BRITISH AND AMERICAN FESTIVITIES BY NURIA GONZÁLEZ
COLUMBUS DAY IS CELEBRATED ON THE SECOND MONDAY OF OCTOBER
Columbus Day´s Parade in New York City
HALLOWEEN(31st October) jack-o-lantern
bobbing for apples
Guy Fawkes Night (5th November) fireworks
Thanksgiving 4th Thursday of November
Pilgrim Fathers
MAYFLOWER
Traditional thanksgiving dinner
Christmas 25th December
Trafalgar Square Rockerfeller Centre
crackers
Martin Luther King (3rd Monday of January)
Third Monday of February
Saint Patrick´s Day 17 th March
shamrock
flag
Green River in Chicago
LEPRECHAUN
EASTER EASTER BONNET EASTER BONNET PARADES
EASTER EGGS Easter Bunny
HOT CROSS BUNS Pancake Day Race
Maypole Dance (1st May)
Independence Day (4th July)
Betsy Ross
Notting Hill Carnival (last Sunday and Monday of August)
QUESTIONS 1. Do you remember where the Great Columbian Exposition was celebrated? 2. You know that the colours of Halloween are orange and black…can you tell me what the colour orange represents? 3. Who made himself leader of the Church of England? 4. What was the name of the ship which landed on the North-East coast of North America? 5. How do we call the 26 th of December? 6. Where was Martin Luther King assassinated? 7. President´s Day is celebrated to remember to great American Presidents…do you remember their names? 8. The name of a famous Irish fairy… 9. The name of the famous Easter rabbit… 10. The name of a traditional dance on the 1 st of May… 11. How many stripes and starts have the American flag got? 12. When is the Notting Hill Carnival celebrated?