11.An Interesting Festival

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The Agricultural Feast takes place after the Independence Day

农业盛会在独立日后举行。

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It is not a worldwide celebration

它不是一个世界性的庆典。

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Only Christians in Mexico look forward to its arrival for its religious origin

由于它的宗教起源，只有墨西哥的基督徒才盼着节日的到来。

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Long ago , humans' ancestors were bad

很久以前，人类的祖先很坏。

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They fooled and played tricks on each other and never kept their word

他们互相欺骗，耍诡计，从不遵守诺言。

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So God turned up and drowned all their crops

于是，上帝出现了，淹死了他们所有的作物。

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Humans starved day and night , weeping

人们日夜挨饿，哭泣着。

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In order to gain God's forgiveness , a woman poet set off to see God

为了获得上帝的原谅，一位女诗人出发去见上帝。

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She admired God and kept apologizing

她敬畏上帝，并一直道歉

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God was moved

上帝被感动了。

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With his permission , humans finally had good harvests again

有了他的允许，人类终于又获得了丰收。

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So , to wipe sadness and remind themselves of the belief in God , people began the festival

因此，为了抹去忧伤并提醒自己对上帝的信仰，人们开始举办这个节日。

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On the festival , people gather in the open air , such as playgrounds or parking lots

在节日那天，人们聚集在露天场所，例如操场或停车场。

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They energetically have fun with each other all night long , as though they were never tired

通宵达旦地玩得非常开心，精力充沛的人们似乎不知疲倦。

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When a beauty dressed up in lovely clothing reads poems in memory of the poet , everyone holds their breath

当一位用可爱的衣服盛装打扮的美女朗读诗歌以纪念那位诗人时，在场的每个人都屏住了呼吸。

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Then , it is the custom that the bone of a rooster head is given to her as an award

然后，按照风俗，将奖励给她一只公鸡的头骨。

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Obviously , the story is not true , but the festival is interesting

很明显，这个故事不是真的，但是节日却很有趣。