Halloween
When do people celebrate Halloween?
On October 31st in the evening
When do Americans celebrate Thanksgiving?
on the 4th Thursday in November
What do you call the day before Xmas Day?
Christmas Eve
When & where do people celebrate St. Patrick's Day?
on March 17th, in Ireland, in the US & many other countries
Where do people celebrate July 4th?
in the US
What do kids do?
They wear costumes & go trick-or-treating.
What do people normally do?
They usually have a big meal with their relatives.
What do some people do on December 24th?
They go to church & sing Christmas Carols.
What do people do on that day?
They wear green, go to a parade, go to the pub & drink beer.
How do you call July 4th?
Independence Day
What kind of costumes do people wear?
They dress up as... witches, ghosts, skeletons, scary monsters etc.
What do they do just before they start eating?
They say grace. They say what they are grateful for.
They give thanks.
What do families traditionnally have on Xmas day?
They often have turkey or ham (gammon) with roast potatoes, cranberry sauce, brussel sprouts (vegetables) , Xmas pudding with brandy sauce for dessert and cheese & biscuits. They also have mince pies.
What do people eat on that day?
What do Americans do on that day?
They go to a parade & watch fireworks.
What is "trick-or-treating"?
Kids go door to door and shout "trick or treat"! If neighbours don't give them a treat (usually it's candy) they play a trick on them.
What kind of food do they have on that day?
They usually have turkey & stuffing with lots of different vegetables (carrots / corn / sweet potatoes ...) , cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie / pumpkin roll / apple pie for dessert.
What do traditional British families do just before starting dinner?
They pull Xmas crackers.
How do people dress up? (What kind of costume do they wear?)
Sometimes they dress up as a leprechaun, a figure of the Irish folklore.
What type of food do they usually have?
They generally have a BARBECUE with meat & corn on the cob.
What do families do a few days before Halloween?
They go to a farm & buy a pumpkin, they carve a pumpkin to make a Jack o' lantern, they prepare their costume etc.
What do they do the day after Thanksgiving?
It's Black Friday, people go shopping.
What can you do in London for Christmas?
You can go ice skating, go to Charles Dickens Museum, have an afternoon tea, go & see the Xmas decorations, go to a Xmas market, go to Winter Wonderland etc.
What is the CEILI?
It is a traditional Irish dance.
How many stars are there on the US flag?
50