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Dragon Boat Festival abroad
The Dragon Boat Festival, or Duanwu, is marked on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. Similar festivals abroad include Tango no Sekku in Japan and the Gangneung Danoje Festival in South Korea.
1. Japan
Originally, the Duanwu Festival was called Tango no Sekku in Japan and celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the lunar calendar. However, the festival became a Children's Day, which was designated as a national holiday by the Japanese government in 1948. It is celebrated for children’s personalities and their happiness.
2. South Korea
Falling on the May 5 in the Chinese lunar calendar—the day of China's Dragon Boat Festival, South Korea's Gangneung Danoje has the longest history among Korean local festivals and its main purpose is to honour the guardian spirit of a mountain that protects the town, pray for peace among the town and its families as well as farming prosperity.
Festival celebrations consist of shamanistic rituals, folk dances and songs, oral narrative poetry and various popular pastimes. The Nanjang market is another festival element, where local products and handicrafts are sold and contests, games and circus performances take place.
3. Other countries
Nowadays, the Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated in some Western countries with activities such as dragon boat racing and eating zongzi.
Participants compete on the water during the fourth Steveston Dragon Boat Festival held at Richmond, Canada, Aug 24, 2013.
1. What is Tango no Sekku celebrated for?
A. The dragon boat racing.
B. The origin of the festival.
C. Children’s characters and their joy.
D. Remembering a famous person like Quyuan.
2. What can be done during Gangneung Danoje?
A. Writing poetry. B. Dancing and singing
C. Making a handicraft D. Playing circus performances
3. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To show history of Dragon Boat Festival.
B. To discuss the meaning of Dragon Boat Festivals.
C. To compare different Dragon Boat Festivals.
D. To introduce Dragon Boat Festivals abroad.
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了国外几个类似端午节的节日。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“However, the festival became a Children's Day, which was designated as a national holiday by the Japanese government in 1948. It is celebrated for children’s personalities and their happiness.”（1948年，日本政府将儿童节定为法定节日。它是为孩子们的个性和他们的幸福而庆祝的。）可知，Tango no Sekku庆祝孩子们的个性和幸福，故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中“Festival celebrations consist of shamanistic rituals, folk dances and songs, oral narrative poetry and various popular pastimes. ”（节日庆祝活动包括萨满教仪式、民间舞蹈和歌曲、口头叙述性诗歌和各种流行的消遣活动。）可知，在Gangneung Danoje期间，人们唱歌跳舞，故选B。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“Similar festivals abroad include Tango no Sekku in Japan and the Gangneung Danoje Festival in South Korea.”（国外类似的节日还有日本的探戈节和韩国的江陵端午节。）可知，本文主要介绍国外的类似端午节的节日，故选D。
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