Learning English through Festivities Beatriz López Medina
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- Learning English through Festivities
Beatriz Lpez Medina - January
New Years Day 1st January
countdown - New Years Eve - Happy New Year! first footing - resolutions hangover- Hogmanay - Burns Night January 25th
Burns supper toasts and speeches - haggis poem: My love is like a red rose Auld Lang Syne
January - January
Australia Day January 26th
parades bands picnic shopping sports events - fireworks displays ceremonies - February
February 14th Valentines Day
Be my Valentine candy hearts- a card- a box of chocolates a date Cupid getting a Valentine - March
Saint Patricks Day 17thMarch
shamrock leprechaun pot of gold -snakes - parades green - Celtic cross - rainbow - April
April Fools Day April 1st
Jokes tricks pranks fools errand - April
Easter
Hiding Easter eggs Easter Bunny lamb - Easter egg hunt Easter basket chocolate Easter bunny Holy week Easter Sunday - Maypole
May Day May 1st
Morris dancing
May - June
Ascot week
racehorses- race-meeting dress code - designer outfits spectacular hats badgeholders - Royal Ascot - July
Canada Day July 1st
parades, carnivals, festivals, barbecues, fireworks, air and maritime shows, free musical concerts, citizenship ceremonies - July
Independence Day 4th July
Declaration of Independence American dream - Ellis Island - the Statue of Liberty fireworks stripes and stars - August
Notting Hill Carnival
Street festival multi-cultural diversity Caribbean culture - traditions - Labour Day (USA) first Monday of September
end of summer rest picnics, BBQs, fireworks, water sports parade speech labour union -
September - Diwali (India)
Festival of lights fireworks blessings clay lamps worship Hindu gods and Goddesses - gambling
October - October
Halloween October 31st
Trick or treat? pumpkin jack-o-lantern - bat - ghosts haunted house candy skeleton vampire - spooky - Guy Fawkes November 5th
Bonfire Night gunpowder plot houses of Parliament - cellar barrels blow up - conspirators
November - November
Thanksgiving 4th Thursday of November
Mayflower pilgrims Black Friday parade- dinner: turkey, stuffing gravy, cranberries, corn, pies - December
Christmas December 25th
Christmas Carols Christmas Eve Christmas cards mistletoe pantomime wreath Christmas tree presents Santa Claus stocking reindeer - holly - Boxing Day December 26th
St. Stephens Day Christmas box sales - family time: watching sports, walks in the countryside, playing board games
December - Happy everything!!!!
- Would you like to know more?
http://web.tiscalinet.it/smssm/english/
http://www.learnenglish.de/britishculture.htm
http://www.americanfamilytraditions.com/
http://studyinaustralia.gov.au/Sia/en/LivingInAustralia/CustomsTraditions.htm
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