Describe an important holiday that is celebrated in your country. Flashcards
Describe an important holiday (or festival) that is celebrated in your country.
You should say:
+ when this celebration takes place
+ what people do during this celebration
+ what you especially like and dislike about this celebration + And explain why it is important.
We have a plenty of holidays in Vietnam. However, there is an event that is so special and I want to share with you today it is called Luna New Year.
The Vietnamese people celebrate Lunar New Year or Tet bases on the lunar calendar. It usually takes place around the end of January or the beginning of February, depending on when the lunar calendar ends. Tet provides the opportunity for reunions for Vietnamese families, as people tend to return to their hometowns at this time of the year.
Like the Christmas tree in Western countries, in Vietnam, we buy a kumquat tree, an apricot blossom tree to decorate our houses. People also buy new clothes and clean their houses to welcome in the New Year. Some families make “Chung cake” which is a traditional cake for this special occasion.
During the Tet holiday, Vietnamese visit their relatives to wish them all a happy new year. They also go to the pagodas [pə’goudə] to wish for a better year come for their families. I think this is the only time of year when people can forget about all the worries of their daily lives, when they can relax, enjoy themselves, and get ready for another new year.
