Copia - FESTIVALS IN THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORLD

FESTIVALS

APRIL

FEBRUARY

MARCH

JANUARY

Valentine's Day

St Patrick's Day

All Fool's Day

New Year's Day

Earth Day

JULY

JUNE

MAY

AUGUST

July 4th

May Day

Notting Hill Carnival

Christmas

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

SEPTEMBER

DECEMBER

Halloween

Thanksgiving

Boxing Day

Guy Fawkes

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New Year's Day

New Year's Day is celebrated all around the world on January 1st. They sleep in after New Year's Eve and make New Year's resolutions.

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Valentine's Day

WATCH AND COMPLETE !

Valentine's Day is celebrated all around the world on February 14th. It isn't a bank holiday !

THE ORIGIN 1) Valentine's Day began in ___ AD. 2) Bishop Valentine was killed on February __th. ON VALENTINE'S DAY, EACH YEAR ... 3) Women buy __% of all gifts. 4) __% of flowers are bought by men. 5) __ million roses are offered. 6) __ million boxes of chocolate are bought. 7) _ million people buy gifts for their pets. 8) __% of flowers are bought by women for themselves !

WRITE A CARD TO A FRIEND !

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St Patrick's Day

St Patrick's Day is the national day of Ireland. It is celebrated on March 17th. People wear green clothes !

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All Fools' Day

All Fools' Day is on April 1st. It is celebrated all around the world but it isn't a bank holiday. People make tricks and jokes to their friends and families.

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Earth Day

Earth Day is on April 22nd. It is celebrated all around the world.

LET'S RECYCLE !

PLASTIC

METAL

GLASS

ORGANIC

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May Day

READ AND FIND THE TIME EXPRESSIONS !

May Day is on May 1st. It is celebrated all around the world. It is the time of year when warmer weather begins and flowers and trees start to blossom. It is said to be a time of love and romance. People celebrate the coming of summer with lots of different customs that are expressions of joy and hope after a long winter.

The celebrations have their origins in the Roman festival of Flora, goddess of fruit and flowers, which marked the beginning of summer. It was held annually from April 28th to May 3rd.

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Independence Day

Independence Day is on July 4th in the USA. In 1776, they wrote the Declaration of Independence.

13 stripes > colonies

50 stars > states

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Notting Hill Carnival

Notting Hill Carnival is in August. It is celebrated in London.

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Halloween

Halloween is on October 31st, in the USA.

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Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thurday of November, in the USA. People have a meal together ; they go to the parade and watch football games.

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Guy Fawkes's Day

Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated on November 5th. in the United Kingdom. There are dinners, fireworks and bonfires to remember Guy Fawkes's failed attack of the British Parliament in 1605.

LEARN A POEM !

Remember, Remember The Fifth of November Gunpowder, Treason and Plot We see no Reason Why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot.

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Christmas Day

Christmas Day is on December 25th. It is celebrated all around the world. People decorate their houses, have a big meal and offer presents to their relatives.

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Boxing Day

Christmas Day is on December 26th. It is celebrated in the United Kingdom and other countries of the Commonwealth. People go shopping because there are big sales !

WATCH AND FIND WHICH SENTENCE IS WRONG !

There is a boxing competition on TV.

There are football games on TV.

People go shopping.

Charities give food to the poor.