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小羊日
地方性遺產
猜猜看，為什麼照片中的這些小孩，要打扮成小羊的樣子？
他們正要參加猶他州的噴泉綠(Fountain
Green)所舉辦的小羊日遊行。自古以來，綿羊放牧就一直是噴泉綠居民賴以維生的方式。首屆小羊日在1932年舉行，自此以後，鎮民每年都會舉辦小羊日，藉以表彰當地的綿羊放牧社群。綿羊在噴泉綠的經濟上，扮演了一個相當重要的角色；該鎮在1880年到1920年間，是世上的主要羊製品生產地。
小羊日當天會舉行小羊展及拍賣、遊行、才藝表演、舞蹈、遊戲及競賽，競賽項目包括一個長一英里的「逃跑羊」(Lamb
Scram)賽跑，及一個長三英里的「羊毛街之行」(Wool
Street Journey)；這個節日的高潮是，由一個有100年歷史的特殊沙巖窯，烘烤12個小時而成的羊肉大餐。
Can you guess why the kids in the photo are dressed as lambs?
They are participating in the Lamb Day parade in Fountain Green, Utah. Sheep herding has historically been a popular way to earn a living in Fountain Green. The town's people celebrate the local sheep-herding community every year with a Lamb Day festival, which first started in 1932. Sheep played a big part in the economy of Fountain Green from the 1880s to the 1920s with the town playing a leading role in lamb production worldwide.
Lamb Day features a lamb show and auction, a parade, a talent show, a dance, games, and contests, including a one-mile race called the "Lamb Scram" and a three-mile race called the "Wool Street Journey." The festival highlight is the meal of lamb roasted for 12 hours in special sandstone-lined pits first used 100 years ago.
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