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Thanksgiving Day
In America, it is celebrated on the last Thursday in November as a day of
Thanksgiving and Praise to God who saved the lives of the first Pilgrims
who settled in America. It is an occasion when families get together and enjoy
a big meal. People eat roasted turkey with cranberry sauce, green beans with
mushroom sauce, pumpkin pie, and other goodies.

A. When is it celebrated? It is ________________________.
B. What is the main dish? The main dish is ______________.

Legal / Traditional Celebrations and Festivals

 New Year’s Eve (December 31) and the New Year (January 1) are
celebrated in the western world, always on the same date. (People have days
off /do not work)
 Divali or the Festival of Lights - Every year, between mid-October and

mid-November, Hindu people of India, Bangladesh, and other celebrate Divali.
It is an ancient Hindu festival.

 Chinese New Year – It is an important traditional Chinese holiday, cele-

brated in the end of January – beginning of February. Also known as the
Spring Festival, it is the longest holiday, and it lasts up to the last day of The

Lantern Festival. Families get together, share good food, and have fun. Chil-

dren receive red envelopes with money from their family.
 What about the country where you were born? Do you have tradi-
tional or legal festivals to celebrate each season? What are they? How
do you celebrate them?

A. Write an informative paragraph with details in your notebook.
World Legal Celebrations

March 8 – International Women’s Day
May 1st – International Labor Day
June 1st – International Children’s Day
November 25 – The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against
Women
December 10 – The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Day (UDHR)

Identify the holiday and write its name under the picture that describes it.