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The traditional Chinese Longtaitou Festival, or Dragon Head-Raising Festival, falls on the second day of the second lunar month every year, and recognizes the start of spring and farming. This year it falls on March 14.Ancient people believed that after this day, rainfall increases because the rain-bringing Dragon King has awoken from his winter sleep. A well-known phrase goes, “Er yue er, long tai tou”, meaning “On the second day of the second lunar month, the dragon lifts his head.”The festival celebrates ancient Chinese agrarian culture, and while some of traditional ways to celebrate it are no longer practised, others continue to exist.The most famous tradition is getting a haircut. Some believe that going to the barber on this day gets rid of bad luck, while others believe getting a haircut during the first month of the lunar calendar brings bad luck. Another saying warns that cutting your hair in the first lunar month will cause your uncle to die. Although today few pay attention to it, it was once a tradition to line up outside barbershops on the day of Longtaitou.People eat tofu balls in East China’s Fujian Province during the festival, and often make tofu and vegetable balls to pray for family and business. Fried beans are the traditional festival food for people in parts of Shandong Province. Eating chengyaocakes, which are made with sticky rice, during the festival is a tradition in Suzhou, East China’s Jiangsu Province, owing to the saying, “If you eat chengyaocakes on Longtaitou, your waist won’t hurt all year.” Meanwhile other foods, like noodles, dumplings, and spring rolls, are named after dragon body parts to mark the day. Noodles are dragon’s beard (longxu), dumplings are dragon’s ears (longer), and spring rolls are dragon’s scales (longlin).【小题1】What did ancient people believe after Dragon Head-Raising Festival?A.The dragon lifts his head.B.There’s more rainfall.C.The dragon is still sleeping.D.There’s less rainfall.【小题2】What does the underlined word “agrarian” mean in Paragraph 3?A.Agricultural.B.Industrial.C.Travelling.D.Manufacturing.【小题3】What do people eat in Suzhou during the festival?A.Tofu balls.B.Fried beans.C.Chengyaocakes.D.Dumplings.【小题4】Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A.The history and development of China’s Longtaitou FestivalB.Cut your hair on China’s Longtaitou FestivalC.The culture and traditions of China’s Longtaitou FestivalD.Food about China’s Longtaitou Festival
The traditional Chinese Longtaitou Festival, or Dragon Head-Raising Festival, falls on the second day of the second lunar month every year, and recognizes the start of spring and farming. This year it falls on March 14.
Ancient people believed that after this day, rainfall increases because the rain-bringing Dragon King has awoken from his winter sleep. A well-known phrase goes, “Er yue er, long tai tou”, meaning “On the second day of the second lunar month, the dragon lifts his head.”
The festival celebrates ancient Chinese agrarian culture, and while some of traditional ways to celebrate it are no longer practised, others continue to exist.
The most famous tradition is getting a haircut. Some believe that going to the barber on this day gets rid of bad luck, while others believe getting a haircut during the first month of the lunar calendar brings bad luck. Another saying warns that cutting your hair in the first lunar month will cause your uncle to die. Although today few pay attention to it, it was once a tradition to line up outside barbershops on the day of Longtaitou.
People eat tofu balls in East China’s Fujian Province during the festival, and often make tofu and vegetable balls to pray for family and business. Fried beans are the traditional festival food for people in parts of Shandong Province. Eating chengyaocakes, which are made with sticky rice, during the festival is a tradition in Suzhou, East China’s Jiangsu Province, owing to the saying, “If you eat chengyaocakes on Longtaitou, your waist won’t hurt all year.” Meanwhile other foods, like noodles, dumplings, and spring rolls, are named after dragon body parts to mark the day. Noodles are dragon’s beard (longxu), dumplings are dragon’s ears (longer), and spring rolls are dragon’s scales (longlin).
【小题1】What did ancient people believe after Dragon Head-Raising Festival?| A.The dragon lifts his head. |
| B.There’s more rainfall. |
| C.The dragon is still sleeping. |
| D.There’s less rainfall. |
| A.Agricultural. | B.Industrial. | C.Travelling. | D.Manufacturing. |
| A.Tofu balls. | B.Fried beans. | C.Chengyaocakes. | D.Dumplings. |
| A.The history and development of China’s Longtaitou Festival |
| B.Cut your hair on China’s Longtaitou Festival |
| C.The culture and traditions of China’s Longtaitou Festival |
| D.Food about China’s Longtaitou Festival |
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