Highland Games
Where are the Highland Games held?
in Scotland
Who celebrate St.David's Day?
the Welsh
When is the festival held?
in winter
When is May Day celebrated?
May 1st
When are the Games held?
in summer
Where is the festival held?
on the Shetland islands
When is Guy Fawkes Day held?
November 5th
What sports do Highland Games include?
tossing the caber and throwing the hammer
When do people celebrate St.David's Day?
on the 1st of March
What did Guy Fawkes want to do?
He wanted to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James I and his ministers.
How was May Day celebrated?
People decorate houses and streets with branches of trees and flowers.
Who do they remember with the festival?
the Vikings
Why did the girls wash their face with dew?
They believed this made them beautiful for a year after that.
What do the games include? (besides sport)
Scottish dancing and bagpipe music
What do people wear in the buttonholes of their jackets?
daffodils
How do people celebrate this festival?
They make a model of a viking longship with the head of a dragon, and carry the ship to the sea and burn it there.
How is Guy Fawkes Day celebrated?
People build wood fires or bonfires in their gardens. On top of each bonfire is a figure of Guy Fawkes.
How is May Day celebrated in some english villages?
People put a striped maypole decorated with flowers and dance around it