Facts about Diwali

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What is Diwali?

Diwali is the festival of lights. It is

India’s biggest and most important holiday of the year.

When is Diwali?

The fi ve-day festival usually falls between the middle of October and the middle of November.

Word Power

India['?nd??] n. 印度

fall[f??l] v. 降臨，到來（第三人稱單數(shù)：falls）

What do people do on Diwali?

Day 1: Clean homes and do some shopping.

Day 2: Light rows of candles and diyas around houses. Use colored rice, sand and fl ower petals to make Rangoli on the fl oors in living rooms.

Day 3: It is the main day of the festival. People open their doors and windows to invite Lakshmi in. Families gather together to watch fi reworks.

Day 4: Families will prepare food at home for when guests come to exchange gifts.

Day 5: Brothers visit their married sisters.Sisters prepare meals for their brothers at home.

中文大意請(qǐng)見第44頁。

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藍(lán)果麗地畫（rangoli）

藍(lán)果麗是印度的一種傳統(tǒng)地畫藝術(shù)，一般用手工繪制于家門口或廟門口。相傳很久以前，有一個(gè)王國的公主丟失了她心愛的項(xiàng)鏈，于是國王就通令全國：誰找到項(xiàng)鏈就重重有賞。項(xiàng)鏈被一個(gè)樵夫找到后，送回了王宮。國王很高興，就問樵夫要什么金銀財(cái)寶。樵夫說：“我不要什么財(cái)寶，只要您下令，明天晚上除了我家之外都不準(zhǔn)點(diǎn)燈。”國王雖然覺得這個(gè)要求很奇怪，但還是答應(yīng)了下來。原來，這個(gè)晚上正是財(cái)富女神拉什米一年一度下凡的日子。當(dāng)拉什米女神來到王國，只見到處一片漆黑，只有樵夫家門口點(diǎn)了盞小油燈吸引她的目光，地上用米粉畫出了個(gè)小腳印為她引路。拉什米毫不猶豫，直奔樵夫家。女神目光所到之處，財(cái)源滾滾而來。女神給樵夫一家?guī)碡?cái)運(yùn)，樵夫從此過上了好日子。從此，家家效仿，畫藍(lán)果麗地畫和點(diǎn)油燈的習(xí)俗也就流傳了下來。

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row[r??] n. 排（復(fù)數(shù)：rows）

candle['k?ndl] n. 蠟燭（復(fù)數(shù)：candles）

sand[s?nd] n. 沙

petal['petl] n. 花瓣（復(fù)數(shù)：petals）

main[me?n] adj. 主要的

invite[?n'va?t] v. 邀請(qǐng)

gather['g?e?] v. 聚集

fi rework['fa??w?k] n. 煙花（復(fù)數(shù)： fi reworks）

prepare[pr?'pe?] v. 準(zhǔn)備

exchange[?ks't?e?nd?] v. 交換

gift[g?ft] n. 禮物（復(fù)數(shù)：gifts）

married['m?r?d] adj. 已婚的