| FESTIVALS | WHEN? | WHERE? | WHY? | HOW? |
| Thanksgiving Day | Last Thursday in November | USA | celebrate 1621: the Pilgrims have a party to thank God for the first crop | Eat a special meal: turkey and pumpkin pie |
| Saint Patrick’s Day | March 17th | Ireland, USA (Irish people) | celebrate St Patrick (a priest who introduced Christianity to Ireland) | Wear green |
| Halloween | October 31st | Britain, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand | have fun before All Saints’ Day | Wear a scary costume Say “trick or treat” and eat a lot of sweets |
| February 14th | Britain, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand | show affection to a person you love | Send Valentine cards | |
| Christmas Day | celebrate the birth of Christ / give and receive presents | Wait for Father Christmas (Santa Claus), give presents, decorate a Christmas tree | ||
| April Fool’s Day | have fun | Play tricks and practical jokes before 12 a.m. | ||
| Bonfire Night (Guy Fawkes Night) | celebrate November 5th, 1605 when Guy Fawkes tried to kill the King | Make a bonfire, burn a dummy of Guy, buy fireworks, eat sausages and potatoes | ||
| Independence Day | celebrate the independence of the 13 colonies (1776) | Watch a parade and fireworks displays, go on a picnic, organize a barbecue |
Group A
| FESTIVALS | WHEN? | WHERE? | WHY? | HOW? |
| Thanksgiving Day | celebrate 1621: the Pilgrims have a party to thank God for the first crop | Eat a special meal: turkey and pumpkin pie | ||
| Saint Patrick’s Day | celebrate St Patrick (a priest who introduced Christianity to Ireland) | Wear green | ||
| Halloween | have fun before All Saints’ Day | Wear a scary costume Say “trick or treat” and eat a lot of sweets | ||
| show affection to a person you love | Send Valentine cards | |||
| Christmas Day | December 25th | Britain, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand | celebrate the birth of Christ / give and receive presents | Wait for Father Christmas (Santa Claus), give presents, decorate a Christmas tree |
| April Fool’s Day | April 1st | Britain, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand | have fun | Play tricks and practical jokes before 12 a.m. |
| Bonfire Night (Guy Fawkes Night) | November 5th | Britain | celebrate November 5th, 1605 when Guy Fawkes tried to kill the King | Make a bonfire, burn a dummy of Guy, buy fireworks, eat sausages and potatoes |
| Independence Day | July 4th | USA | celebrate the independence of the 13 colonies (1776) | Watch a parade and fireworks displays, go on a picnic, organize a barbecue |
Group B
| FESTIVALS | WHEN? | WHERE? | WHY? | HOW? |
| Thanksgiving Day | Last Thursday in November | USA | celebrate 1621: the Pilgrims have a party to thank God for the first crop | Eat a special meal: turkey and pumpkin pie |
| Saint Patrick’s Day | March 17th | Ireland, USA (Irish people) | celebrate St Patrick (a priest who introduced Christianity to Ireland) | Wear green |
| Halloween | October 31st | Britain, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand | have fun before All Saints’ Day | Wear a scary costume Say “trick or treat” and eat a lot of sweets |
| February 14th | Britain, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand | show affection to a person you love | Send Valentine cards | |
| Christmas Day | December 25th | Britain, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand | celebrate the birth of Christ / give and receive presents | Wait for Father Christmas (Santa Claus), give presents, decorate a Christmas tree |
| April Fool’s Day | April 1st | Britain, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand | have fun | Play tricks and practical jokes before 12 a.m. |
| Bonfire Night (Guy Fawkes Night) | November 5th | Britain | celebrate November 5th, 1605 when Guy Fawkes tried to kill the King | Make a bonfire, burn a dummy of Guy, buy fireworks, eat sausages and potatoes |
| Independence Day | July 4th | USA | celebrate the independence of the 13 colonies (1776) | Watch a parade and fireworks displays, go on a picnic, organize a barbecue |