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中秋
如果說過年是中國人最重要的節日，中秋應該算是中國人第二重要的節日。因為在中秋節，人月兩團圓，是大家按照習俗要聚在一起的日子。想想中國人的家庭觀念真是好重，所有重要的節日都是爲了家庭團聚。傳統中秋的習俗當然就是食月餅，賞月，拜神，放煙花。但是我去年在香港過的中秋就更加特別。
因為是中秋節，我放工後特登去天后食晚飯，到天后廟時聽到入邊傳來敲鑼打鼓的聲音，非常熱鬧。再想看個究竟，沒想到平時人少少的街道今天居然人山人海。看了路邊的標識才知道，原來這是一年一度的中秋火龍盛會。一堆人舞龍，更大一堆人拿住香想要湧入廟裡裝，因為傳說一炷香可以令你好運成年。可惜好少人能夠擠入。但是到處都是出來過節的人和火龍，熱鬧非凡，紅紅燈籠，和各色煙花，非常有中國傳統韻味。
我後來專門搜查了舞火龍由來——傳說在1880年的中秋節前一個晚上，大坑村被颱風吹襲之際，有一條大蟒蛇進村吞食家畜，村民合力把牠打死於一間破屋內。翌日颱風過後，發現大蟒蛇已無影無踪，然後村民就發生瘟疫，多人死亡。那時有道士乘機危言聳聽，說大蟒蛇本是龍王之子，因而降疫症以示懲罰該村，而村中有一個老翁又稱說神仙打救報夢，因為海龍王最怕是火龍，水火不合。在中秋節連續三晚舞火龍，就可以解脫這場災難，然後，村民照辦，果然，村民的疫症從此慢慢消失了！自此大坑每年中秋節舞火龍就成為了該區的習俗。

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