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New Year's festivals around the world

2021-01-29李全忠

疯狂英语·新策略 2021年1期
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Throughout the world,cultures welcome the change of the calendar with unique New Year's traditions of their own.Here are some of our favorite New Year's traditions around the world.

Australia

Sydney Harbour hosts one of the biggest New Year's Eve celebrations in the world.It's mid-summer in the southern hemisphere,and thousands of people gather around the Opera House in anticipation.An aerial show and a water display kick off the celebration at 6:00pm.A family-friendly fireworks show starts at 9:00pm,while the main attraction—the Harbour Light Parade is at midnight.

Scotland

Celebrating Hogmanay,which stands for the last day of the year,is a big deal in Scotland.It is so grand that it often overshadows Christmas.Christmas was outlawed by the Church of Scotland for nearly four centuries,and it didn't make a comeback until 1958.Though the holiday has regained its popularity,the New Year Festival of Hogmanay still holds a sacred place in Scottish hearts.

Belarus(白俄罗斯)

In Belarus,New Year is included as a part of a 13-day festival known as Kaliady.Kaliady originates from the old pagan recognition of the winter solstice.It was only later that the Orthodox Christians added the celebration of Christmas on January 7.Kaliady has customary foods in three ritual dinners,trick-or-treating,caroling,and more.

The Netherlands

Amsterdam hosts one of the world's largest street parties on New Year's Eve.If you attend,buy some oliebollen (oily balls) to eat at midnight.It is usually held that eating these deep fried dough balls will drive away evil spirits in the New Year.Dam Square (the craziest),Rembrandtplein,Nieuwmarkt,and Leidseplein host unofficial street parties with music,fireworks and beer tents.Amsterdam's celebration is not for the casual partier:Some attendees have compared it to a war zone!

The United States

Each year,hundreds of thousands of people flock to New York City to see the Big Apple drop at midnight.This New Year's Eve tradition actually began as a replacement for fireworks,which had been forbidden in New York.In addition to watching balls drop,in other US cities you can watch peaches,giant walleye,and other locally relevant symbols lowered as the clock strikes midnight.

Brazil

In Brazil,as well as other Central and South America countries like Ecuador,Bolivia,and Venezuela,it is thought to be lucky to wear special underwear on New Year's Eve.The most popular colors are red,thought to bring love in the New Year;and yellow,thought to bring money.

Reading Check

1.In which country does the celebration begin with an aerial show and a water display?

A.Australia.

B.Scotland.

C.Belarus.

D.The Netherlands.

2.What does the underlined word “outlawed” in the part of Scotland mean?

A.Popularized.

B.Created.

C.Banned.

D.Expected.

3.What is eating oliebollen mainly connected to?

A.History.

B.Religion.

C.Literature.

D.Location.

4.Which country used to set off fireworks?

A.Brazil.

B.Belarus.

C.The Netherlands.

D.The United States.

Language Study

Sentence for writing

In Brazil,as well as other Central and South America countries like Ecuador,Bolivia,and Venezuela,it is thought to be lucky to wear special underwear on New Year's Eve.

【信息提取】“It be thought to be+adj.+to do...”是一个固定句型,意为“做某事被认为是……”,句中的It作形式主语,用来代替实际主语to do...。

【句式仿写】在这个地方,如果戴上一朵花,会被认为是幸运的。

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