潑水節(jié)(Water-Spri nk|ing Festi va|)是傣族最隆重的節(jié)日，也可以稱之為傣族的“新年”。潑水節(jié)已有700多年的歷史，一般在每年的4月13日舉行，持續(xù)3至7天。大家用純凈的清水相互潑灑，祈求洗去過去一年的不順，新的一年帶著美好的愿望再次出發(fā)。人們把第三天視為最美好最吉祥的日子。在這天，人們觀看龍舟競賽，跳孔雀舞。活動內(nèi)容豐富，場面極為熱鬧。除了我國傣族，亞洲其他國家，如泰國，也有慶祝潑水節(jié)的習俗。

　　Water-Sprinkling Festival(Songkran)is the most important festival of the Dai Ethnic People，which can be also called‘'New Year”of Dai People. Songkran has over 700 years of history.It’s generally held on April 13 each year and lasts about 3-7 days.People splash each other with pure water,to wash away the bad luck in the past year,so as to start again with good wishes for the new year.The third day is taken as the most wonderful and auspicious day.On this day，people watch dragon boat races，and perform Peacock dances，with abundant activities of festival happiness.In addition to the Dai people in China，Songkran Festival is also observed by other Asian countries including Thailand.

　　蒙古族是一個富有傳奇色彩的民族，對亞歐歷史進程產(chǎn)生過巨大的影響。全球蒙古民族共約有820萬，主要分布在中國、蒙古國、俄羅斯三個國家。蒙古族服飾包括長袍、腰帶、靴子、首飾等，但因地區(qū)不同在樣式上有所差異。中國境內(nèi)的蒙古族主要居住在內(nèi)蒙古自治區(qū)，全區(qū)現(xiàn)有蒙古族人口約達380萬。自古以來，蒙古族人善于騎射，素有“馬背上的民族”(the Peop I e on Horseback)之稱。

　　Mongolia is a legendary nation that once had huge impact on the history ofasia and Europe。There are about 8.2 million Mongolian people in total in the whole world.They are mainly distributed in the three countries of China，Mongolia and Russia.Mongolian costumes include robes，belts，boots，jewelry,etc.，that vary in different styles in different regions.　　Mongolians who live in the territory of China mainly reside in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region，in which there ale about 3.8 million Mongolian people.Since ancient times，Mongolian people ale good at riding and shooting.They are known as“the People on Horseback”.