Facts about Diwali

2017-10-12

疯狂英语·新读写 2017年10期

关键词：拉什小脚印樵夫

Facts about Diwali

关于排灯节

本篇适合：朗读、复述

神灯小精灵来回答大家几个问题：

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['ɪndɪə] n. 印度

fall[fɔːl] v. 降临，到来（第三人称单数：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.

中文大意请见第44页。

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蓝果丽地画（rangoli）

蓝果丽是印度的一种传统地画艺术，一般用手工绘制于家门口或庙门口。相传很久以前，有一个王国的公主丢失了她心爱的项链，于是国王就通令全国：谁找到项链就重重有赏。项链被一个樵夫找到后，送回了王宫。国王很高兴，就问樵夫要什么金银财宝。樵夫说：“我不要什么财宝，只要您下令，明天晚上除了我家之外都不准点灯。”国王虽然觉得这个要求很奇怪，但还是答应了下来。原来，这个晚上正是财富女神拉什米一年一度下凡的日子。当拉什米女神来到王国，只见到处一片漆黑，只有樵夫家门口点了盏小油灯吸引她的目光，地上用米粉画出了个小脚印为她引路。拉什米毫不犹豫，直奔樵夫家。女神目光所到之处，财源滚滚而来。女神给樵夫一家带来财运，樵夫从此过上了好日子。从此，家家效仿，画蓝果丽地画和点油灯的习俗也就流传了下来。