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.

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

• Nauruz

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

• Lunar New Year

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

• Carnival

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

• San Fermin Festival

• This Persian festival celebrates the beginning of spring.

• Holi

Match the following

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

• Thanksgiving

• This loud Chinese festival honors an ancient poet.

• Diwali

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

• Dragon Boat Festival

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

• Day of the Dead

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

• Oktoberfest