Vocabulary
Celebrating Cultures
Celebrating the Past
Celebrations Across the Nation
Odds and Ends
100
This is a special day for remembering an important person or event.
A holiday
100
What is a tradition that many Asian families follow for Asian New Year?
They have a certain meal.
100
What kind of music is part of New Orleans' culture?
Jazz
100
Name another holiday that honors people who have served in the armed forces.
Veterans Day
100
Why do people celebrate holidays?
To remember important people or events in their culture.
200
This is a special way a group does something.
A tradition
200
How is Christmas celebrated?
Some people have dinners, go to church, and give gifts.
200
How is a state fair a celebration?
They celebrate the year of people's hard work.
200
Who was one of the main leaders in the Civil Rights Movement?
Martin Luther King Jr.
200
Name the 4 hemispheres
Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western
300
These are farm animals raised on local farms.
Livestock
300
What does Cinco de May celebrate?
It celebrates the victory of the Mexican people over the French who invaded their country.
300
Davy Crockett led a group from Tennessee at what battle?
The Battle of the Alamo
300
Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving?
To give thanks for the good things that have happened during the year.
300
How was the way Dr. King fought for freedom different from the way soldiers fight for freedom?
He fought with words, but soldiers fight with weapons.
400
This is a national holiday celebrated on the last Monday in May to honor those who have fought in war.
Memorial Day
400
St. Patrick's Day is a holiday that started as a religious holiday. Where did it begin?
Ireland, a country in Europe
400
Why do some communities have a heritage festival?
They want to honor the history and cultures of the people who live there.
400
Where was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
Plymouth, Massachusetts
400
Describe Hanukkah
It is a Jewish holiday that lasts for eight days. People light a candle every night for eight nights.
500
This was a drive for equal treatment of all citizens.
The Civil Rights Movement
500
How many days long is Kwanzaa?
7 days
500
Why was Davy Crockett considered a man of the frontier?
He was a man of the frontier because he went to a land that had not been settled.
500
Why did the settlers come to America from England?
They wanted religious freedom.
500
Describe Ramadan
It is a Muslim holiday where Muslim adults do not eat or drink in the daytime. When it is over Eid-al-Fitr is celebrated.
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