1. Choose a celebration to research.
2. In your report include the following information.
Australia
Australia Day
Anzac Day
Melbourne Cup
Football-Australian Style
Adelaide Arts Festival
Grand Prix Formula One Race
Sydney Surf Carnival
Fairy Penguin Parade
Brazil
Carnival or Mardi Gras (Shrove Tuesday)
Cremation of Sadness
Lemanja (Goddess)
Christmas
Papai Noel (Santa Claus)
Festa Da Aparecida
Lady of Aparecida (Black patron Saint of Sao Paulo)
Germany
O Tannenbaum (Christmas Tree)
Martin Luther
Froehliche Weihnachten (Merry Christmas)
Christkindlesmarkt (Toy Fair)
Marzipan
Oktoberfest
Theresa Meadows (Munich Fairgrounds)
Snow White or Hansel and Gretel (Grimm Brothers)
Richard Wagner Music Festival
First day of School
Schultute
Fuller
Oberammergau Passion Play
St Nicholas Day
Fastnacht or Carnival-(Shrove Tuesday)
Cologne, Germany
Easter
Osterschinken
Maitag or Walpurgis Night (similar to Halloween)
St Martin's Festival
Grundonnerstag (Green Thursday)
Great Britian
All Soul's Day (Similar to Halloween)
Boxing Day (St Stephen's Day)
Easter
Guy Fawkes Day
Gun Powder Plot
May Day
Plough Day (Similar to Halloween)
Carnival or Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day)
Kiss of Peace
Village Fairs
Whit Sunday
Ireland
Puck Fair
Scotland
Braemar Royal Highland Gathering (Games)
Toss of Cabres
Hogmanay
Wales
National Eisteddfod
Bard (Famous Poet)
Israel
Jewish Holidays
Hanukkah (Festival of Light)
Dreidl Game
Latkes
Menorah
Israel Independence Day
Passover or Pessach (Festival of Freedom)
Seder
Pentecost or Shavout
Purim
Rosh Hashanah
Shofar
Sukkot or Tabernacles (Festival of Booths)
Day of Atonement
Kibbutzim
Yom Kippur
Challah
Christian Holidays
Christmas
Easter
Palm Sunday
Muslim Holidays
Koran
Italy
All Soul's Day
Ascension Day
Calico in Costume (costume soccer)
Carnival
Christmas
Presepio
Gesu Bambino
Feast of Epiphany
La Befama
Panettone
Easter
Giro d Italia (Bicycle Race)
Italian Grand Prix Auto Race
Liberation Day
Miracle of San Gennaro
Palio (Wild Horse Race)
Piazza del Campo
Partita a Scacchi
piazzo in Marostica
Parisio
Sagra (Fair)
Sagra della Braciola (Fair of Mutton Chops)-Castel San Pietro
Sagra (The Ham Fair)-San Daniele del Friuli
Sagra (The Festival of Spaghetti)-near Naples
St Anthony's Day
St Mark's Eve
St Joseph's Day
Kenya
Birthdays
East African Safari Rally (Kenya's National Auto Race)
Kenyatta Day
Jomo Kenyatta
Mau Mau
Marriage Ceremonies
Polygamy
Masai Customs/Culture
Rain Ritual
Diviner
Mexico
Cinco de Mayo
Soldaleras
Battle at Puebla
Columbus Day
Corpus Christi Day
Valadores or Dance of the Flying Men (Flying Pole Dance)
Day of the Dead (All Saints Day)
Death Bread
Guadalupe Day
Juan Diego
Independence Day
Grito de Dolores (Cry of Delores)
Jai Alai (Fastest ball game in the world)
Mardi Gras
Mayan Civilization
Posada (Christmas)
Pinata
San Miguel Day (The Feast Day of Saint Michael [Miguel])
matadors
charros (horsemen)
charras (horse women)
castillos (castles)
Nigeria
Epa Festival
Onishona (people who make art)
Idul Fitr
Ramadan
emir (nobleman)
Fishing Competition
Sokoto River at Argungu
Marriage Ceremony
Portugal
Shrove Tuesday
Soviet Union
Easter
Koulich-Easter Cake
"KV"-Khristos voskress (Christ is risen)
Zakuska-appetizers
Ukrainian faberge-eggs
Great October Revolution Day
Marriage Ceremony
May Day
Mosco Circus
Florida Clown College
Russian White Festival
Dyed Maroz-Grandfather Frost
Matryoshka dolls
Spain
Carnival (Shrovetide)
Christmas
Festival of Fire
falla-fire
Festival of Fools (Day of Holy Innocence)
Festival of San Fermin
Little Bishop's Celebration
Mayos (Song Festival)
Semana Santa (Holy Week)
St Stephen's Festival (San Sebastian)
Sweden
All Saint's Day
Annunciation Day
Christmas
dalarna horses-red painted horses
julbrock-swedish goat that tomten rides
julklappar-funny gifts
Lutefish-dried cod
Tomten-good-natured elfwith short legs and a beard
Crane Eve
Crayfish Festival
Easter
Flag Day
Great Lapp Winter Fair
Lady Day
Midsummer Festival
majstang-maypole
St Knut's Day
St Lucia Day
Shrove Tuesday or fat Tuesday
Walpurgis Night
Whisunday
Switzerland
Chinese New Year
Kawanzaa
When is the celebration held?
Create a plan to celebrate the holiday.
Include as many details as possible.
3. List the foods to serve.
4. Describe the activities to enjoy.
5. Ornaments
6. Costumes
7. Greetings or good wishes
8. Dances
Brazil
Samba
Fandango
Cheganca
Germany
Polka
Scotland
Scottish Reel
Soviet Union
Cossack Dance