26 L3-Festivals Around the World

Oxford Read and Discover level 3 Festivals Around the World by Richard Northcott

牛津阅读和发现世界各地的3级节日由理查德·诺斯科特

Introduction This is New Year in China. New Year is a big festival for Chinese people, in China and all around the world. People walk in the streets, watch dancers, and have fun. What festivals are there in your country? When are these festivals? What do people do on these days? Discover! Now read and discover more about festivals around the world!

这是中国的新年。 新年是中国人的一个大节日，在中国和世界各地。 人们走在街上，看舞者，玩得很开心。 你们国家有哪些节日? 这些节日是什么时候?人们在这几天做什么? 发现!现在阅读和发现更多关于世界各地的节日!

Chapter 1 In the Streets Come to the carnival! The carnival in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is one of the biggest festivals in the world. It's always in February or Marche There's a parade with big floats. There's music in the streets. People wear colorful costumes. They dance and have fun. Discover! The carnival in Rio de Janeiro is all day and all night. Many people don't go to bed that night! On the same day, there's a carnival in Venice in Italy. At this time of year, it's summer in Brazil, but it's winter in Italy. The weather in Italy is colder than in Brazil. At the Venice carnival, some people wear long dresses or cloaks. They want to have fun, but they don't want to be cold. The day after the carnival, Christians start the time of Lent.

第1章在街上来参加狂欢节吧!巴西里约热内卢的狂欢节是世界上最大的节日之一。 总是在二月或三月有大花车游行。 街上有音乐。 人们穿着五颜六色的服装。 他们跳舞，玩得很开心。发现!里约热内卢的狂欢节不分昼夜。 那天晚上很多人都不睡觉!同一天，在意大利威尼斯有一个狂欢节。 每年的这个时候，巴西是夏天，而意大利是冬天。 意大利的天气比巴西冷。 在威尼斯狂欢节上，有些人穿着长裙或斗篷。 他们想玩得开心，但又不想受冻。 狂欢节后的第二天，基督徒开始四旬斋的时间。

Chapter 2 Lights For many festivals, people decorate their homes. In India, people put lots of pretty lamps in their homes for the festival of Diwali. They look at the lamps and think about their family and other people in the world. Diwali is usually in October or November. It's a very big festival for Hindu people in India, and for Hindus all around the world. At the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, people light candles on eight nights. One night, they light one candle. The next night they light two candles. On the last night of Hanukkah, they light all the candles. Hanukkah is usually in December. Children have presents. Many families eat pancakes made with potatoes. They sometimes eat donuts, too.

在许多节日里，人们装饰他们的家。 在印度，人们在家里放很多漂亮的灯来庆祝排灯节。 他们看着灯，想着他们的家人和世界上的其他人。 排灯节通常在10月或11月。 对于印度的印度教徒和全世界的印度教徒来说，这是一个非常重要的节日。 在犹太人的光明节，人们在八个晚上点燃蜡烛。 一天晚上，他们点燃了一支蜡烛。 第二天晚上，他们点了两支蜡烛。 在光明节的最后一晚，他们点燃所有的蜡烛。 光明节通常在12月。 孩子们有礼物。许多家庭吃用土豆做的煎饼。 他们有时也吃甜甜圈。

Chapter 3 Families and Friends Eid is the Arabic word for 'festival'. Eid is a big Muslim festival. At Eid, people give presents to children and friends. Eid presents are usually money, or things like toys, candy, and new clothes. At Eid, Muslims think about other people in the world. They give food and money to hungry people and sick people. People wear new clothes at Eid. In the morning, they get up, wash, and put on their new clothes. They eat dates and cookies for breakfast. Then they go to pray at the mosque. Lots of people hug their friends. Later, they eat with their family. They also visit their grandparents, and say, 'Happy Eid!'

开斋节在阿拉伯语中是“节日”的意思。 开斋节是一个重大的穆斯林节日。 在开斋节，人们给孩子和朋友送礼物。 开斋节的礼物通常是钱，或者玩具、糖果和新衣服之类的东西。 在开斋节，穆斯林会想到世界上的其他人。 他们把食物和钱给饥饿的人和生病的人。 人们在开斋节穿新衣服。 早上，他们起床，洗漱，穿上新衣服。 他们早餐吃枣和饼干。 然后他们去清真寺祈祷。 很多人拥抱他们的朋友。 之后，他们和家人一起吃饭。 他们还会去看望祖父母，并对他们说:“开斋节快乐!”