How do ethnic minorities in China celebrate Spring Festival 春节，不一样的少数民族风

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多数情况下，我们所了解的春节习俗仅局限在自己的民族之内，而其他民族其实也有自己独特的春节庆祝方式。接下来，让我们一起来了解几个少数民族的春节活动吧。

China is a country with many ethnic groups that also have the tradition of celebrating the Spring Festival in their own distinctive ways. Let's take a look at some of the unique customs that can be found throughout the nation.

Zhuang ethnic group

The Spring Festival for Zhuang people lasts for three days from the 30th of the 12th lunar（阴历的）month to the second day of the first lunar month. On New Year's Eve， each family will prepare chicken and duck with more steamed rice than before， which is the symbol of wealth. Zongzi， a traditional Chinese rice cake， is the basic food for them， but they do not eat it at evenings. Except the ordinary Zongzi we all know， there is a kind of oversized Zongzi called Fengmo weighing about five kilograms each. Some activities such as singing and dancing， will also be held during the Spring Festival.

Tujia ethnic group

The Tujia people will hold a grandest Hand？-Weaving Dance in Spring Festival celebration. The traditional dance is very popular among Tujia groups， including over 70 movements such as hunting， farming， and banqueting（设宴）. With no item， the dance is full of distinctive ethnic features.

Dai ethnic group

The Water？-Splashing Festival is the Dai New Year， which is also the grandest festival for them during a year， corresponding to the Grain Rain， Chinese solar term in the middle of April， typically lasting about four days. Splashing water on each other is a symbol of good luck， happiness， and health.

Daur ethnic group

The Spring Festival is called Arne in Daur， and on the morning of the 30th day of the 12th lunar month， every family will clean their courtyard， and pile a mass of the animal shit and useless goods， which will be lit in the afternoon. The elderly will throw some food such as meat， and dumplings onto the fire， hoping it can bring a good harvest and health to all family members. In the evening， besides eating hand？-grilled meat， they will honor their ancestors by kowtowing（叩頭） to the west with incense（熏香） stuck in the snow on the west side of the house.

Read the text carefully and fill in each blank with only one word.

In China， ethnic

1.__________ celebrate the Spring Festival in their own distinctive

2. __________  . Steamed rice is the symbol of

3. __________  in Zhuang ethnic group. The Tujia people will hold a grandest Hand？-Weaving

4. __________  . In Dai， splashing each other is a symbol of good luck. The Daur people will

5. __________  their ancestors in the evening.

Difficult sentence

In the evening， besides eating hand？-grilled meat， they will honor their ancestors by kowtowing to the west with incense stuck in the snow on the west side of the house.

翻譯：  _______________________________

【点石成金】本句中，with incense stuck in the snow是with+名词/代词+形容词的复合结构;其中，stuck in是过去分词表被动，意为“卡住;陷进”。

Ⅰ.Important phrases in the text

1.the symbol of ……的象征

2.be full of 充满……

3.correspond to 与……相一致;相当于

4.a mass of 大量的

5.stick in 陷在;卡住;陷进

Ⅱ.Complete the following sentences in correct forms with the phrases given above.

1.There must be a listening process ________ each speaking process.

2.Under extreme pressure， ________ hair will fall out when she combs her hair.

3.It's said that good libraries with large collection of books is ________ a top university.

4.Don't be afraid to try something funny or silly to others. Do what you love， and the life will ________ happiness.

5.Those images of collapsed buildings still________ my mind.