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The minority of Red Yao is one of the ethnic minorities in China, living in north of Guilin. Guangxi Region, especially on Longji Rice Terraces(梯田). One of the     1    (big)Yao festivals is the Clothes Drying Festival, which falls     2     the sixth day of the sixth lunar month. In practice, women lay out all their traditional costumes under the sun. This serves the double purposes of disinfection and allowing the ladies to show off     3     they have. If it rains, they will spread their costumes indoors,     4    (leave)the door open.

That day, local Yao people took their clothes outside their house to dry and seek fortune. Later,     5    (dress)in their treasured costumes, they showcased how to make traditional clothes, performed group weddings and gave other unique performances as a way     6    (attract)tourists.

Yao people in the area     7    (observe)the festival for centuries. Tradition has it that the celebration ceremony is held between the famous terraced rice     8    (field)in this area.

The celebration continues into night     9     reaches its height when the people light up their doorways under the starry sky. In addition, fireworks are set off.

The celebration varies     10    (slight)from place to place. In Guiping County nearby, Yao people stand in squares waving their hands to the sun and express their admiration at dusk.

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We have something in the UK     1     (call) Boxing Day, which     2     (be) an odd name, so let us explain what Boxing Day actually is! It is celebrated on 26th December,     3     day after Christmas Day, and it’s a continuation of the Christmas festivities.

The history of the day is deeply rooted in our social class structure. In the past, servants or tradesmen that     4     (work) for wealthy families would receive a Christmas box     5     their employers which contained gifts. The box was a way of     6     (say) thanks for working throughout the year. Often the holiday was seen as Christmas Day for the working men     7     would be serving the rich on the 25th and could not celebrate Christmas with family     8     (member) until the following day. But nowadays the     9     (traditional) of the gift box no longer exists. Now it’s celebrated as a shopping holiday or one     10     (usual) spends in front of the television eating loads of leftover food. Boxing Day is a bank holiday throughout the UK, which also marks the day when the sales start.

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The new year was coming and my family began to make this year’s plan for it. “The weather report says this unseasonably warm weather will continue through the week. We could shake things up and celebrate the new year with a picnic party in the backyard!” said my mum.

“Our San Francisco weather can be pretty unpredictable,” said my dad. “Maybe we should come up with a sensible indoor plan.” Then he continued, “Hey! Why not start this year with something different? ”

“Yeah!” my little brother, Tex, agreed.

“It’ll be a great!” said Mom. Then she turned to my cousin, Mareya, who was staying with me, “Mareya, we’d love to have you and your family join us. And how about we invite Ollie and Grandma? ”

We all cheered. And after the fastest kitchen cleanup in history, Mareya and I raced over to Ollie’s. Grandma was also excited and suggested we get out the instruments and make a little music.

Grandma’s music suggestion got us thinking. Ollie, Mareya, and I made up a simple song, and somehow, it turned into an idea for a play! Later that afternoon, we went back to my house to find out the costume box. Naturally, my little brother and sister joined right in.

We made up a play, in which the forest animals threw a party to celebrate the arrival of the New Year Queen. Fast-forward to New Year’s Day when we worked all morning to set up our backyard stage. We prepared some flowers and a basket of pine nuts (松子) to greet the Queen when she stepped on the stage.

Unfortunately, the weather that morning was so windy and cold that we all felt freezing. Mum suggested us giving the performance indoors. But we insisted on showing the play outside, as we had all set up for it in the yard. Mum then said that we could start with the play outside, and then had the food inside. Everyone agreed.

Once our audience were seated, Ollie opened the show. When we were half way through the performance, right in the middle of our song-and-dance scene, a strong wind blew! Suddenly, there was a mess as everybody hurried to pick things up. But afterward, the air was calm again.

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“The show must go on!” Grandma called from the audience.

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Attracted by the smell of pine nuts dropped on the ground, two real squirrels (松鼠) ran onto the stage.

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Last Saturday, the first Auckland East Chinese Culture and Art Festival / was celebrated by the locals at the China Town in east Auckland. The festival organized by Pakuranga Chinese Association     1     (support) by a local art organization and the local government.

Barry Hung, chairperson of the Pakuranga Chinese Association, was proud of his community members     2     have worked hard to show the Chinese culture and art at the festival. “It is the first time we do this event. Many of the     3     (performer) and artists are volunteers. And     4     Chinese performances are performed by our neighbors aged over 60,” said Hung.

Peking opera and Chinese classic dances and drum dances as well as the exhibition of photos, paintings and handicraft works     5     (be) among the highlight s of the festival which attracted a large audience from across the city.

“Chinese traditional culture is important to New Zealand Chinese. It is     6     (equal) important to get more people involved and let the mainstream New Zealand society understand the     7     (tradition) Chinese culture and art,” said Auckland councillor(议员) Paul Young.

Auckland’s east suburbs are home     8     many Chinese communities, with     9     (increase) local acknowledgement of the Chinese culture. Well-organized local Chinese associations often work with the local government and communities     10     (hold) Chinese cultural events.