【Thetraditionofbirthdaypartiesstartedalongtimeago.Therearesometraditionsthatyoucanfindalmostanywhereanytimesuchassendingbirthdaycardsblowingoutthecandles(吹熄蜡烛)onabirthdaycakeandsingingthe‘Hap】
Thetraditionofbirthdaypartiesstartedalongtimeago.Therearesometraditionsthatyoucanfindalmostanywhereanytimesuchassendingbirthdaycardsblowingoutthecandles(吹熄蜡烛)onabirthdaycakeandsingingthe‘HappyBirthday’song.Othersareonlyfoundforcertainagesandincertaincountries.
InChinaonachild’ssecondbirthdayfamilymembersputmanythingsontheflooraroundthechild.AccordingtoChinesetraditionthefirstthingthatthechildpicksuptellsyouwhatjobthechildwillchooselaterinlife.
ForJapanesechildrenthethirdfifthandseventhbirthdaysareespeciallyimportant.Atthisagethereisaspecialcelebration(庆祝)Shichi-Go-San(sevenfivethreeinJapanese)whenchildrengotothetemplewearinganewkimono(和服).Thepriest(僧侣)givesthemspecialsweetsandtheparentsusuallyorganizeapartyfortheirfriendsintheirhome.
InArgentinaMexicoandseveralotherLatinAmericancountriesgirlshaveaspecialbirthdaycelebrationwhentheyreachtheageoffifteen.Afteraspecialceremony(仪式)thegirlsdanceawaltzwiththeirfatherandotherboys.
Eighteenisthetraditional‘comingofage’—theagewhen(inmanycountries)youhavetherighttovote(选举权)jointhearmy（参军）and(inBritain)drinkalcohol（酒）orbuyahouse.
InmanyEnglish-speakingcountriesatwenty-firstbirthdaycakeoftenhasakeyontoporthecakeitselfissometimesintheshapeofakey.Thekeymeansthattheyoungpersonisnowoldenoughtoleaveandenterthefamilyhomeatanytimetheywantto!
1.Whichofthefollowingbirthdaytraditionscanyoufindalmostanywhereanytime?
A.Puttingmanythingsonthefloor
B.Sendingbirthdaycards
C.Dancingawaltz
2.Mexicangirlshaveaspecialbirthdaycelebrationattheageof______.
A.five
B.seven
C.fifteen
3.Inmanycountriesyoucan______whenyoureachtheageofeighteen.
A.jointhearmy
B.haveakey
C.haveaspecialceremony
4.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtrue?
A.Thetraditionofbirthdaypartiesstartedalongtimeago
B.Somebirthdaytraditionsareonlyfoundincertaincountries
C.Youbecometheownerofyourhousea