Each country and culture has its own set of public holidays and festivals．Some of these holidays and festivals like Labour Day and New Year's Day are common all over the world．But there are many holidays that are unknown．

Blessed Rainy Day Life in a country where it rains a lot can be hard． In Bhutan， Blessed Rainy Day is the holiday marking the end of the rainy season． On this day everyone is encouraged to enjoy a bath out of the house to wash away bad luck．

Melon Day The Melon Day in Turkmenistan is a celebration of their national fruit． It takes place in August． Thousands of mouth﹣watering melons will be sent to the county's capital Ashgahat on Sunday to celebrate the holiday．

Red Wednesday in lran Red Wednesday is a fire jumping festival in lran． People always light fires in public places on the eve of the last Wednesday of the yer． People jump over the fire． They hope that it will take all the bad things away．

The Desert Festival in Tunisia Tunisia is a very important country in North Africa． Every year on the last Sunday in December， the Desert Festival is held in Tunisia． As "ships of the desert， camels are very important in the festival． There is a camel racing and camel wrestling （摔跤）．

（1）When is Melon Day held？ 　　

A．	In December．
B．	In August．
C．	In May．
D．	In January．

（2）Which column can you read the text in a newspaper？ 　　

A．	Culture．
B．	Environment．
C．	Science．
D．	Sports．

（3）Which two festivals have the same purpose to celebrate？ 　　

A．	Melon Day and The Desert Festival
B．	Red Wednesday and Blessed Rainy Day．
C．	Blessed Rainy Day and Melon Day．
D．	Red Wednesday and The Desert Festival．