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　　乞龜

　　乞龜，是漢族民俗文化活動之一。每年農歷正月新年至元宵期間，民眾將一袋袋大米堆成一只海龜?shù)男螤�，稱為“米龜”;通過從頭到尾摸遍米龜各個部位，祈求新的一年國泰民安、風調雨順、家庭幸福。

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　　Turtle Prayer

　　Turtle Prayer, one of the folk cultural activities of the Han People, falls between the new year (lunar calendar) and the Lantern Festival, when people pile bags of rice into the shape of a sea turtle, called “rice turtle”. In the ceremony people stroke the entire body of the mock turtle thoroughly to pray for prosperity and peace, as well as favorable weather conditions and domestic happiness in the new year.

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