请将下面这段话翻译成英文：

乞龟

乞龟，是汉族民俗文化活动之一。每年农历正月新年至元宵期间，民众将一袋袋大米堆成一只海龟的形状，称为“米龟”;通过从头到尾摸遍米龟各个部位，祈求新的一年国泰民安、风调雨顺、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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