Eventsand celebration

Let’s Play “ Shake your Bootie”

• Use your hips to write the letter then your group mate will guess the event .

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp3xpaLeasM

Ramadan

•  During the blessed month of Ramadan, Muslims all over the world abstain from food, drink, and other physical needs during the daylight hours. As a time to purify the soul, refocus attention on God, and practice self-sacrifice, Ramadan is much more than just not eating and drinking.

Kwanzaa

• is a week-long holiday honoring African culture and traditions. It falls between December 26 and January 1 each year. Maulana Karenga, an African-American leader, proposed this observance and it was first celebrated between December 1966 and January 1967.

Diwali

• Diwali celebrates to victory of the Good over the Evil and Light over Darkness. Is has a major religious significance for Hindus, Sikhs and Jains alike - not only in India, but also for Indians living abroad. 

Hanukkah-

• (sometimes transliterated Chanukkah) is a Jewish holiday celebrated for eight days and nights. It starts on the 25th of the Jewish month of Kislev, which coincides with late November-late December on the secular calendar.

• In Hebrew, the word "hanukkah" means "dedication." The name reminds us that this holiday commemorates the re-dedication of the holy Temple in Jerusalem following the Jewish victory over the Syrian-Greeks in 165 B.C.E.

About Winter Solstice

• When: December 22, 2011; December 21, 2012; December 21, 2013; December 21, 2014

• Winter Solstice marks the beginning of winter and is the shortest day of the year. On this day, it seems as if the nighttime darkness lasts all day and all night. At the North Pole, the sun never rises on this day. It is not the coldest days of winter, as the northern hemisphere continues to lose more heat than it gains. 

Listening

Sample of Events and Celebrations

1.A birthday party2.A graduation3.A dinner party 4.A wedding5.A wedding anniversary6.A New Year’s Party

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Homework

• Review Unit 7 for unit test .

• Read Unit 8