1. Unit 6: Culture in North Carolina
What are some ways that people in your community express their culture?

2. Big Idea
How have different cultural groups affected the lives of all North Carolinians?

3. Cooking Music Festivals Art Storytelling
Prior Knowledge Have you ever gone to a festival to enjoy on of the following arts?
Cooking
Music
Storytelling
Art
Festivals

4. Lesson 1: Celebrating North Carolina
What are some holidays you celebrate? What does those holidays honor and why do you celebrate those days?

5. State Celebrations
A holiday is a day set aside to remember a special person or event.
Name some examples!
When we celebrate the Fourth of July, we show patriotism, or love of country.
North Carolinians celebrate holidays that honor their state.
April 12: Halifax Resolves
May 20: Mecklenburg Declaration Day

6. National Holidays Holiday Date Observed Memorial day
Last Monday in….May
Labor day
First Monday in….Septembe
Thanksgiving
Fourth Thursday in…November

7. North Carolina State Fair
The largest state celebration in North Carolina is the state fair.
The first fair was held in Farmers gathered to show their harvests, livestock, and agricultural machinery.
About 5,000 people attended in 1853, today about 800,000 people attend the fair.
Celebrating agriculture is still the main reason for the state fair.
You can also see crafts, enjoy the sights, sounds and foods of different cultures.

9. Local Celebrations
Festivals are celebrations that usually happen every year.
Festivals show how important a place is to people.
They also tell much about the people who live in a place.
Raleigh, Charlotte and Asheville celebrate New Year’s Eve with First Night.
This is a night of celebration and entertainment.

10. More Festivals
Other festivals and special days celebrate local history and traditions.
Some even honor people, events or animals.
Festivals can honor important industries and resources too.
Some local events are aimed at helping the community.

11. Patriotic and State Celebrations Celebrations of Natural Beauty
Celebrations of Products and Resources
Fourth of July
Azalea Festival
North Carolina State Fair