Holidays & Festivals Warm-Up

Which festivals are held in your native country?

What is your favorite holiday or festival and why?

What types of food do people usually serve at festivals or on important holidays in your country?

How do people honor past generations in your culture?

Are there any holidays or festivals from the United States or another country that you're curious about?

Match the name of the festivals with their descriptions.

• The most exciting thing about this Brazilian festival is the costume parade.

• Lunar New Year

• During this festival, people throw colored powder and water at each other.

• Carnival

• Symbols of this festival include dragons, lanterns, and red envelopes.

• Holi

• During this festival, brave people run through the streets filled with wild animals.

• Nauruz

• This Persian festival celebrates the beginning of spring.

• San Fermin Festival

Match the following

• Canadians and Americans celebrate this harvest festival at different times in the fall.

• Diwali

• This loud Chinese festival honors an ancient poet.

• Oktoberfest

• This joyful Mexican holiday honors friends and family who have died.

• Dragon Boat Festival

• During this German festival, there is a lot of beer-drinking and dancing.

• Day of the Dead

• During this Hindu festival, people decorate their doorways with sand paintings.

• Thanksgiving