阅读短文，并按要求完成下面小题。

Yangge is an interesting folk dance. The performers dance to the music with handkerchiefs or fans in their hands. It’s the most popular festival performance in many places, especially in the countryside of northern China.

Many people love yangge very much. Most of them are young men and young women. But some are even old ladies. Nearly every village in northern Shaanxi Province has yangge groups. They begin to rehearse (排练) almost a month before the Lunar New Year’s Day. On that day, after eating jiaozi, the yangge group begins paying New Year calls from house to house.

They wish people a happy New Year, and then they do the yangge dance in the street. Some young men often play the drums, and the performers begin to wave red silk bands. The hosts set off firecrackers (鞭炮) to welcome the dancers and invite them to taste their home-made rice wine. The sounds of songs, drums and firecrackers blend, forming a festival atmosphere in the village.

1~2题完成句子；3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下全文的主题句；5题将文中划线句子译成汉语。
【小题1】The performers dance yangge to the music with ________ in their hands.
【小题2】Yangge is the most popular festival performance in many places, especially in the countryside of ________.
【小题3】When do the performers begin to rehearse the yangge dance every year?
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【小题4】________________________________________________________________________________________.
【小题5】________________________________________________________________________________________。