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“Happy New Year!” Everyone will greet each other with these words as they meet over the next couple of weeks. But it wasn’t always January l that marked the New Year.
At least 4,000 years ago the ancient Egyptians and Bahylo-nians(古巴比倫人)marked the changing of the year. In Egypt, the year started when the Nile River(尼羅河)flooded, enriching farmers’ fields with silt(淤泥). This happened at the end of September.
The Babylonians held a festival in spring, on March 23, to kick off the next farming cycle. The Babylonian celebration lasted for l l days.
The date January l was picked by the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar as the change of the year when he established his own calendar in 4 6 BC. The month of January was named after the Roman god, Janus(雅努斯). He is pictured with two heads. 0ne head looks forward and the other back. They represent a break between the old and new. That new calendar was in time with the sun and it has been used until the present day.
Around the world, different cultures have their own traditions for welcoming the New Year. The Japanese hang straw rope across the front of their houses to keep out evil spirits and bring happiness and good luck. They also have a good laugh as the year begins to get things started on a lucky note.
In India people like to wear pink, red, purple and white flowers. Women favor yellow, the color of spring. Hindus also leave shrines next to their beds so they see beautiful objects when they wake up.
Canadians enjoy the traditional polar bear swim. People of all ages put on their swimsuits and jump into frozen lakes.
9. Which ancient country has a great effect on the New Year we are celebrating now?
A. Egypt. B. Rome. C. Babylon. D. India.
10. What’s the main idea of the last three paragraphs?
A. People in different countries celebrate the New Year in different times of the year.
B. In different countries people celebrate the New Year in different ways.
C. Which country has the best tradition for welcoming the New Year?
D. In different countries people play different games to celebrate the New Year.
can we infer from this passage?
A. Everyone will greet each other with “Happy New Year” for several months.
B. Women favor yellow flowers in Japan when they celebrate the New Year.
C. Canadians like swimming in the lake to celebrate the New Year though it is very cold.
D. Human beings have been celebrating the New Year for no more than 4.000 years.
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