Celebrations

1. Vocabulary Holidays

Holidays
Picture English German In context Notes
Christmas 
Weihnachten (das Weihnachtsfest) At Christmas the family celebrates together. Write something that helps you learn.


Eid al-Fitr (Sugar Feast) 
das Zuckerfest Eid al-Fitr is the end of Ramadan.
Chanukka 
Chanukka (das Chanukka-Fest) Chanukka is an important holiday for Jews.
Holi 
Holi (das Holi-Fest) Holi is the festival of colours.
New Year's Eve 
Silvester On New Year's Eve we light firework.
easter Easter 
Ostern On Easter we paint eggs.
Halloween 
Halloween On Halloween people dress up in costumes.
Understanding the texts
Picture English German in context notes
garland to celebrate 
feiern We celebrate Christmas in December. Write something that helps you to learn.


sparkler bank holiday 
gesetzlicher Feiertag On a bank holiday shops are closed.
bible and cross Christian 
christlich Christians celebrate Christmas.
praying boy Muslim 
muslimisch Muslim people celebrate Eid al-Fitr.
Jewish symbols Jewish 
jüdisch Jewish people celebrate Chanukka.
costumes costume 
(das) Kostüm You wear a scary costume on Halloween.
vampire vampire 
(der) Vampir A vampire drinks blood.
ghost ghost 
(der) Geist A ghost is white and scary.
zombie zombie 
(der) Zombie A zombie never dies.
mummy mummy
(die) Mumie A mummy is very old.