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Festivals have been organized for thousands of years. A festival is an event celebrated by
a particular community, or the entire country, and it is centered on some particular tradition.
Most, but not all festivals serve to provide entertainment to the participants, so they tend to
be complemented with music or dance. The majority of festivals are religious or based on
folklore.
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Holi, India
One of the oldest Indian festivals Holi is celebrated as a symbol of good over evil,
the arrival of spring and the end of winter. Also known as the Festival of Colors, this
event lasts for a night and a day, starting in the evening of a Full Moon Day, normally
in February or March.
Holi celebrations begin with a performance of religious rituals in front of a big bonfire,
hoping that the prayers will destroy the internal evil. In the morning, people smear
each other with colors, using powder, water guns and water-filled balloons. Holi has
become so popular that it is also celebrated in other Southeast Asian countries.
Rio de Janeiro Carnival, Brazil
The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is the biggest carnival in the world, dating back to
1723. With more than 2 million people on the streets every single day, this carnival
parade offers a real spectacle. Held just before Lent starts, the festival officially lasts
from Friday night until Wednesday morning, but many Brazilians continue celebrating
for a few days more.
A typical parade includes happy revelers, colorful floats, as well as performances by
samba schools – groups of local people dancing. The most famous dance is, of
course, samba, a traditional Brazilian dance influenced by African traditions. Each
year, the Queen of the Carnival and up to two princesses are pronounced publicly.
Pingxi Lantern Festival, Taiwan
Having started in 1990, this is a relatively young festival, celebrated on the fifteenth
day of the first month of the lunar calendar, at the very end of the Chinese New Year.
Inspired by traditional folklore, this ceremony lasts whole night, when thousands of
sky lanterns light over the Pingxi District in Taiwan. The lanterns are released to ward
off the evil and let people know the town is safe.
The main lanterns are always over ten meters tall and they normally reflect Chinese
zodiac signs. Each of them has its own theme music, which makes the whole
performances even more magical. In addition to the main lanterns, there are also
hundreds of smaller ones, usually carried by children. These lanterns portray images
of historical figures or a specific theme.
La Tomatina, Spain
The biggest tomato fight you will ever see happens every year on the last
Wednesday of August in Bunol near Valencia, Spain. Since 1945, La Tomatina
participants have traditionally been throwing tomatoes at each other purely for
entertainment purposes.
History suggests that the event started by accident – by youngsters attending the
Gigantes y Cabezudos festival with enormous figures with big heads. They grabbed
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some tomatoes from a nearby stall and threw them at one of the giant figures who
accidentally fell down.
The next year, these same young people came back with their own tomatoes and
started a tomato fight. Today, La Tomatina is so popular that tomatoes are delivered
in big trucks for thousands of people from all over the world.
Comprehension Exercises
Vocabulary Questions
Collocation Questions
6. Thousands of sky lanterns over the Pingxi District.
A. light
B. shine
C. glow
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Wh Questions
16. Where do the participants of La Tomatina get their tomatoes?
A. from local kiosks
B. from trucks
C. from home
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17. Why do people pray on the first night of the Holi festival?
A. they have health problems
B. they wish for a prosperous year
C. they hope it will destroy the evil
Evaluating Statements
21. Based on the information in this lesson, which statement is true?
A. Officially, the Carnival in Rio lasts for a week.
B. Officially, the Carnival in Rio is less than a week long.
True or False?
23. Based on the information in this lesson, is the following statement true or false?
"La Tomatina started when a group of youngsters had a plan to sell tomatoes."
A. True
B. False
24. Based on the information in this lesson, is the following statement true or false?
"Although the Holi festival starts in the evening, people don't start smearing each other with
colors until morning."
A. True
B. False