fall holidays in manitoba

Fall holidays in Manitoba

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Our Agenda1. Agenda

2. Objectives

3. Introductions

4. Activity 1: Class discussion

5. Activity 2: Review vocabulary

6. Activity 3: Listen to a dialogue

7. Activity 4: We will discuss 4 holidays that take place in the fall

8. Activity 5: discussion questions

9. Activity 6: Dictation

Workshop Objectives

1. To learn 8 new words

2. To learn about 4 holidays that take place in the fall

• What is your name?

• Where are you from?

Introductions

Join us in a group discussion

Activity 1

• How do you feel about the fall?

• Can you name some special days that occur in the fall?

Group discussion

Let’s review the vocabulary

Activity 2

Activity one: Vocabulary Review

Member of a nation

To see a relationship between two things

An activity that people do regularly at a set time

A representation of something else

To meet other people for a cause

To represent something else

To adorn (something)

To observe a day with a party

To acknowledge (something)

traditionsymbolcelebrate

decoratesymbolize

observe

associate

to gather

Activity two: fill-in-the- blank

1. Pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving is one of my favourite ____________________ .

2. Soldiers ___________ every year On Remembrance Day

3. The Jack-o-lantern is a ______________ of Halloween.

4. People often _____________ poppies with Remembrance Day.

5. What do you do to _______________ Thanksgiving Day?

6. We also ____________ Thanksgiving Day at my mother’s house.

7. Can you help us ______________ the house for Thanksgiving?

8. The poppy ____________ Remembrance Day.

gatherassociate

traditions symbolizes

decorateobservecelebrate

symbol

Let’s listen to a dialogue

Activity 3

What did Alicia learn about fall holidays in Manitoba?

Listen to a dialogue:

Johanna

Alicia

Johanna

Alicia

Johanna

Alicia

Johanna

Alicia

Johanna

Alicia

Did you enjoy the seminar?

I sure did! I learned so much about culture in Manitoba.

What was the topic?

This week we learned about holidays in Manitoba that occur in the fall.

That does sound interesting. What did you learn?

Well, we focused on Labour Day, Thanksgiving, Halloween and Remembrance Day

Uh huh …

We learned about the traditions that accompany each of

these days and that some of these days are treated

differently than the others.

Well, people observe Halloween, but Thanksgiving is a statutory holiday.

What do you mean?

Listen to a dialogue:

Johanna

Alicia

Johanna

Alicia

Johanna

Alicia

Johanna

Alicia

Johanna

Alicia

Is there a difference?

Sure! Many businesses are closed during statutory holidays.

Not so with Halloween, right?

Right. It’s only an observance.

Of all the holidays you learned about, what is your favourite?

I really like Thanksgiving I think.

What’s your favourite thing about it?

Most definitely the food! I love getting together with friends and family …. And I love turkey!

Sounds good to me. Let’s together this thanksgiving!

Ok, let’s do that. I’ll call you!

Let’s Learn a few things about holidays that occur in the fall!

Activity 4

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Labour Day

When is it observed?

Labour Day is statutory holiday that is observed the 1st Monday of each September

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Labour Day

Why do we observe it?

It’s a day to think about our rights as workers, to have decent pay and safe working conditions.

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Labour Day

What do people do on this day?

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Thanksgiving Day

When is observed?

Thanksgiving is statutory holiday that is observed the 2nd Monday of each October. Canadians have been observing it at this time since 1957

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Thanksgiving Day

Why do we observe it?

To show our gratitude for our good fortune and to spend time with family and friends.

Thanksgiving Day

Note:

The native peoples of North America had been celebrating a type of Thanksgiving long before contact with the first Europeans

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Thanksgiving Day

What do people do on this day?

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Thanksgiving Day

Common symbols

Pumkin

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Thanksgiving Day

Common symbols

Turkey

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Thanksgiving Day

Common foods

Pumpkin pie

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Thanksgiving Day

Common foods

Cranberry sauce

Halloween

When is it observed?

Halloween is observed on October 31st.

Why do we observe it?

It’s a day for kids to dress up and go door-to-door asking their neighbors for Candy. They may also have parties.

Halloween

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Halloween

What do people do on this day?

Children dress up and go door-to-door asking for candy

Children and adults also have parties

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Common symbols

Halloween

Jack –o-lantern

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Common symbols

Halloween

Children in costume

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Common Activity

Halloween

Pumpkin carving

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Remembrance Day

When is observed?

Remembrance Day is observed every November 11th.

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Why do we observe it?

It’s a day to remember those who lost their lives in all wars.

Remembrance Day

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What do people do on this day?

People attend Remembrance Day services

Most stores are closed until 11 am

Remembrance Day

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Common symbols

Remembrance Day

The poppy

Discussion Questions

• Read the Questions and discuss

Activity 5

Case Study 1

Of the four holidays that we have discussed, which is your favourite?

Why?

Case Study 2

Think of your home country. Do you have any similar celebrations?

How are similar? How are they different?

Case Study 3

Do you plan on celebrating any of the previously mentioned holidays?

How will you do it?

Dictation

• Write what you hear!

Activity 6

Dictation 1

Labour Day is celebrated on the 1st Monday of September. It began as a day to fight for better working conditions and pay for workers.

Dictation 2

Halloween is celebrated on October 31st. On this day children will often dress up and go door-to-door asking for candy. They may also collect money for Unicef.

Dictation 3

Thanksgiving is celebrated on the first Monday of October. On this day people often get together and have dinner.

Dictation 4

Many people wear poppies on their clothes in the weeks leading up to Remembrance Day. These artificial flowers serve to remind us about the sacrifice brave soldiers made during various wars.

Dictation 5

At 11:00 am every Remembrance Day, a moment of silence is observed during a service to remember us about those who died in the war.

Review: What did you learn

today?

• 8 new words

• Various facts about several fall holidays

Thanks for attending.

See you next time!