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Compare and contrast these

pictures. In your description, answer
the following questions:

 What kinds of holidays and special

occasions can you recognize?
 What holidays are celebrated in your
country?
 What days are national holidays in
your country?
 How long have they been public
holidays?
 Which do you think is the most
important? Why?
 How do you celebrate on these days?
 What is the significance of
celebrating different holidays?
 What special festivals are there in
your country?
 Do you ever take part in any of
them? Why/why not?
 Which family occasions do you
celebrate? How?

Word Bank

 types of holidays: international (e.g. New

Year’s Day), religious (e.g. Easter, All Saints’
Day, Hanukkah, Ramadan), national/federal/
bank/public (e.g. St. Patrick’s Day,
Independence Day), seasonal (e.g. St.
Valentine’s Day, Mardi Gras, May Day),
family (e.g. birthday, name day, wedding
anniversary), local celebrations and festivals
(e.g. Guy Fawkes Night, Oktoberfest)
 have a chance to renew relationships with
friends/family, take a break, observe
traditions, preserve rituals, wear your
Sunday best, festive/enjoyable time, be in a
festive mood, arrange programmes, provide
a sense of continuity/security, prepare for a
holiday, become commercialized, special
days lose their meaning
 commemorate events of historic significance,
fly/wave flags, lay wreaths at
monuments/statues, sing the national
anthem, dress in national colours,
understand/be aware of a country’s history,
learn from past events, promote national
identity, pay respect to one’s ancestors,
participate in processions/ meetings/
programmes, listen to speakers, watch the
fireworks
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Holidays and Special Occasions