Festival Vocabulary
This is a large public celebration with music, dancing, and costumes.
carnival
This festival in Italy is famous for masks and costumes.
Carnival of Venice
Diwali is ______ colorful than Thanksgiving.
more
Complete: “Diwali, ______ is celebrated in India, is very colorful.”
which
People ______ celebrate with small parades.
used to
A special meal eaten for a celebration is called a…
feast
This Hindu festival is known as the “festival of lights.”
Diwali
La Tomatina is as ______ as Rio Carnival.
exciting
Choose the correct sentence:
A. Eid al-Fitr which is important is celebrated worldwide.
B. Eid al-Fitr, which is important, is celebrated worldwide.
B
I am used to ______ spicy food during festivals.
This word means a traditional way of doing something in a culture.
custom
This festival marks the end of Ramadan.
Eid al-Fitr
Which is correct?
A. Diwali is more traditional than La Tomatina.
B. Diwali is traditionaller than La Tomatina.
A
Combine:
“La Tomatina is fun. It happens in Spain.”
La Tomatina, which happens in Spain, is fun.
Choose correct:
A. I used to waking up early.
B. I used to wake up early.
B
A story from the past that people believe is true is called a…
legend
In this Spanish festival, people throw tomatoes at each other.
La Tomatina
Give one similarity: “Eid al-Fitr and Thanksgiving are similar because…”
They both include family meals.
Songkran, ______ people throw water, is in Thailand.
where
Complete: “She is used to ______ crowds during festivals.”
being in / seeing
This word means “to remember and honor an important event.”
commemorate
This American holiday includes a big family meal with turkey.
Thanksgiving
Give one difference: “Rio Carnival is different from Naadam because…”
Rio Carnival has parades, while Naadam has sports competitions.
Fix the mistake:
“Naadam which is in Mongolia is exciting.”
Naadam, which is in Mongolia, is exciting
Make a sentence using “used to” about festivals.
Possible answer: People used to celebrate with traditional dances.