26 L3-Festivals Around the World

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Oxford Read and Discover level 3 Festivals Around the World by Richard Northcott

Introduction This is New Year in China. New Year is a big festival for Chinese people, in China and all around the world. People walk in the streets, watch dancers, and have fun. What festivals are there in your country? When are these festivals? What do people do on these days? Discover! Now read and discover more about festivals around the world!

Chapter 1 In the Streets Come to the carnival! The carnival in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is one of the biggest festivals in the world. It's always in February or Marche There's a parade with big floats. There's music in the streets. People wear colorful costumes. They dance and have fun. Discover! The carnival in Rio de Janeiro is all day and all night. Many people don't go to bed that night! On the same day, there's a carnival in Venice in Italy. At this time of year, it's summer in Brazil, but it's winter in Italy. The weather in Italy is colder than in Brazil. At the Venice carnival, some people wear long dresses or cloaks. They want to have fun, but they don't want to be cold. The day after the carnival, Christians start the time of Lent.

Chapter 2 Lights For many festivals, people decorate their homes. In India, people put lots of pretty lamps in their homes for the festival of Diwali. They look at the lamps and think about their family and other people in the world. Diwali is usually in October or November. It's a very big festival for Hindu people in India, and for Hindus all around the world. At the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, people light candles on eight nights. One night, they light one candle. The next night they light two candles. On the last night of Hanukkah, they light all the candles. Hanukkah is usually in December. Children have presents. Many families eat pancakes made with potatoes. They sometimes eat donuts, too.

Chapter 3 Families and Friends Eid is the Arabic word for 'festival'. Eid is a big Muslim festival. At Eid, people give presents to children and friends. Eid presents are usually money, or things like toys, candy, and new clothes. At Eid, Muslims think about other people in the world. They give food and money to hungry people and sick people. People wear new clothes at Eid. In the morning, they get up, wash, and put on their new clothes. They eat dates and cookies for breakfast. Then they go to pray at the mosque. Lots of people hug their friends. Later, they eat with their family. They also visit their grandparents, and say, 'Happy Eid!'