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The tradition they tried to ban

The weather in Thailand is very hot in spring but if you are visiting that country in April, it might be a good idea to take an umbrella and raincoat with you. Every year on 13 April, which is New Year in Thailand, there is water throwing festival.Young people run or drive through the streets with buckets of water or enormous water-guns and throw water at anybody they see. So if you don`t want to get wet, don`t stand in the street.

Participants must follow three important rules. Firstly, they mustn`t throw water at old people. Secondly, they mustn`t touch peope. Thirdly, they mustn`t throw water at car drivers.Every year people get killed or injured in road accidents during the festival. Some people are concerned about the number of casualities and want to ban the festival. However, the festival is a big tourist attraction and will probably continue for many years.

Nobody knows exactly when this tradition at Cooper`s Hill in the centre of England started, but it was hundreds of years ago. The rules are simple: you have to chase a large, round cheese down a very steep hill. This dangerous event takes place every year at the end May. Participants often break arms or legs and even the spectators are at risk: one year, a cheese jumped into the air and hit a 59-year-old grandmother on the head. 1997 was a particularly bad year for casualities. Up to 37 people were hurt, so in 1998, the local authorities banned the cheese rolling. However, because of all the protests, the ban onlylasted a year and the tardition started again in 1999. To reduce the number of injuries, participants and spectators had to

follow a few simple safety rules. Now, only about twelve people a year get injured.
II Match the sentences to the festivals. Write WT for Water Throwing, CR

for Cheese Rolling or Not Given. 1 Old people don`t take part.

2 It was banned because too many people got injured. 3 It is part of longer festival.

4 It takes place at 8 oclock in the morning. 5 It takes place t the same day every year. 6 Participants to chase something.

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