Holiday Traditions Around the World - ReadTheory

Holiday Traditions Around the World

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Did you know that people around the world celebrate holidays in many different ways? In India, they celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights, where they light up their homes with lamps and firecrackers. Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday where families light a special candleholder called a Menorah for eight days. During Christmas, people in Western countries decorate Christmas trees and exchange gifts. In many countries, people celebrate the New Year by staying up late and watching fireworks at midnight. But did you know that in Spain, people eat 12 grapes at midnight for good luck in the coming year? What do you do to celebrate the New Year?

Question 1

What is Diwali?

A

A Jewish holiday

B

A festival in Spain

C

The festival of lights in India

Explanation. Diwali is a festival celebrated in India, known as the festival of lights where homes are lit up with lamps and firecrackers.

D

A New Year celebration in Western countries

E

A Christmas tree

Question 2

What is a Menorah?

A

A kind of firecracker

B

A special candleholder lit during Hanukkah

Explanation. A Menorah is a special candleholder that families light for eight days during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.

C

A Spanish grape

D

A type of Christmas tree

E

An Indian lamp

Question 3

What is the New Year tradition in Spain?

A

Lighting a Menorah

B

Watching fireworks at midnight

C

Eating 12 grapes at midnight

Explanation. In Spain, the New Year tradition is to eat 12 grapes at midnight for good luck in the coming year.

D

Celebrating Diwali

E

Exchanging gifts

Question 4

What is the common part of the Diwali and Hanukkah celebrations?

A

Eating 12 grapes

B

Exchanging gifts

C

Lighting things

Explanation. During both Diwali and Hanukkah, things are lit up -- lamps and firecrackers for Diwali, and a Menorah for Hanukkah.

D

Setting off firecrackers

E

Decorating Christmas trees

Question 5

What is common in the New Year celebrations in many countries?

A

Eating 12 grapes

B

Lighting a Menorah

C

Setting off firecrackers

D

Decorating Christmas trees

E

Staying up late and watching fireworks at midnight

Explanation. In many countries, people celebrate the New Year by staying up late and watching fireworks at midnight.

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