Hello! I'm going to talk about what you might not know about. Let's start in January in<br />the north of Scotland with the burning of clavier. In this festival, a whiskey container<br />is lighted and then carries through the streets as a bonfire. It's an ancient tradition dating<br />back to more than 1,000 years ago. The bonfire burns good luck for the coming year. The next<br />one is the racing for animals. Very tiny animals. World championship snail racing takes place in<br />a village in Norfolk. The snails have to race from an inner circle to an outer circle and the<br />winner gets a lot of vegetables. There's a party and a barbecue for the snail owners and observers.<br />This custom began in the 1960s after a local man saw something similar in France. Another fun<br />contest takes place in September at the Egremont Crab Fair in Canberria in the north of England.<br />The word guirling championship is a competition to pull the ugly face. It sounds ridiculous but<br />this is an ancient British tradition and the Crab Fair itself dates back to 1267. Finally,<br />let's go back to the south of England. In Brighton, there's a burning clocks festival to celebrate<br />the coming of winter and December 21st. This custom started 20 years ago and is very popular.<br />Hello, I'm going to talk about what you might not know about. Let's start in January in the north<br />of Scotland with the burning of the clavea. In this festival, a whiskey container is lighted and<br />then carried through the streets as a bonfire. It's an ancient tradition dating back to more<br />than 1,000 years ago. The bonfire brings good luck for the coming year. The next one is a racing<br />for animals, very tiny animals. World championship snail racing takes place in a village in Norfolk.<br />The snails have to race from an inner circle to an outer circle and the winner gets a lot of<br />vegetables. There's a party and barbecue for the snail owners and observers. This custom began in<br />1960s after a local man saw something similar in France. Another fun contest takes place in<br />September at the Agroman Crab Fair in Cumbria in the north of England. The World Garning<br />Championship is a competition to pull the ugliest fades. It sounds ridiculous, but this is an<br />ancient British tradition and the Crab Fair itself dates back to 1267. Finally, let's go back to the<br />south of England. In Brighton, there's a burning the clocks festival to celebrate the coming of the<br />winter on December the 21st. This custom started 20 years ago and is very popular.
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Why do people light a whisky container during the Burning of the Clavie?
A . To light people's way.B . To have a competition.C . To bring good luck.
(2)
What does the speaker think of World Championship Snail Racing?
A . Interesting.B . Popular.C . Ridiculous.
(3)
Where is the festival to celebrate the coming of winter held?
A . In Scotland.B . In France.C . In England.
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Which one has the longest history?
A . The Burning of the Clavie.B . World Championship Snail Racing.C . The World Gurning Championship.