by Gymnasium nr.2, Drochia, Moldova

What is your favorite holiday?

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4%

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1%1% 1% 1% Christmas

Halloween

New Year

Thanksgiving Day

Veterans Day

Holi

Independence Day

Saint Valentine`s Day

Saint Patrick`s Day

Kali Puja

When is it celebrated? Christmas - December 25th / January 7th Halloween - October 31st

New Year - January 1st Thanksgiving Day - fourth Thursday of

November Veterans Day - November 11th Holi - February - March Independence Day – August 15th Saint Valentine`s Day - February 14th Saint Patrick`s Day – March 17th Kali Puja – October - November

What are the traditional customs of this holiday in your country?

Christmas giving and receiving presents decorating the Christmas tree writing a letter to Santa making cookies for Santa Claus singing Christmas songs and carols

Halloweencarving jack-o`-lanterns trick-or-treating dressing up & organizing costume parties

lighting bonfires

New Year staying up till midnight and partydressing as Father Frost and Snow Maiden

holiday dinner in the familyadmiring the fireworksgiving and receiving presents

Thanksgiving Day spending time with family having a big feast giving thanks  watching the New York City Macy's

Thanksgiving Day Parade watching football games playing board games

Veterans Day participating at parades and memorials celebrating veterans of past wars

honoring all who served

HOLI Festival of Colours

splashing colored powder on each other

enjoying the day with friends and family

dancing at the partyeating festival delicacies

Independence Day watching the paradesinging Patriotic Songs and the national anthem

listening to the speech of the Prime Minister and the President of India

Saint Valentine`s Day

wishing ‘Happy Valentine's Day' to all we love

exchanging love notes called ‘Valentines‘

exchanging gifts, mainly roses, chocolates and teddy bears

attending parades dressing in green eating and drinking green coloured food and

beverages greening of buildings and waters

Saint Patrick`s Day

Kali Puja  honouring goddess Kali keeping fasting for the entire day and eating

only after the ceremonies burning fire crackers

What are the traditional holiday foods? Christmas - Christmas pudding, cookies, candy canes,

gingerbread, cake, sarmale... Halloween – pumpkin pie, candy corn, apples New Year - salads, tangerines, cake, candies Thanksgiving Day – roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, apple

pie, cranberry sauce Veterans Day - there is no traditional food on this holiday Holi - jalebi, luchi, ghugni, pithe Independence Day – luchi, alurdum, milkshake Saint Valentine`s Day – chocolate cake, candies, chocolates,

cupcakes Saint Patrick`s Day – fudge candy, ice cream, mint tea Kali Puja – luchi, rosogolla, milkshake

What do the holiday decorations look like? Christmas - Christmas trees, stockings, wreaths, tinsels,

mistletoes, lights … Halloween – pumpkins, skeletons, fake spiders and spider webs New Year - Christmas trees, paper snowflakes, tinsels, lights,

candles, fireworks … Thanksgiving Day - pilgrim hats, squashes, leaves. Veterans Day - red, white and blue decorations to remember

veterans that served our country Holi - the country looks bright due to the colours splashed in

the air Independence Day – national flags, kites Saint Valentine`s Day – hearts, heart lights, swirl decorations,

candles Saint Patrick`s Day – four leaf clovers, shamrock tinsel garland Kali Puja – clay statues of goddess Kali, candles

What are the traditional holiday colors? Christmas - red, green and golden Halloween – orange and black New Year - silver, blue, red and white Thanksgiving Day – red, brown, orange and

yellow Veterans Day - red, white and blue Holi - all colours Independence Day – green, saffron and

white Saint Valentine`s Day – red and pink Saint Patrick`s Day – green Kali Puja – red, blue and pink

What are the holiday symbols?

Christmas - Santa Claus, baby Jesus, Christmas tree

Halloween – Jack-O-Lantern, skeletons and ghosts

New Year - Father Frost, Snow Maiden, fireworks

Thanksgiving Day – turkey, pilgrim hats Veterans Day - the USA flag Holi - colours Independence Day – the Indian flag and kites Saint Valentine`s Day – hearts and cupids Saint Patrick`s Day – leprechauns Kali Puja – idol of Goddess Kali, candles

What are the holiday songs? Christmas - Jingle Bells, Rudolph the red nosed

reindeer, E vremea colindelor … Halloween – Monster Mash, Thriller, Spooky Scary

Skeletons New Year - Christmas tree, Moș Crăciun, Happy New

Year Thanksgiving Day – Thanksgiving prayer Veterans Day - the USA national anthem Holi - Holi Ke Din Independence Day – Mere Desh Ki Dharti, Bande Mein

Tha Dum Saint Valentine`s Day – The Power of Love, My

Valentine  Saint Patrick`s Day –Danny Boy, It's St. Patrick's Day!   Kali Puja – Hindi Raag songs

Why are these holidays celebrated? Christmas - to celebrate Jesus' Birth Halloween – to scare and drive away the evil spirits New Year - to celebrate the beginning of a new year Thanksgiving Day –to give thanks for everything we

have Veterans Day - to celebrate the veterans of the USA

army Holi - to celebrate the spirit of universal

brotherhood Independence Day – to inspire the sense of pride in us Saint Valentine`s Day – to express our feelings  Saint Patrick`s Day – to remember St. Patrick, the

Ireland's patron saint Kali Puja – to celebrate the victory of goodness

against evil and dark forces

When was it celebrated for the first time? Christmas - on December 25th, 336AD Halloween – to scare and drive away the evil spirits New Year - to celebrate the beginning of a new year Thanksgiving Day –to give thanks for everything we

have Veterans Day - to celebrate the veterans of the USA

army Holi - to celebrate the spirit of universal brotherhood Independence Day – to inspire the sense of pride in us Saint Valentine`s Day – to express our feelings  Saint Patrick`s Day – to remember St. Patrick, the

Ireland's patron saint Kali Puja – to celebrate the victory of goodness against

evil and dark forces

If you could create a new holiday that the entire world would celebrate on one day,

which holiday would you create? Why? When would

it be celebrated? How would it be celebrated?

THE BOOK DAY – on June 1st

WITHOUT HOMETASKS`DAY – every weekendTHE DAY OF CREATIVE WRITING – on August 3rd FRIENDS` DAY – on July 10th SMILE`S DAY – on August 23rd LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE DAY – on October 7th

COOKIE DOUGH DAY – on November 22nd

NATIONAL STOP ANIMAL ABUSE DAY – on May 15th NATIONAL SNOWMEN DAY – on January 2nd NO SCHOOL CANDY DAY – on February 3rd MINECRAFT DAY - on May 17th VIDEO GAME DAY – on May 20th GYMNASTICS Day - on June 29th VOLLEYBALL DAY – on April 27th MATH`S DAY – December 8th THE DAY WITHOUT PARENTS – on June 1st THE DAY OF COMMUNITY WORK – on May 20th DISCOUNT DAY – on March 16th

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