WorksheetsTraditions Around the World
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
During the celebration of the religious holiday Thaipusam in ___________, people have painful piercings around their body, including the tongue.
a)
Mali
b)
India
c)
Brazil
d)
Kenya
2.
The Famadihana is a traditional festival which means dancing with dead bodies. It is celebrated in __________.
a)
China
b)
Italy
c)
Venezuela
d)
Malaysia
3.
La Tomatina is the biggest tomato fight in the world. It’s the annual Tomato Throwing Festival that is held in _______ .
a)
Turkey
b)
Germany
c)
Spain
d)
Russia
4.
In _________, the members of Dani tribe cut off their fingers when they lose someone they love a lot as a way of showing their sadness at funeral ceremonies.
a)
Somali
b)
Caribean Islands
c)
New Guinea
d)
Uganda
5.
The Mourning of Muharram is an important period of mourning in __________. It is a painful practice that involves body whipping with special chains that have razors and knives attached.
a)
Pakistan
b)
Turkey
c)
Haiti
d)
Qatar
6.
A child’s tooth is thrown onto the roof of his house for good luck in ________
a)
Poland
b)
Greece
c)
France
d)
Bulgaria
7.
Foot Binding is a painful beauty ritual for women to keep their feet from growing too large. It is a(n) ___________ tradition that stopped in the 1930s.
a)
Chinese
b)
Vietnamese
c)
Irish
d)
Bolivian
8.
Gold and silver coins are placed inside a bride's wedding shoes in ____________ .
a)
Malta
b)
Armenia
c)
Turkey
d)
Sweden
9.
Cheese-rolling is celebrated in __________. On the last Monday in May, contestants stand at the top of a hill and wait for an enormous wheel of cheese to be rolled.
a)
Russia
b)
England
c)
Ukraine
d)
France
10.
In ____________, they celebrate the New Year by burning paper filled scarecrows at midnight. They also burn photographs from the last year for good fortune.
a)
Bahrain
b)
Estonia
c)
Ecuador
d)
Romania
11.
In _____________, families spend the night in the company of their dead loved ones by sleeping at the cemetery.
a)
Chile
b)
USA
c)
Morocco
d)
Denmark
12.
In __________, the first person to cross the threshold of a home in the new year should carry a gift for good luck.
a)
Norway
b)
Japan
c)
Colombia
d)
Scotland
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