Match the festivals to the pictures.
Then read the
definitions about some of them and write the name of the
festival on the line.
People celebrate the arrival of spring
by outdoor events on the first day of
May: ________________________________
1 Mardi Gras
2 Christmas
The official US holiday that celebrates the
‘nation’s birth’ with fireworks, outdoor
3 Halloween meals, flags and speeches:
_____________________
4 Columbus Day
A popular carnival in the USA held in
5 St Patrick’s Day New Orleans during the week before
the first day of Lent:
______________________
6 Independence Day
The tradition, giving cards and
7 Mother’s Day
presents to fathers, began in America
in the 20th century:
8 Thanksgiving __________________________
9 Easter The day of love and romance in February,
when people give cards, letters, flowers or
small presents to each other:
10 New Year’s Day ___________________
11 April Fool’s Day
The first day of the new year when
people often make resolutions:
12 New Year’s Eve
______________________________
13 Valentine’s Day
The national holiday in Ireland, when people
14 Father’s Day celebrate the national saint of the country
traditionally wearing a shamrock:
____________
15 Groundhog Day
A special day in February, when a small
16 May Day animal comes out of its hole after its winter
sleep and sees its own shadow, goes back
down its hole, there will be six more weeks
of winter: ________
A night in the end of October, when people
once believed that ghosts could be seen.
Now, it is the time to have parties and play
‘trick or treat’:
_____________________________________
One of the most important holiday for many
Americans by remembering the early days
of Pilgrims in America with a traditional
dinner:
_____________________________________
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Match the festivals to the pictures. Then read the
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definitions about some of them and write the name of the
2 festival on the line.
People celebrate the arrival of spring
by outdoor events on the first day of
May: May Day
1 Mardi Gras
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2 Christmas
The official US holiday that celebrates the
‘nation’s birth’ with fireworks, outdoor
3 Halloween meals, flags and speeches: Independence
Day
4 Columbus Day
A popular carnival in the USA held in
2 1 5 St Patrick’s Day New Orleans during the week before
6 the first day of Lent: Mardi Gras
6 Independence Day
The tradition, giving cards and
7 Mother’s Day
presents to fathers, began in America
in the 20th century: Father’s Day
8 Thanksgiving
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4 9 Easter The day of love and romance in February,
when people give cards, letters, flowers or
small presents to each other: Valentine’s
10 New Year’s Day Day
11 April Fool’s Day
The first day of the new year when
people often make resolutions: New
1 1 12 New Year’s Eve
Year’s Day
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13 Valentine’s Day
The national holiday in Ireland, when people
14 Father’s Day celebrate the national saint of the country
traditionally wearing a shamrock: St
Patrick’s Day
15 Groundhog Day
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A special day in February, when a small
5 16 May Day animal comes out of its hole after its winter
sleep and sees its own shadow, goes back
down its hole, there will be six more weeks
of winter: Groundhog Day
A night in the end of October, when people
once believed that ghosts could be seen.
Now, it is the time to have parties and play
7 6 ‘trick or treat’: Halloween
One of the most important holiday for many
Americans by remembering the early days
of Pilgrims in America with a traditional
dinner: Thaksgiving
