‘Theme; Crafls bil ‘Text Two Part One: Reading Read the following text, and answer the questions that follow. Hawaiian Traditions 1. Hawaiian culture was once rich in colorful traditions. Though some of then forgotten, two important traditions are very much alive today. One of these is necklace made of flowers) and the other is the "hula" (a Hawaiian dance). Ac local history, leis were first given to Hawaiians by the goddess of mercy and protec traveled to all the islands and destroyed the evil spirits. Leis were worn by Hawaiiai: hie at peace conferences. They are still important to the Hawaiian people, and are still symbolic Be of peace and friendship. Hawaiians wear leis at weddings, funerals, and at importan ceremonies. A Hawaiian host will almost always give a lei to non-Hawaiian visitors. When the guest arrives, the lei is placed around his or her neck, with the traditional greeting, “Aloha.” 2. Handmade by older women, leis are created from the many kinds of fresh flowers found on the islands. The flowers are sewn together to form a large circle. It takes many flowers to make a lei and the effect is richly colorful. Since the flowers must be fresh, the leis cannot be made in advance, In Hawaii, you can find women selling leis in every shopping center and at the airports. Each island has its typical lei, with a different kind of flower. May 1 is "Lei Day" on all the islands. 3. Leis are often worn by Hawaiians when they dance the hula, According to Hawaiian tradition, the goddess Laka taught the people how to dance the hula. They say that she set up { a temple for teaching the hula on the Napali coast in Kauai, At first it was part of a religious ceremony and was danced only by the men. But later, women began to dance the hula, too. ‘Now it is danced mostly by women. Many Hawaiians have leamed how to dance the hula. But the best hula dancers have taken acct ee and worked hard to lear the special movements. It is not easy to do the mula, though it may seem so simple and graceful when done well. The hula dancer must learn to control every part of her body, even he ‘Sicilia dy, r face. Then, she uses her hands and hips and and dancing together form a Hawaiian-style the extensive use of nonverbal expression in Hawaiian culture culture,n 0 Dt came to Hawaii in the early 1800s, they did not like the hula, They thought against proper religious beliefS, Therefore, they discouraged the hula and d from Hawaii, However, in the late 1800s King Kalakaua formed a ce group and saved this important tradition. ions between the two traditions that are still alive in Hawaii? two crafts mentioned throughout the text? infer about the Hawaiian culture after reading the above selection? the materials used to produce leis? - of people (paragraph 1) ‘occasion (paragraph 3) n something (paragraph 6) h the correct information with reference to the text. ‘Main Idea eS _ | The influence ‘of European cultureath ey,