Unit 3 : Tihar festival lights

Unit 3: Celebrations and Special Days

Tihar festival of lights

Tihar: Festival of lights

During the festival of Tihar in Nepal, a cow is fed a banana and decorated with flowers.

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Is Nepal an island?

• Yes

• No.

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Is the cow an important animal for Hindus?

• Yes

• No

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Is a girl's thirteen birthdays important in some Spanish-speaking countries?

• Yes

• No

Tihar: Festival of lights

Vocabulary

Do you know these words?

Key vocabulary

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a time of celebration (เทศกาลทางศาสนาที่มีการเฉลิมฉลอง)

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to express love and devotion to God or a god

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lost or homeless / with no home

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Sacred (ศักดิ์สิทธิ์) / connected with religion

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a mark left where somebody or something moved

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an image of a holy person

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wealth or success

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wet earth that is soft

Multiple Choice

Why do you think the cow in the photo is receiving food and has flowers on its neck?

• They worship cows

• They fed the animals.

• They hate the animals.

Multiple Select

What celebrations or holidays do we use lights and decorations for?

• Christmas

• Diwali

• Chinese Lunar Year

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What kinds of things do we do when we have holidays and celebrations?

• Seeing Distant Relatives

• sending cards and gifts

• taking a picture