Saturday, August 13, 2022

(Conversation) Festivals



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What do you usually do for New Years Eve?  Talk about your most memorable New Years Eve.









If I were travelling to your country or city, what festival would you recommend I try to see?











Are there special foods, colours, songs, smells connected with certain times of year?  











Is gift giving a part of these festivals? What do you give? 












Do you ever decorate your house for any festivities?  











Is there anything about a particular festival or holiday that you don't enjoy so much?












Do you celebrate, or have you celebrated any foreign festivals? Which is your favourite 








What do you know about the following festivals? 

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Hanukah
Easter
ANZAC Day
 Carnival
 Day of the Dead
The Cherry Blossom Festivals, 
Oktoberfest
The running of the Bulls
La Tomatina
Holi  


Which of the above festivals would you most like to visit? Why? 


In pairs: 

Use your phones to do a little research on each a festival. See what you can find out about its meaning, history and other facts.



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In groups:


Bloomsday, June 16

Think of some things you could make a festival about - it could be anything! Create a celebration or festival for it. How would you celebrate it?

Invent and design a festival in its honour. Share with the class.


    

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