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Festivals Around The World
Festivals Around The World
Richard Northcott
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in February or March. There's a parade
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streets. People wear colorful costumes.
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In June, it's summer in Europe. It's usually
warm. The nights are short and the days
are long. The longest day in the year is June
21". It's called Midsummer. At this time,
there are many festivals in Europe. People
make big bonfires.
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ln Sydney in Australia, there are usua[ty
more than 80,000 fireworks at New Year.
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March.
No, it's in winter.
llro cle Janeiro carniva[? It's in Brazit.
Wllcre is Venice? It's in ltaLy.
Write true or false. 1,, the carnivaI in Venice
It's colder than
1 Rio de Janeiro is in lta[y. rn summer?
in Brazi[.
(r llow is the weather at Yes, there is.
2 The carnivaI in Rio de Janeiro is in January. tlrc Venice carniva[?
3 There's a parade at the carnivaI in
Rio de Janeiro. Answer the questions.
4 There's a carniva[ in Venice every year. I ln your country, how is the weather in February?
lr The weather is atways hot at the
Vcnice carnivat. Do you have a carnival in your country? What do
(, \olnc people at the Venice carnival you do?
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Read pages 6-7. lrrdia October Hanukkah December
Match.
1 Diwali is lamps in their homes. r,rt'niv;.xl
a Jewish festiva[.
2 At Diwali, peopte put
3 At Diwali, people think about their fami[y an*l
other peop[e.
4 Hanukkah sometimes in October.
5 Hanukkah is eat pancakes.
6 At Hanukkah, people
is usually in December.
Answer the questions.
I What do Hindus do at Diwa[i?
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statues teacher 2 His / in / is / birthday / November.
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3 Gol"den / Temple. / to / the / Some / people / go
2 At Christmas many people have a Christmas
in their homes.
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3 Guru Nanak was a great
4 Vesak Day is catled Buddha's Birthday.
5 lamps / tempte. / There / are / the / at / lots / of
5 0n vesak Day, Buddhists decorate
Gotama Buddha.
6 Thousands of fty into the skY on Answer the questons.
Vesak DaY. -of l- ln your country, do you have festiva[s for the
birthdays of great people? Which people?
Match. Then write complete sentences'
Guru Nanak's birthday -'--',, Buddhist
Vesak DaY Mus[im
Christmas -.sikh
Christian
Eid 2 When is your birthday? What do you do?
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I In Europe, the days are short in June.
Read pages 18-19. 2 ln Europe, peopte have bonfires
at Midsummer.
Write the words. 3 ln Russia, girls throw their crowns
bonfire [ake flowers leaves po[e river into the streets.
ln Fin[and, it never gets dark at
Midsummer.
ln Sweden, people dance around
a big po[e.
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1 Do you have a festival with dancing in your
country? Which festivat?
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Do you have a festival at Midsummer? What do
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