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①Celebrating the New Year happens in every country. But each country has its own way of celebrating it.
②Chinese people celebrate the New Year twice(两次). One is on 1st January and the other is in January or February. People have many activities to celebrate the New Year, like watching lion dances or having a family dinner.
③People in Thailand(泰国) celebrate it by pouring(泼) water on friends and visitors. They think this will bring much rain in the next growing season. Their New Year is usually in April or May. It is very hot at that time of a year in Thailand.
④In Switzerland(瑞士), people often sing in the ice and snow world to celebrate the New Year. In parts of Switzerland, people celebrate it by dressing up to walk from farmhouse to farmhouse. They jump up and down to make the cow bells ring. They hope this will sweep away the bad luck of the old year.
⑤People all over the world have a great time on New Year's Day.