Get ready to play in the water of joy. Get wet all over. That' swhat the Dai（傣族 ） people in Yunnan are doing. In Mid-April， it ' stheir Water-Splashing Festival （泼水节 ）. People splash （泼 ）water on each other.

Their new year

傣族人的新年

The Water-Splashing Festival is the Daipeople ' s new year. It lasts （持续 ） three tofive days. The water washes away the dirt andillness （疾病） of the old year. It also brings（带来） happiness（幸福） for the new one！

How does this day begin？

智斗魔王的传说

Long ago， there lived a bad king. No one liked him， but theycouldn ' t kill （杀死 ） him. He was not afraid of （害怕 ） anythingexcept（除了 ） his hair. He had seven wives（妻子）. The youngestone was clever.

One day， she killed him with his hair around his neck. Herclothes were full of （充满 ） blood （血 ）. People splashed water onthe wife to make her clean. She and other people lived a happy lifeafter that（从那以后 ） .

Dragon boat and Kongming light

多姿多彩的庆祝方式

Dai people have many ways tocelebrate （庆祝 ） this festival. Theywear their special （特别的 ） Dai clothes. They have dragon boatracing. They make simple rockets （火 箭 ） and set them off. They flyKongming lights （孔明灯） in the sky.

Cherish water

珍惜水资源

Dai people cherish （珍惜 ） water verymuch. They use different water in differentways. They use water in rivers only for washing.They only drink water from wells（井）.

All about Dai people

傣族人民小档案

Most Dai people in our country live inYunnan. There are about l.260，000 Dai people.They have their own language（语言）.They often live in bamboo（竹子）houses. Their bamboo rice（竹筒饭）is very yummy.

This day in Thailand

大象为泰国泼水节助兴

There is a Water-Splashing Festivalin Thailand （泰国）， too. It ' s the biggestfestival in Thailand. For three days， theysing， dance and splash water on eachother. Elephants also join the festival.Look， the elephants are spraying （噴濺）water at people！