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【盐仓24秋】外研版(2024)英语七年级上册单元主题素养阅读延伸 Unit 4 Time to celebrate Reading for writing—Presenting idea
Why do children play with rabbit lanterns during the Lantern Festival?
Chinese people celebrate the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month(阴历月份), which is in the 1 of the month and marks the full moon. It's held to celebrate the first 2 moon of the year. It also 3 the end of the Spring Festival holiday. In 2025, the Lantern Festival is on 12th February.
One of this day's important 4 is watching lanterns. The lanterns come in many sizes, colours and shapes. Making and watching lanterns are important things to do 5 the festival. There are usually riddles(谜语) on the lanterns. People need to guess the right answers of 6 . "7 lantern riddles"is another important activity of the festival.
Children go out with paper lanterns when the night 8 during the Lantern Festival. Rabbit lanterns with wheels(轮子) are fun for 9 . Children can pull them along from place to place. Children will hold self-made lanterns to 10 through the streets excitedly.
Why do people prefer rabbits? Some people say rabbits are 11 animals. The rabbit lanterns can bring children good luck. What's more, in old Chinese 12 , there is a jade rabbit(玉兔) living on the moon. So 13 are a big part of the festival as well.
Till today, the Lantern Festival is still held each 14 around our country. People like eating sweet dumplings, also known as yuanxiao. Eating them has a special meaning:15 and happiness for the family. People always have a good time on that day!
The first record of a kite was more than 2,000 years ago in China. It's said that Han Xin, the leader of an army wanted to dig a tunnel (隧道) into a king's palace. He flew a kite over the wall of the palace to make sure the length (长度) of its string. In this way, he could decide how long the tunnel should be. Kites have been flown in Japan for hundreds of years. In the 1700s, kites were flown in autumn to give thanks for a good harvest. They were also flown to send good wishes to couples who had their first son. Today in Japan, flying kites is seen as part of a celebration at the beginning of a new year. And kite festivals are held each year in many parts of the country. Kites have been used for science purposes in the western world. The United States Weather Bureau has used box kites to collect weather data for 35 years. How amazing the kites are! Weifang in Shangdong Province is famous for its kites. Weifang International Kite Festival, one of the most famous kite festivals, is held here in April every year. During the festival, people from all over the world come here to compete for the best kites and enjoy themselves. |
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