📖 Unit 5: Our Customs and Traditions - Reading lớp 8
💎 Unit 5: Our Customs and Traditions
The Kate Festival
The Kate Festival is (1) ______ most important festival of the Cham in Viet Nam. It is held for three days at the beginning of October. The main ceremony takes (2) ______ in Po Rume, Po Nugar, and Po Klong Garai* towers in Ninh Thuan Province. The festival helps people remember Cham heroes and (3) ______ their ancestors. It is also a time for people to relax, visit each other, and wish others (4) ______ luck. For festival goers, it is a great opportunity to (5) ______ the beauty in the Cham culture. The ceremony starts with people calling their ancestors and gods. Then, they (6) ______ for health and prosperity. The festival follows with (7) ______ traditional music and dance performances. The festival is full (8) ______ sounds and colours, and is a wonderful time for both the locals and visitors.
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A Longevity Celebration
On the fifth day of Tet, Binh An Village holds a longevity celebration for elderly people over 70. This tradition has continued for centuries in the village.
In the morning, everyone dresses nicely and walks to the village temple. According to tradition, the elderly wear traditional ao dai. They sit at the most honourable place. The village leaders congratulate them. They offer each elder a "longevity flag" and a bunch of flowers. Then, each family takes photographs with their elders. At noon, families hold a home party for their elders. It is customary for the family members to cook for their elders. The traditional dishes served are five-colour sticky rice, steamed chicken, spring rolls, and deep-fried fish.
The longevity celebration is important to all villagers. It is an opportunity for them to show their respect to the elders. It is also a great time for family gatherings.
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Popular Traditions in Britain
When one thinks of the British, one often imagines people drinking tea and eating fish and chips. But there are many other traditions that British people have maintained for centuries.
Pancake Day Pancake Day is also called Shrove Tuesday, and it is a day people make pancakes. They hold a pancake race. Runners wear a traditional apron and scarf and carry a pan with a pancake in it. They have to flip the pancake as they run. The first person to reach the finish line with their pancake is the winner.
Christmas Christmas is on 25th December but people prepare for it long before the event. Christmas trees are everywhere. People decorate the trees and place gifts under them. They cook traditional foods, wear their best clothes, and have family reunions.
New Year Countdown On New Year's Eve, crowds gather at Trafalgar Square or Piccadilly Circus to wait for the start of the new year. At midnight, there is a huge fireworks celebration over the London Eye, followed by Big Ben ringing in the New Year and people singing Auld Lang Syne.