Arbeitsblatt: Comparative - Carnivals NI 2 Unit 2.1

Saint Patrick Day Saint Patrick Day is named after famous bishop and missionary. According to many stories he is responsible1 for the conversion2 of Ireland to Christianity. Saint Patrick lived in the 5th-century3 (400-499), but Saint Patrick Day started only around 100 years ago. It is celebrated on the 17th of March and last one day. People celebrated by holding feasts4 and drinking, today there are also lot of parades and parties in Ireland and all around the world. It was celebrated by mostly Irish and Christian people, but today lot of people celebrate it, young and old, Christian and non-Christians, Irish and nonIrish. Saint Patrick Day is about celebrating Irish Culture and Traditions. People listen to Irish music and dance traditional Irish dances. Even if it is still cold, people will celebrate in the streets, and watch the parades. It is free to attend the parades and festivities, so it is not expensive to attend Saint Patrick Day. How much you pay depends on how much you drink and eat, and if you want to create or buy costume. Saint Patrick used shamrocks5 to teach people about Christianity, because of this they are everywhere on Saint Patrick Day. People wear shamrocks and decorate things with it. It is tradition to put shamrock in your drink on the end of the day. When you finish drinking you either6 throw shamrock over your shoulder or drink it to gain good luck. Because of the green color of shamrocks, it is the unofficial color of this Festival. Everything is green, people dress in green, there is green decoration everywhere and even famous Buildings in Ireland and around the world will be green Word Bank traditional short cool famous 1 worldwide noisy new Responsible Verantwortlich Conversion konvertierung (In diesem Fall Religion) 3 Century Jahrhundert 4 Feast Festessen 5 Shamrocks Kleeblätter 6 Either Entweder 2 cultural all ages cheap popular Carnival in Rio Around the year 1840 the people in Portugal started small feasts1 and parties, that they called Entrudo. The people in Brazil were inspired2 by these feasts and celebrated with the Portuguese. These small feasts and parties grew over these many years to what is now known as the Carnival in Rio. People celebrate carnival in February or March. Every region as its own festival, but carnival in Rio is the most famous. It lasts four days and millions of people go to it, including 300,000 foreign3 visitors. It is one of the biggest Brazilian carnivals and it is the best, say the cariocas (the people of Rio). The escolas de samba (samba schools) work all year to prepare for the two nights of parades in the streets and in the giant samba stadium, which holds 90,000 people. Some parades have thousands of dancers, all in the most amazing costumes, and 600 to 800 drummers. Each parade lasts ten to twelve hours and the judges4 choose the best samba school. There are also all-night carnival balls with non-stop loud samba music. At carnival, Rio is the most exciting city in the world, but it is also one of the most expensive hotels and taxis cost four times as much as usual. But that because Rio has the most spectacular carnival in the world! Word Bank spectacular long 1 expensive loud more for adults local Feasts Festessen Inspired Inspiriert 3 Foreign Ausländisch 4 Judges Richter oder in diesem Fall Preisrichter 2 warm old many people huge exciting Obon, Festival of Lanters The Japanese Obon Festival originated from the Ghost Festival of China and has been celebrated for more than 500 years in Japan. It is Buddhist festival that has evolved into family reunion holiday during which people return to ancestral1 family places and visit and clean their ancestors graves2 when the spirits of ancestors are supposed to revisit the household3 altars. It is only celebrated in Japan. The Obon Festival lasts for three days across Japan, usually in August. It is celebrated through Bon Odori dances and giant bonfire lit in the hills of Kyoto. The dances are to welcome the spirits of the dead and they are different from region to region in Japan. Since it is pretty warm when the celebrations are held, people wear Yakutas, traditional dress that we would compare to bathrobe.4 Many Obon celebrations also include huge carnival with rides, games, and summer festival foods. The festival is also known as the festival of lanterns, as one of the customs5 during this time is to send non-expensive paper lanterns floating along the river to symbolize the souls of those departed6 returning to their graves in peace. Word Bank old small local religious 1 cheap spiritual Family oriented traditional Ancestors Vorfahren, ancestral von den Vorfahren Graves Gräber 3 Household Haushalt, household altar Altar des Haushaltes 4 Bathrobe Bademantel 5 Customs Traditionen 6 Departed gegangen, im Text gemeint: von uns gegangen (die Verstorbenen) 2 warm special Holi, Festival of Color One of the oldest Indian festivals Holi is celebrated as 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 night and day, starting in the evening of Full Moon Day, normally in February or March. Holi festival is religious and culturally1 significant Festival for Hindus (Followers of the religion Hinduism). The festival of colors teaches people to come together as one, no matter who you are or what you do. It is festival to forget old grievances2 and meeting others with great warmth love. It is very positive Festival. Holi celebrations begin with performance of religious rituals in front of big bonfire3, hoping that the prayers4 will destroy the internal evil. In the morning, kids and adults come out of their house and smear each other with colors, using powder, water guns and water-filled balloons. People also dance in the beats of Holi songs and popular traditional music. Exchange of Holi gifts, snack hampers5, dry fruits and greeting cards are also found. Holi has become so popular that it is also celebrated in other Southeast Asian countries. Millions of People celebrate it every year! The Colors are not expensive, and Hotels and Taxis in India do not cost that much. But since it is only celebrated in India and Southeast Asian countries, you need to fly there and that can cost bit. Word Bank colorful traditional 1 special old positive Culturally Kulturell Grievances Groll/Streitereien 3 Bonfire Lagerfeuer 4 Prayers Gebete 5 Snack Hampers Geschenkkörbe mit Essen 2 cheap short beautiful warm For all Ages