Festivals in their cultural context

Question 1

falls

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time it takes place

Question 2

features

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contains

Question 3

celebrations/ to celebrate/ celebratory

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acknowledge (a significant or happy day or event) with a social gathering or enjoyable activity

Question 4

festival

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special day(s)/event

Question 5

festivities

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enjoyable activities

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festive

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enjoyable

Question 7

parade/paraded

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a public procession, especially one celebrating a special day or event/marching

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spectacle/spectacular

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a visually striking performance or display, beautiful in a dramatic and eye-catching way

Question 9

feast/feasting

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a big meal to celebrate something

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ceremonies/cermonial

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a formal religious or public occasion, especially one celebrating a particular event, achievement, or anniversary

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renewal/renew/renewed

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an instance of resuming something after an interruption

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superstitious

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have illogical beliefs about hidden forces of nature

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centenary

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100th anniversary

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bi-cenetary

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200th anniversary

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flamboyant

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extremely colourful and exaggerated

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raucous

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very noisy

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sombre

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serious, heavy and sad

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atmosperic

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has a special feeling or atmosphere

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traced back to

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its origin may be found in

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pagan times

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the times when people believed that nature had special powers

Question 21

commemorates

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respects and remembers officially (formal)