustle of leaves. The air is heavy with the scent of grasses coupled with the scent of ripe durians. I can't wait to eat durians if there's some at home. I hope so.

I lied on my back with my hand behind my head and watched streaks of sunlight filtering through the canopy of leaves. Soon I fall into short but deep slumber. When I woke up, I can see the sun slowly descending behind a row of far hills. Although I would love to linger for a little longer, I moved away reluctantly and leaved knowing that my grandparents and family would be waiting for me.

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A blend of Mesoamerican ritual, European religion and Spanish culture, the holiday is celebrated each year from October 31-November 2. While October 31 is Halloween, November 1-2 is All Souls Day or the Day of the Dead. According to tradition, the gates of heaven are opened at midnight on October 31 and the spirits of children can rejoin their families for 24 hours. The spirits of adults can do the same on November 2.

The roots of the Day of the Dead, celebrated in contemporary Mexico and among those of Mexican heritage in the United States and around the world, go back some 3,000 years, to the rituals honoring the dead in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. The Aztecs and other Nahua people living in what is now central Mexico held a cyclical view of the universe, and saw death as an integral, ever-present part of life.

In ancient Europe, pagan celebrations of the dead also took place in the fall, and consisted of bonfires, dancing and feasting. Some of these customs survived even after the rise of the Roman Catholic Church, which (unofficially) adopted them into their celebrations of two Catholic holidays, All Saints Day and All Souls Day, celebrated on the first two days of November.

The most prominent symbols related to the Day of the Dead are calacas (skeletons) and calaveras (skulls). In the early 20th century, the printer and cartoonist Jos Guadalupe Posada incorporated skeletal figures in his art mocking politicians and commenting on revolutionary politics. His most well-known work, La Calavera Catrina, or Elegant Skull, features a female skeleton adorned with makeup and dressed in fancy clothes. The 1910 etching was intended as a statement about Mexicans adopting European fashions over their own heritage and traditions. La Calavera Catrina was then adopted as one of the most recognizable Day of the Dead icons.

In recent years, the tradition has developed even more due to its visibility in pop culture and its growing popularity in the United States, where more than 36 million people identified as being of partial or full Mexican ancestry as of 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inspired by the 2015 James Bond movie Spectre, which featured a large Day of the Dead parade, Mexico City held its first-ever parade for the holiday in 2016. In 2017, a number of major U.S. cities, including Chicago, Los Angeles, San Antonio and Fort Lauderdale, held Day of the Dead parades. That November, Disney and Pixar released the blockbuster animated hit Coco, a $175 million homage to the Mexican tradition in which a young boy is transported to the Land of the Dead and meets up with his long-lost ancestors.

The mythology surrounding vampires long predates Bram Stoker's 1897 novel "Dracula," and folkloric tales of the undead can be traced back more than 1,000 years. Explore the amazing truth behind one of history's most terrifying legends.

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