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Dragon Boat Festival abroad
The Dragon Boat Festival, or Duanwu, is marked on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. Similar festivals abroad include Tango no Sekku in Japan and the Gangneung Danoje Festival in South Korea.
1. Japan
Originally, the Duanwu Festival was called Tango no Sekku in Japan and celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the lunar calendar. However, the festival became a Children's Day, which was designated as a national holiday by the Japanese government in 1948. It is celebrated for children’s personalities and their happiness.
2. South Korea
Falling on the May 5 in the Chinese lunar calendar—the day of China's Dragon Boat Festival, South Korea's Gangneung Danoje has the longest history among Korean local festivals and its main purpose is to honour the guardian spirit of a mountain that protects the town, pray for peace among the town and its families as well as farming prosperity.
Festival celebrations consist of shamanistic rituals, folk dances and songs, oral narrative poetry and various popular pastimes. The Nanjang market is another festival element, where local products and handicrafts are sold and contests, games and circus performances take place.
3. Other countries
Nowadays, the Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated in some Western countries with activities such as dragon boat racing and eating zongzi.
Participants compete on the water during the fourth Steveston Dragon Boat Festival held at Richmond, Canada, Aug 24, 2013.
1. What is Tango no Sekku celebrated for?
A. The dragon boat racing.
B. The origin of the festival.
C. Children’s characters and their joy.
D. Remembering a famous person like Quyuan.
2. What can be done during Gangneung Danoje?
A. Writing poetry. B. Dancing and singing
C. Making a handicraft D. Playing circus performances
3. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To show history of Dragon Boat Festival.
B. To discuss the meaning of Dragon Boat Festivals.
C. To compare different Dragon Boat Festivals.
D. To introduce Dragon Boat Festivals abroad.
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D
【解析】
【分析】這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章介紹了國(guó)外幾個(gè)類似端午節(jié)的節(jié)日。
【1題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“However, the festival became a Children's Day, which was designated as a national holiday by the Japanese government in 1948. It is celebrated for children’s personalities and their happiness.”（1948年，日本政府將兒童節(jié)定為法定節(jié)日。它是為孩子們的個(gè)性和他們的幸福而慶祝的。）可知，Tango no Sekku慶祝孩子們的個(gè)性和幸福，故選C。
【2題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中“Festival celebrations consist of shamanistic rituals, folk dances and songs, oral narrative poetry and various popular pastimes. ”（節(jié)日慶；顒(dòng)包括薩滿教儀式、民間舞蹈和歌曲、口頭敘述性詩(shī)歌和各種流行的消遣活動(dòng)。）可知，在Gangneung Danoje期間，人們唱歌跳舞，故選B。
【3題詳解】
推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中“Similar festivals abroad include Tango no Sekku in Japan and the Gangneung Danoje Festival in South Korea.”（國(guó)外類似的節(jié)日還有日本的探戈節(jié)和韓國(guó)的江陵端午節(jié)。）可知，本文主要介紹國(guó)外的類似端午節(jié)的節(jié)日，故選D。
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