Harvest Festival Audio

The word harvest comes from a(n) ................. word.

• French

• Latin

• Old English

• Scandinavian

Traditionally the harvest festival is held near or on the Sunday of the ................

• harvest sun.

• harvest moon.

• harvest week.

• harvest Saturday.

Harvest moon is a(n) ............................

• September moon.

• full moon.

• Autumn moon.

• equinox moon.

In the UK the harvest festival is celebrated mainly in ...................

• schools but not churches.

• churches but not schools.

• churches and schools.

• schools.

In churches people ..................... (CHOOSE THE WRONG OPTION).

• say prayers.

• sing hymns.

• bring baskets of fruit.

• celibrate in the village square.

Although is is not a public holiday, harvest festival is an important ......................... in the UK:

• date

• calendar

• celebration

• event

School hold assemblies and ask students to ................... the school.

• buy food at

• take food from

• bring food to

• eat food at

The food is distributed to the .......................

• poor.

• less rich.

• less fortunate.

• less lucky.

The modern harvest festival began in ....................... in ...................

• 1843 ........... London.

• 1823 ........... Cornwall.

• 1843 ........... Cornwall.

• 1823 ........... London.

The Old English word haerfest means .........................

• auto.

• autumn.

• harvest.