Each year in different parts of the world, many countries celebrate different kinds of flower festivals where you can witness some splendid views in the world.
Chelsea Flower Show (London, United Kingdom)
London celebrates the world’s most famous flower festival for five days in May with flower arrangements every year. There are innovations and creativity, both of which make the event one of the most lively festivals in the UK. Every year, London gathers the best garden designers, plant specialists, and nurseries to make the flowers and plants the most beautiful flower exhibit around the world.
Floriade Festival (Canberra, Australia)
From mid-September to mid-October, Canberra celebrates Floriade every year with some of the amazing events and beautiful sight of blossoms with different colors and patterns. It is one of the biggest festivals in Australia. Hosted in Canberra’s Commonwealth Park, the event is a 30-day celebration with lots of food, entertainment, music etc.
Pasadena Rose Parade (California, United States)
Pasadena Rose Parade is celebrated on January 1st as an American New Year Tradition with some extremely fantastic flower parades and music celebrations. You can either witness this personally or even see the live broadcast which takes place throughout the local channels across the country.
The Rose Festival (Kazanlak, Bulgaria)
The Rose Festival is one of the most popular events in Bulgaria. The celebration for the blossom of the roses takes place in the first week of June every year. This is the season when the gentle Kazanlak roses come to bloom, filling the air with its sweet smell. The most beautiful girl in the city is chosen in a beautiful pageant (选美) activity.
【小题1】What is special about Chelsea Flower Show?A.Enjoying the beautiful roses in the city. |
B.Joining the event hosted in Commonwealth Park. |
C.Collecting the best artists to create various exhibits. |
D.Welcoming New Y ear by witnessing flower parades. |
A.Floriade Festival. | B.Chelsea Flower Show. |
C.Pasadena Rose Parade. | D.The Rose Festival. |
A.They are watched by live broadcast. |
B.They show us the beauty contest show. |
C.They are hosted in the National Park. |
D.They are fantastic for music lovers. |
Chinese Dragon Head-raising Festival is a traditional Chinese festival held on the second day of the second month of the Chinese calendar. It marks the start of spring and farming. Ancient people believed that after this day, rainfall increases because the rain-bringing Dragon King has woken up from his winter sleep. In ancient times, farming highly depended on the weather. Proper rainfall and plenty of sunlight were necessary for a good harvest at the end of the year. The Chinese dragon, besides a symbol of good luck and great power, is also the god managing weather and water. So Dragon Head-raising Day is about honoring the Chinese dragon and praying for good weather in spring.
The festival celebrates ancient agrarian(农耕的) Chinese culture, and while some of traditional ways to celebrate it are no longer practiced, others persist.
The most famous tradition is getting a haircut. A saying warns that cutting your hair in the first month will cause your uncle to die. Although today few pay attention to it, it was once a tradition for people to line up outside barber shops this day after they avoided haircuts for the preceding(前面的)month.
Today Chinese Dragon Head-raising Day is celebrated in many different ways, most of which are still similar to those practiced in the ancient times, including eating spring pancakes and noodles. People eat tofu balls in East China’s Fujian Province during the festival while fried beans are the traditional festival food for people in parts of Shandong Province. Food eaten on this day also gets a lucky name. For example, noodles are “dragon’s beard” and dumplings are “dragon’s ears”.
【小题1】In fact ancient Chinese held Dragon Head-raising Day .A.to get as much rain as possible. |
B.to celebrate the Dragon King's birthday. |
C.to wake up the sleeping Dragon King. |
D.to wish for good weather for better farming. |
A.消亡 | B.持续 | C.改变 | D.完善 |
A.Foreigners interested in Chinese traditional culture. |
B.Foreigners learning about agrarian culture. |
C.Chinese farmers in need of good weather conditions. |
D.Chinese students proud of the long history of our country. |
A.The history of Dragon Head-raising Day. |
B.The development of Dragon Head-raising Day. |
C.The celebration of Dragon Head-raising Day. |
D.The introduction of Dragon Head-raising Day. |
In Vanuatu, this marathon cultural festival has brought thousands of people together. Although it is one of the Pacific’s biggest cultural festivals, there is no specific date for Nekowiar, a big event of colour and culture that is a true test of one’s endurance (忍耐力), bringing together thousands of people from some of the most faraway villages on the Vanuatu island of Tanna.
Nekowiar, which takes months to prepare, is traditionally held every few years, but it has been eight years since the last one in 2012. No one knows when or where the next celebration will happen. This isn’t an event for tourists though. Nekowiar has been called a peace-building exercise between warring tribes (部落), and a chance for families to arrange marriages.
At this year’s festival, hundreds of women and girls started the event by singing and dancing a traditional Napen from nightfall to sunrise. They only took breaks when they were too tired to continue. They had trained for months for this.
The movements were so powerful that dust(灰尘) rose from the dancers’ feet. Most of the dancers painted their faces in bright colourful designs that held special importance to their tribes.
In the early hours of the third day, the men, teenagers and even young boys had their turn in a dance called Toka. Jimmy Kawiel performed the dance for the first lime this year, "You need more energy for Toka," Mr. Kawiel said. "We’ve been practising for five to six months. It is a very big thing for us, especially when things are developing so fast and we are in danger of losing our culture.”
Jean Pascal Wahe, from the Tafea Cultural Centre on Tanna, said the festival was first held as a reconciliation (和好) event between warring tribes. All the different communities came together to find a way to stop all these wars.
【小题1】What do we know about Nekowiar?A.It’s held every year. | B.It has lost its popularity. |
C.It doesn’t have a fixed date. | D.It’s celebrated to attract tourists. |
A.They had fought in wars. | B.They were dressed the same. |
C.They did gentle movements. | D.They showed their strong will. |
A.It would be lost for sure. | B.It’s way too hard for him. |
C.It should be passed down. | D.It’s quite different at the moment. |
A.When the tribes decided to start a war. |
B.When the tribes got caught up in fighting. |
C.When the tribes wanted to show off their power. |
D.When the tribes were worried about their culture. |
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