UNUSUAL FESTIVALS

 Have you ever attended to a festival or celebration?  What was it?  What unique or unusual festivals do you know? What makes them special?

The babies are laid on the ground in swaddling clothes and grown men, dressed as devils, jump over the infants and this is supposed to cleanse them of all evil. (SPAIN)

Match the meanings or synonyms below with the appropriate words from the text. (v) put on one’s best clothes (v) admire, adore (n) ceremony, tradition (n) holy person (v) light, fire (n) respect (adj) not affected; protected

(v) put on one’s best clothes : dress up (v) admire, adore : worship (n) ceremony, tradition : ritual (n) holy person : saint (v) light, fire : set off (adj) not affected; protected : immune (n) respect : honor

Fill in the blanks with a word or words from the text. 1.There are poisonous snakes in the and …… outside Cocullo. 2.People of Cocullo catch the snakes and place them around a …… of Saint Domenica and then set them free. 3.By following this ritual, people of Cocullo think they won’t get …….

4.In Bunol, Spain, thousands of people …… tomatoes at each other. 5.The author thinks La Tomatina began when there was a fight between rich and poor ……. 6.After they fire a rocket, everyone stops throwing tomatoes and helps …… the town.

Fill in the blanks with the words in the box. 1.If something is done the same way every time, it might be a ……. 2.An outfit or set of clothes that identifies a group of people is a ……. 3.If something is ……, it’s one of a kind. 4.A famous story of a certain place or culture is a …... 5.You are …… to a disease if your body is able to resist it naturally. 6.To …… someone or something is to admire or respect the person or thing with great devotion. singular worship legend ritual immune uniform

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