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阅读下列材料,在空白处填人适当的内容(1个单词)或用括号内单词的正确形式。
In the middle of April, if you walk through Jinghong,1. capital of Xishuangbanna region in Yunnan province,2.(chance) are that you'll get very, very wet. The Dai people will be celebrating their water-splashing(泼水)festival from April 15 t0 17, marking the new year for the Dai ethnic minority.
Lonely Planet, one of the world's3.(large) travel brands, has described what happens: “People race around the streets of Jinghong and the surrounding villages, soaking(浸透)every person 4. sight with buckets of water.5. (tradition), water would be collected and poured only on family members as a
symbolic way6. (ensure) good luck in the coming year. Dai people believe that the wetter you get, the luckier you will be.
Although water 7. (play)a vital role in the celebration, there is much more to the festival, especially during the first two days 8. water splashing is comparatively kept under control, according to Lonely Planet. People wear their best clothes, while older women in nearby villages9. (dress) in traditional outfits(服装).They gather with their families and visit Dai temples. There, they wash the statues of Buddha(佛教)with water, a practice10. (know) as ”Bathing the Buddha".