celebration vocabulary

festivals

🎉 Task 1: Match the Celebration with Its Description

Draw a line to match each Moroccan celebration with its correct description.

CelebrationDescription

🕌 Eid al-FitrCelebration marking the end of Ramadan, with feasts and family gatherings.

🐏 Eid al-AdhaThe "Festival of Sacrifice," where families share meals and donate meat.

🇲🇦 Green March DayA national holiday marking Morocco's peaceful reclaiming of the Sahara.

🎭 Mawlid (Prophet’s Birthday)A day celebrating the birth of Prophet Muhammad with prayers and sweets.

🏆 Throne DayA celebration of the Moroccan king’s accession to the throne.

👩‍🎤 International Women’s DayA day to celebrate and honor women's achievements.

🎈 Task 2: Find the Odd One Out

🔹 Circle the word that does NOT belong in each group.

  1. 🎇 Fireworks – 🕯️ Candles – 🎶 Music – 📚 Books
  2. 🎁 Gifts – 🍲 Couscous – 🎉 Party – 📖 Homework
  3. 🕌 Mosque – 🌙 Ramadan – 🎃 Halloween – 🕋 Kaaba
  4. 🇲🇦 Moroccan flag – 🏆 Throne Day – 🏛️ Independence Day – 🎃 Halloween
  5. 🎭 Mawlid – 🕌 Eid al-Fitr – 🎸 Music Festival – 🕋 Eid al-Adha
  6. 👩‍🎓 Women’s Day – 🏆 Green March – 🎊 Birthday – 🌎 Earth Day

🎊 Task 3: Organize the Sentence

🔹 Put the words in the correct order to form a complete sentence about Moroccan celebrations.

  1. celebration / Eid al-Adha / is / an / important / in Morocco.
  2. Moroccan / delicious / families / prepare / meals / during / Ramadan.
  3. fireworks / Throne Day / on / are / used / celebrate / to.
  4. March / Green / celebrates / the / Sahara / reclaiming / of / Morocco.
  5. Mawlid / Prophet / birthday / the / celebrates / Muhammad’s.

🎭 Task 4: Categorize the Celebrations

🔹 Organize these Moroccan celebrations into the correct category.

Religious (Islamic)National (Morocco)International (Global)

Eid al-FitrIndependence DayNew Year's Eve

Eid al-AdhaGreen March DayWomen's Day

Mawlid (Prophet’s Birthday)Throne DayEarth Day

Now, add one more celebration to each category! 🎉

🎆 Task 5: Word Search - Find 10 Celebration Words!

🔎 Find and circle the 10 words hidden in the middle of the grid.

PELTHRONEDAYGOM

OAEIDALADHAWNXR

FSIIDNEPENDENCE

DTSACRIFICEEMPU

IOMAWLIDGFLOAML

RNATIONALWOMENS

ODIWAYATONALTZT

OANRAMADANCFIOY

MERTHFESTIVALST

🔹 Hidden words: THRONE DAY, EID AL-ADHA, INDEPENDENCE, SACRIFICE, MAWLID, NATIONAL, WOMEN’S DAY, RAMADAN, FESTIVALS

🎊 Task 6: Celebration Charades! (Optional - Fun Game!)

Play with a friend! One person picks a celebration from the list and acts it out 🎭. The other person has to guess!

Different festivals around the globe

English as a Second Language (ESL)

 

1. Now you will watch a video about unusual festivals around the world. First, look at the words below and guess in what context speaker will use them. 

have a passion for travel                giant tomato fight                 corpses             
                                   get messy 
            pelt sb with             

 

 

2. What festivals are mentioned in the video? In what countries are they celebrated?
3. Watch the video again and answer the questions. 

1. What is the name of the festival in Spain where people have a giant tomato fight?

A La Fiesta

B La Tomatina

C La Fiesta de los Tomates

D La Batalla de Tomates

 

2. Which festival in India involves throwing colored dye in the streets?

A The Monsoon Festival

B The Spring Festival

C The Holi Festival

D The Festival of Lights

 

3. Where do they have a huge buffet for thousands of hungry monkeys?

A Madagascar

B India

C Thailand

D Spain

 

4. How often is the Turning of Bones festival celebrated in Madagascar?

A Every year

B Every 2 years

C Every 5 years

D Every 7 years

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5. What is Kat's reaction to the idea of the monkey buffet festival in Thailand?

A She is scared.

B She is bored.

C She is excited.

D She is confused.

 

 

 

4. Which festival do you want to celebrate? Which one do you find uninteresting? 
5. Can you name two festivals that are celebrated in your country? Give some details where people arrange them, what they do there and what is the meaning of the festival. Share the information with a partner. 

 

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