Vocab
This is a joyful time when people come together to celebrate with special traditions and activities.
Festival
Fill in the blank: Every year, our town _______ (celebrate) a harvest festival in October.
celebrates
A person who plays an instrument or sings is called a ______.
Musician
What do you call the special clothes that dancers wear during performances?
Costume
Which festival do people in China celebrate with red envelopes, fireworks, and family dinners?
Chinese New Year
This is a large group of people who live together or share the same culture.
Community
Fill in the blank: The parade starts _______ Monday morning. (in / on / at)
on
Name ONE instrument you learnt about AND say if it is loud or soft.
Answers may include: Drum (loud), sitar (soft), erhu (soft), guitar (soft), accordion (loud), flute (soft), fiddle (medium), gong (loud).
When dancers hold hands and move in a circle together, they are showing ______.
togetherness
During this festival, people eat mooncakes and watch the full moon with their families.
Mid-Autumn Festival
This word means a feeling of admiration for someone older or wiser, like when young people pour water on their elders' hands.
Respect
Fill in the blank: People _______ (not / wear) shoes during the ceremony.
don't wear/ do not wear
This word describes the speed of music – fast or slow.
Tempo
Name ONE way dancers move their bodies in a dance.
Answers may include: bend, jump, spin, turn, clap, stomp, wave arms, move hips, shake, kick, leap, or sway.
This festival in India is called the "Festival of Colours." People throw coloured powder at each other.
Holi
This is a public procession where people march, dance, play music, and show costumes.
Parade
Fill in the blank: The main celebration starts _______ 7:00 p.m. (in / on / at)
at
The main, repeating beat in music that makes you want to move is called the ______.
Rhythm
Name ONE dance AND say if it is fast or slow.
Answers may include:
• Samba (fast)
• Irish step dance (fast)
• Guozhuang (slow)
• Peacock dance (slow/soft)
• West African dance (fast/energetic)
• Ceili dance (fast/medium)
In the Songkran festival people throw water, visit temples, clean homes. What country is this in?
Thailand
This word means winning against something bad, like the bonfire at Holi that shows good winning over evil.
Victory
Correct the mistake: "The dancers wear their costumes at the first day."
on the first day
This is the most important music at Rio Carnival. It has a fast, lively beat that makes you want to dance.
Samba
In many festivals, dance brings people together. Name a festival AND say what type of dance people do.
Answers may include:
• Holi – people dance to drums in the streets
• Rio Carnival – samba dance, parade dancing
• Songkran – people dance in the streets during water fights
• Diwali – people dance at celebrations
• Chinese festivals – folk dances, dragon dance
Name ONE festival from China AND ONE festival from another country. Say ONE thing people do at each.
Answers may include:
• Chinese New Year – red envelopes, fireworks, family dinner
• Mid-Autumn Festival – eat mooncakes, watch the moon
• Dragon Boat Festival – eat zongzi, race dragon boats
• Holi (India) – throw coloured powder
• Songkran (Thailand) – throw water
• Rio Carnival (Brazil) – dance samba, wear costumes