Happy Halloween 2014

Irish and Scottish immigrants brought their Halloween traditions to Canada, and those traditions continue to this day. In Canada, Halloween is celebrated on October 31. 

Halloween is now celebrated in other countries, such as the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. 

These celebrations can involve people decorating their homes, yards and immediate surroundings with various items symbolic of spirits and ghosts. Symbols include animals, such as black cats and spiders, and figures, such as ghosts and skeletons. Other symbols can include pumpkins, graveyards, cobwebs, and the colors green, orange, grey and black.

People also play scary-sounding music.

The celebrations are not only about ghosts and spirits. Some companies or organizations may have Halloween parties, usually after work, and people would dress in various costumes and put makeup on their faces. 

Perhaps the most pleasing part of Halloween is to see the joy in children’s faces when they go out for “trick or treat” in their costumes, makeup and their little – sometimes not so little – containers or baskets for the Halloween loot they anticipate collecting.

Activity-1: Use a dictionary to find the meaning of the following words:

Word	Meaning
Immigrant
Tradition
Ghost
Skeleton
Symbol
Costume

 Activity - 2:Use the meanings of the words in activity-1 to make your own sentence containing the word. You must make six sentences.

Word	Sentence
Immigrant
Tradition
Ghost
Skeleton
Symbol
Costume

 

Happy Diwali 2014

Diwali is an important Indian festival and is also known as the Festival of Lights.
This year, 2014, some people celebrate Diwali on October 22, others celebrate it on October 23.
Diwali is a notional holiday in India, Nepal and Guyana. It is likely a holiday in other countries.
Diwali is a happy, festive time when people light lamps and dias, listen to Diwali songs and pray for good health, peace and wisdom. Diwali is also a time for fun, such as lighting fireworks, and for sharing gifts and sweets with family and friends.
During Diwali devotees offer prayers to Mother Lakshmi asking for good health, happiness and prosperity.
Now try this exercise:
Put the words below together to form sentences. Remember to start the first word of the sentence and all proper nouns with a capital. Also remember to end your sentence with a period.
1) a family festival is happy Diwali
2) every year Diwali Hindus celebrate

3) pray health to mother lakshmi devotees for good

Thanksgiving

Since 1957 Thanksgiving Day has been celebrated as a holiday in Canada has been a holiday on the second Monday of October. On this day people are thankful for the good in their lives, and usually celebrate the day with family over a delicious meal. 

Traditionally turkey is the main ingredient of the meal, which can include stuffing, gravy, pumpkin pie, cranberries and wine. Of course, there is also dessert.

 

Find the words in the word search.