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Holidays around the world
Wedding vocabulary
unit vocabulary
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What is Ramadan?
Month of Fasting
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When is Chuseok?
September or October
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a large formal party after a wedding ceremony
a reception
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to commemorate
to remember
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How long do the Muslims fast during Ramadan?
a month; break of dawn till setting of sun
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How do people dress up during Chuseok?
they wear hanbok
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a man who is engaged
a fiance
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to abstain
to withhold, to stay away from something
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Who was Simon Bolivar?
The Liberator, led the fight for independence from Spain
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What is Mardi Gras?
Fat Tuesday, carnival in New Orleans
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a man at the time he gets married
a groom
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the book with the words of God for the Muslims
the koran
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Which 2 countries celebrate Bolivar's birthday?
Venezuela and Ecuador
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What do people do during Mardi Gras?
wear costumes, go see parades, fireworks, throw necklaces and candies to the audience from floats
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the party given to single men/women before the wedding
a bachelor/bachelorette party
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mobbed with people
crowded with people
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How do people celebrate Simon Bolivar's birthday?
schools and most general businesses are closed, military parades and government ceremonies, shopping
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What is Eid al-Adha?
a four-day religious holiday, people put on their best clothes, eat a lot, travel with relatives and visit the graves of ancestors
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the couple after the wedding
the newlyweds
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the place where people are buried
the grave
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