FESTIVALS AROUND THE

WORLD

Festival = 節日
Holi Festival India
• India is a huge country. 印度很大
• Many people there live in a state called
Uttar Pradesh, and lots of those people
are Hindu.
有很多人住在一個叫做「北方邦」的地方，裡面不少人都
是印度教徒。

• People run around throwing

paint at each other.
大家會到處在別人身上潑顏料！
• People celebrate Holi in March or
April.
Celebrate = 慶祝
Songkran Festival Thailand
• Songkran is a new year’s national
holiday in Thailand.
• In the morning, Thai people visit
local temples and offer foods to
Buddhist monks.
• People splash water to each other
with squirt guns or buckets.
• People celebrate Holi on April 13
every year.

Buddhist monks = 和尚 ; local temples: 地方寺廟

Mardi Gras
• Mardi Gras is celebrated in many
countries, such as Canada, USA, and
France.
• Mardi Gras is about music, parades,
and picnic.
• In USA, people decorate their home
and dress up to celebrate Mardi
Gras.
• Mardi Gras is traditionally
celebrated on Tuesday before Ash
Wednesday and the start of Lent.
Ash Wednesday = 聖灰星期三 ; Lent = 借出 ; parades = 遊行
What are some traditional festivals in
Taiwan?
• What is the name of the festival?
• When do people celebrate the festival?
• How do people celebrate the festival?
• Are there any special foods?