WRITING ASSIGNMENT # 4 – UNIT 7 – Course 4

Name: Cindy Arisbeth chew Sánchez

Date: Guatemala 15 de November de 2023
Days of classes: Monday and Wednesday

Instructions: Complete the chart about traditions in Guatemala

with complete sentences and paragraphs.

1 A special type of clothing. Explain when it is worn

At Christmas we wear warm clothes
Warm clothes. since it is too cold for that season,
we use scarves, hats, gloves,
• Caps jackets to be able to assimilate the
• Coats weather, in addition to this when we
• Gloves sleep, we use ponchos to cover
• Scarves ourselves from the cold.
• Socks And that's when we need to maintain
body heat and prevent the low
temperatures outside from reaching
our skin.
2 A type of music Explain when it is played
Soccer is played on Sundays,
The type of music I listen to and it is a sport that allows us
is salsa, merengue, and to share with the family, it is
ballads. played in championships, and
the number of players will
It is calm music and helps depend, it can be 5 or it can be
us relax. 11. It is a very beautiful sport
and allows us to have moments
of distraction.
3 A special dish
One of my favorite dishes is
cold cuts
4 A traditional dance
The dance of the Moors
5 A special event or holiday
Day of the Dead
Explain when it is eaten
This dish is traditional in
Guatemala, we can taste it on
the Day of the Dead, which is
November 1st, as a custom in
our country.
It is very tasty, and we can eat it
once a year.
Explain when it is danced
The dance of the Moors and
Christians is a tradition rooted in
several departments of the
Republic of Guatemala. It is
celebrated on different dates
and patron saint holidays in
each municipality. In addition,
the practice has evolved to
become a time of fun for the
family.
The dance is known for being
part of Army Day traditions,
celebrated around the country
on June 30
Explain how people celebrate it
The day of the dead is celebrated by
people on November 1, where part
of the celebration is to visit our
deceased, the tombs are decorated
and typical dishes are cooked, such
as curtido, fiambre, torrejas, this is
done once year.

Many people choose to take their

dishes to the graves and eating in
the cemetery is part of a custom.